Social Care Worker

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – WEST REGION

PERMANENT FULL-TIME SOCIAL CARE WORKER

JOHN PAUL SERVICES, BALLYBANE, GALWAY

JOB REF: 90378

A panel may be formed from this competition from which future Social Care Worker vacancies in the John Paul Services may be filled over the next 6 months.

Location:

John Paul Adult Services provides a combination of campus and community based services to adults with varying support needs, based on personal outcome measures. Our services are currently undergoing a transition from a campus based service to community living, where we aim to create opportunities for the people we support to be valued citizens in their communities and to have everyday life experiences.

Our focus is to form a partnership with the people we support and their families to ensure each individual lives their best life. We wish to recruit innovative, creative, visionary people who will relish the opportunity to assist in achieving this vision. Candidates need to be flexible and adapt to the needs of particular individual’s they support on a daily basis.

The Role:

The Social Care Worker will report to the Team Leader and will fulfil a key worker role for individuals and aim to provide a safe, secure environment where individuals will participate in community and leisure activities, make choices and enjoy a lifestyle that fulfils their potential and expectations with opportunity for new experiences.

Reporting/Responsible To:

Team Leader/Person in Charge/Service Coordinator/Area Manager

Qualifications/Experience:

Eligibility Criteria/ Qualifications and/ or experience

Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.

Social Care worker candidates must be registered with CORU or have their application submitted.

Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:

(i)

Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU. See list of recognised Social Care qualifications at: https://coru.ie/health-and-social-care-professionals/education/approved-qualifications/social-care-workers/

OR

(ii)

Hold a schedule 3 qualification (see note 1 below*).

See list of recognized Schedule 3 qualifications at:

https://coru.ie/health-and-social-care-professionals/registration/registration-requirements/approved-qualifications/schedule-3-qualifications/schedule-3-qualifications.html

OR

(iii)

Hold a comparable qualification recognised by Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU

OR

iv)

Applicants who satisfy the conditions set out in Section 91 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, (see note 2 below*), must submit proof of application for registration with the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU. The acceptable proof is correspondence from the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU confirming their application for registration as a Section 91 applicant was received by the 30th November 2025.

Note 1*

Schedule 3 Qualifications. This is a qualification listed in Schedule 3 of the Health and Social Care Professions Act 2005 for existing practitioners under section 91.Candidates who hold Schedule 3 qualifications can apply to register with CORU during the two year period after the register opens up to the 30thNovember 2025. Once the transitional period is over -30th November 2025, only qualifications approved by a Registration board will be considered.

Note 2*

Section 91 candidates are individuals who qualified before 30thNov 2023 and have been engaged in the practice of the profession in the Republic of Ireland for a minimum of 2 years fulltime (or an aggregate of 2 years fulltime), between 30th November 2018 and 30thNovember 2023 are considered to be Section 91 applicants under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005

and

· A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with people with an intellectual disability. Experience in working and supporting individuals with a variety of support needs is essential - this may include autism, complex medical needs, mental health, behaviours that challenge and physical disabilities.

· A full clean manual Driving Licence (Class B) is essential for the appointee to drive the transport that is assigned to the Service.

· Fluency in verbal and written English and IT skills is an essential requirement of this post.

Skills:

Candidates must demonstrate:

· Excellent organizational and planning skills, with the ability to set goals, put into action and follow through.

· The ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms.

· Excellent listening skills, creativity and initiative, be innovative and self-motivated, have the ability to exercise good judgement, discretion and confidentiality, patience and a sense of humour

· Commitment to current best practice internationally and co-operating in an interdisciplinary team environment with a person-centred philosophy

· Staff will be expected to network with local community groups and develop positive links for the individuals who use the service.

· Keep up to date with current practice within the area of intellectual disability.

Working Hours:

78 hours a fortnight based on a 14 day duty roster. The successful candidate will be required to work sleepovers, day & night duty, weekends and public holidays. 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:

22 days per annum. Appropriate service related leave will be granted after 5 and 10

years’ service respectively.

Remuneration:

Department of Health Social Care Worker salary scale (01/08/2025) - €40,351 x 10 increments –

€55,599 (max) per annum. LSI €56,650 per annum is payable after 3 years on the maximum of

the scale.

Tenure:

This post is permanent full-time and pensionable.

Probation:

A probationary period of nine months from the date of appointment applies to the post. The

employment may be terminated at any time during the probationary period should the

employer find that the appointee is unsuitable to continue employment. The probation period

may be extended at the Employer’s discretion.

To view full job description please see attached

Informal enquiries to Anne Dundon, Area Manager or Rita McHugh, Service Coordinator at 091 783600

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms/CV’s on-line is: 5pm Monday 12th January 2026

Interviews for this post will take place January 2026

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer

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