Support Worker

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – WEST REGION

POSTS OF: PERMANENT FULL TIME, TEMPORARY FULL TIME AND TEMPORARY PART TIME SUPPORT WORKERS

DEERPARK SERVICES, BALLINASLOE, CO. GALWAY

JOB REF: 79163

A panel may be formed as a result of this process from which subsequent temporary or locum Support Worker appointments within the Deerpark Services may be made over the next 6 months.

Location:

Deerpark services is a developing community-based day and residential service in Ballinasloe. We provide community-based day, respite and residential services to adults with varying support needs based on personal outcome measures. Our focus is to form a relationship / partnership with each individual and their family to support people to be valued citizens in their local community and to have ordinary life experiences. We wish to create opportunities for people supported by our service to have valued social roles in their communities and to have the chance to form real friendships.

The Role:

The Support Worker will report to the Team Leader and will fulfil a key role in providing 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 opportunities for new experiences. We wish to recruit innovative, creative, visionary people who will relish the opportunity to assist in achieving this vision. We are looking for individuals with experience working within the Health Care/Intellectual Disability sector. Candidates need to be flexible and adapt to the needs of particular individual’s they support on a daily basis.

Reporting/Responsible To:

Team Leader/Team Manager/Service Coordinator/Area Manager

Qualifications:

Applicants must have a good general education. A recognised qualification appropriate to the

field of Intellectual Disability is an advantage. A QQI Level 5 or higher is desirable.

A full clean manual Driving Licence, which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish Roads and use of your own car is an essential requirement.

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

Experience required:

Experience working with individuals with an intellectual disability and individuals with challenging behaviour is desirable.

Skills:

Candidates must be able to demonstrate flexibility, communication and team-working skills,

together with an enthusiasm for the post.

Working Hours:

78 hours per fortnight x 3

70 hours per fortnight x2

All positions are based on a 7 day duty roster, involving working sleepovers, split shifts, day and night duty, public holidays and weekend work. The Brothers of Charity model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide quality service delivery for each individual.

Annual Leave:

22 days per annum.

Remuneration:

Department of Health Care Assistant (Disability Services) pay scale as per the consolidated salary

scale dated 01st March 2025 - €33,699 x 11 increments - €46,190 (max) pro rata per annum.

Long Service Increment (LSI) €46,984 per annum is payable after 3 years on the maximum of the

scale.

Additional payments will be made for weekends, public holidays and night duty when worked.

Tenure:

Permanent, full-time and pensionable x 2

Temporary, full time and pensionable x 1

Temporary, part time and pensionable x 1

Permanent, part time and pensionable x 1

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.

Full Job Description attached