Residential Leader Services

RESIDENTIAL LEADER

(Social Care Manager 1/CNM1)

(Includes Person in Charge Responsibility)

Laois Residential Services

Permanent full time 78 hours per fortnight

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our organisation for a Residential Leader to join our Adult Residential Services in Laois to work as part of a larger management team. This post will enable the successful candidate to lead staff teams to make a lasting impression on people’s lives while enhancing their own managerial skills. This exciting role will involve working with many other disciplines as part of a wider team that pays attention to the will and preference of the people we support in living self-directed, connected and fulfilling lives.

Person Specification

· The ability to lead teams in driving forward the ethos of Muiriosa Foundation – keeping individuals at the center of service
provision at all times by promoting self-determination and self-direction.

· Have a robust knowledge and understanding of HIQA standards and statutory requirements and their responsibilities as a
Person In Charge.

· Full current driving licence.

· Be flexible and capable of managing competing priorities within their workload.

· Be able to demonstrate an ability to effectively communicate with the individuals, their families, other professionals and people
important in the individuals’ life.

· Be able to demonstrate an ability to adapt their interpersonal skills within the context of the situation.

· Be expected to work on their own initiative as well as being a team player supporting their colleagues.

· Support, supervise and motivate the staff teams reporting to them.

· Have a key focus in supporting the residents be active citizens within their local community.

· Expected to maintain up to date and accurate records to ensure a high standard of care and support is provided to each
resident at all times.

· Have excellent interpersonal, planning, data management, IT and organizational skills with the ability to work on own initiative.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following skills for the role:

· Have Qualification appropriate to the role e.g. Nursing, Social Care, other relevant qualification.

· 3 years’ supervisory/managerial experience qualifying them to take on the role of PIC.

· Completed a Management Course.

· Participation in the regional On-call roster.

· Suitability as outlined above.

Candidate should note that as part of this role they will be required to travel between locations.

(This position will be remunerated appropriateto Qualification)

Informal Enquiries: Area Director - Liz Murphy 087 2452756

Closing Date for receipt of completed applications: Monday 25th March 2024 @10am

To apply and for further details please go to our web page at

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