Support Worker

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES –WEST REGION

Job Ref: 92632

**CALLING ALL STUDENTS who are 18 years old or over at application stage

Are you studying a 3rd Level Course in Social Care, Nursing, Teaching, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Health Therapy, Community Development, or another 3rd level course?

Would you like to gain experience related to your professional field?

We are recruiting students for summer employment and building a locum relief panel to cover permanent staff holidays throughout the year.

We have vacancies in the below regions:

Boyle, Frenchpark, Strokestown, Elphin, Tulsk, Ballinagare, Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon Town, Kilteevan, Athleague, Tremane/Rahara, Athlone, Castlerea, Ballintubber, Ballinlough, Cloonfad & Kilkerrin Co. Galway.

Fixed Term Locum Relief SUPPORT WORKERS

(Department of Health - Care Assistant Disability Services salary grade)

Summary of the Role of Support Worker:

Support Workers provide a key-working supportive role for individuals supported by the service. The Support Worker role is to support the person in all aspects of daily living focusing on the individual’s ability and promoting independence and development of skills at all times. The Support Worker will assist and support people who use the service with development of their individual person centred plans and the achievement of personal outcomes, and critically, to support people who use the service in participating in the ordinary everyday life of the community through inclusive and creative thinking. The Support Worker is also responsible for all aspects of personal care required during the day. This includes meals, personal hygiene and other related aspects of physical well-being.

The Brothers of Charity Services 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.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Candidates must be studying a 3rd level qualification.
• Right to work/live in Ireland and provide valid working rights documentation at application stage.
• Experience working with individuals with an intellectual disability and individuals with challenging behaviour is desirable. Full training will be provided.
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate flexibility, good communication, interpersonal and team-working skills, together with patience and a sense of humour.
• Candidates must have good verbal and written communication skills.
• Candidates should be proficient in I.T. Skills i.e. ability to use computers, modern technology, on-line system and assistive technology.
• The ability to exercise good judgement, discretion and confidentiality and a commitment to current best practice.
• Full Clean Manual Driving Licence is preferable due to the requirement for staff to drive our service vehicles to meet service needs within County Roscommon, but not essential.
• Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.

How to apply:

Applicants interested in applying can make an application on-line by logging the BOCSI Careers Portal at careers.brothersofcharity.ie and completing the Application Form and submitting an updated CV.

**When applying please state your preferred location from the list below on the application form:

Boyle, Frenchpark, Strokestown, Elphin, Tulsk, Ballinagare, Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon Town, Kilteevan, Athleague, Tremane/Rahara, Athlone, Castlerea, Ballintubber, Ballinlough, Cloonfad & Kilkerrin Co. Galway.

Informal enquiries for this post to the HR Department at 0906628500

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms /CV’s on-line is 5pm, 25th February 2026

Interview dates:

Castlerea Services Area: 7th March 2026

Roscommon Town Area: To be confirmed

Boyle Area: 21st March 2026

Strokestown area: 28th March 2026

Athlone/Roscommon Area: To be confirmed

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer