Support Worker

CORLANN - WEST REGION

POSTS OF: PERMANENT FULL-TIME & PART-TIME SUPPORT WORKERS

DEERPARK SERVICES, BALLINASLOE, CO. GALWAY

JOB REF: 96692

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:

Candidates must have a good general education. A recognised qualification in the field of intellectual disability or a FETAC level 5 course is an advantage.

A full, clean, manual Irish Driving Licence is desirable. A commitment to obtaining a full licence within nine months of commencement is required as it is essential that the appointee can drive the transport that is assigned to the Service. Due to the nature and location of services, many service areas require applicants to hold a full, clean, manual Irish Driving Licence. Applicants who do not hold a full, clean, manual Irish Driving Licence may not be eligible for work in certain service areas.

It may also be necessary for the appointee to obtain a Class D1 Driving Licence (if not already in possession of one). Assistance will be given towards this purpose of obtaining a class D1 licence. It may be necessary for the appointee to obtain a Class D1 Driving Licence (if not already in possession of one). Assistance will be given towards this purpose of obtaining a class D1 licence.

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

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 2

65 hours per fortnight x 1

All positions are based on a 7-day duty roster, involving working sleepovers, split shifts, day and night duty, public holidays and weekend work. Corlann’s - West Region 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 February 2026 - € 34,536 x 11 increments - € 47,152 (Max) pro rata per annum.

Long Service Increment (LSI) €47,954 pro rata 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:

2 x Permanent, Full-Time and pensionable

1 x Permanent, Part-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.

Full Job Description attached.

Informal enquiries for this post to Michelle Martyn, Area Manager or Emer Larkin, Service Coordinator on 090 964 2766.

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms /CV’s on-line Monday the 4thof May 2026

Interviews will take place on the week beginning of the 11th of May 2026, TBD

Corlann is an equal opportunities employer.