In-home Support Practitioner

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND - WEST REGION

POST OF PERMANENT PART-TIME IN-HOME SUPPORT PRACTITIONER

CHILDRENS SERVICES, CO. GALWAY

JOB REF: 90196

Location:

Children’s Services, Brothers of Charity Services - West Region, Co. Galway. The Children’s Services support children up to the age of 18 years with Intellectual Disabilities who present with a range of support needs including Autism, Physical Disability & Complex Medical needs.

The Role:

The In-Home Support Practitioner will work as part of a multidisciplinary governance and support team in delivering a quality and effective service. This service will be provided through offering an in-home based support to parents and children. The role is specifically family focused, with the welfare of the child being paramount.

Reporting/Responsible To:

Team Leader/ Children’s Programme Manager.

Works With:

• Children and families;

• Staff Teams;

• Multidisciplinary Staff.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills:

Candidates must have/demonstrate:

• HETAC/NQAI BA (HONS) in Applied Social Studies (Disability)/Social Care.

• A current live register with CORU or eligible for registration on the Social Care Register at CORU on or before 30th November 2025. View approved qualifications on https://www.coru.ie/health-and-social-care-professionals/education/approved-qualifications/social-care-workers/

• Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role and show evidence of experience sufficient to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the post together with an appreciation of the needs of children with an intellectual disability and their families.

• A full clean manual driving licence and use of own car.

• Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.

• Basic IT skills are also essential.

• A knowledge of positive behavioural support management.

• Must demonstrate skills or willingness to develop skills through ongoing CPD in parenting support programmes (e.g., Early Bird, Parent’s Plus, etc), communication programmes, family systems, etc.

• Ability to build relationships with parents to enable them to achieve identified goals.

• Good judgement, discretion and confidentiality.

• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms, and to communicate sensitively with family members and work with them for the best outcomes.

• Creative problem solving skills.

• The ability to work independently and seek support from interdisciplinary colleagues as appropriate.

• Patience, flexibility, creativity and eagerness to become involved in a range of activities.

Working Hours:

40 hours per fortnight based on a 7 day duty roster. Candidates will be required to be completely flexible in this position and will be required to work a variety of hours between 8am and 10pm, depending on the support needs of the child/family for goals being worked on e.g. morning, bedtime routine.

The Brothers of Charity model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual.

Annual Leave:

23 days pro rata per annum.

Remuneration:

Department of Health Social Care Leader Salary Scale (01st August 2025) – €56,351 x 6 increments - €65,807 pro-rata per annum.

Tenure:

This post is permanent, part-time and pensionable.

Full Job Description attached.

Informal enquiries to: Audrey Reilly,TURAS Family & Community Services Team Leader

on 087 9051570.

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms on-line is 5pm, Saturday 3rd January 2026.

Interviews for this post will take place on Monday 12thJanuary 2026.

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.