Team Leader

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – WEST REGION

PERMANENT/TEMPORARY FULL-TIME TEAM LEADER

DEERPARK SERVICES, BALLINASLOE, CO. GALWAY

Job Ref: 82838

A panel may be formed as a result of this process from which subsequent Permanent and Temporary Team Leader (CNM1/SCL) appointments within the Deerpark Services may be made over the next 6 months.

The Brothers of Charity Services Deerpark Services empowers people with intellectual disability and people on the autistic spectrum to live the lives they choose. Our focus is to enable each person to enjoy a meaningful life in their chosen community with a healthy balance of supports. We wish to create opportunities for people with an intellectual disability to have valued social roles in their communities and to have the chance to form friendships. In order to assist us to achieve this vision we wish to recruit innovative and proactive people who will relish the opportunity to assist in implementing this vision.

Location

Assignment to a residential services based in Ballinasloe, Co Galway

The Role:

The Team Leader has a pivotal role in managing the day to day delivery of services.

The Team Leader will provide leadership & supervision to teams while ensuring the development of the service is in line with Personal Outcomes Measures and HIQA standards and regulations. The main responsibilities are to assist the Team Managers, Service Coordinator and Area Manager with the management of a residential Services, such as, with resource-management and staffing - including rosters, staff development, facilitating communication, professional leadership in order to ensure a good quality of life for the people we support.

The successful candidate must provide leadership and vision in the development of the service in line with HIQA Standards and Regulation, Personal Outcomes Measures and future service developments as well as managing the day to day running of the service.

Reporting/Responsible To:

Team Manager/Service Coordinator / Area Manager

Qualifications/Experience:

Each candidate ideally should possess the following qualifications and experience:

• Candidates must have a professional qualification relevant to the Health or Social Care sectors i.e. an RNID/RMHN qualification or a recognised (QQI) qualification in Applied Social Studies (minimum level 7)

• An appropriate Health/Social Care Management qualification is desirable (QQI Level 6). On appointment, if the successful candidate does not already hold such a qualification, they must undertake to complete an appropriate management course within a specified time-frame.

• Previous experience of effectively managing a staff team and demonstrate a proven ability to pro-actively lead, motivate, empower and achieve results through people is advantageous;

• Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience gained in services for people with intellectual disabilities. Experience of working with individuals who may exhibit behaviours of concern is a requirement of the job. Experience of front line service management and leading teams is desirable

• Be familiar with of the National Standards for Residential Services for Children and Adults with Disabilities and The Health Act 2007 (Care and Support of Residents in Designated Centres for Persons (Children and Adults with Disabilities) Regulations 2013.

• Demonstrate a clear commitment to community integration and active citizenship for all people with disabilities with experience in the area of human rights and advocacy.

• 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.

Skills:

Candidates should be able to demonstrate leadership, communication and team working skills and be a flexible and dynamic individual who will relate to people in a range of situations with an understanding of and commitment to the principles of public accountability as they apply in the health service.

The Team Leader must demonstrate leadership and planning skills and the ability to set goals, put into action and follow through. The Team Leader must have the ability to exercise good judgement, discretion and confidentiality, be creative and self-motivated, communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms and co-operate in a team environment with a person-centred philosophy.

Working Hours:

Contracted hours will depend on the grade of the successful candidate i.e. 78 hours a fortnight (SCL grade) 75 hours a fortnight (CNM1 grade). It is envisaged that this post will primarily be Monday to Friday with contracted hours of work liable to change between the hours of 8am – 9pm. Occasional weekend work, night duties or sleepovers may be required in line with service provision.

An ‘On Call’ commitment is a requirement of this post. Flexibility around this will be expected in order to meet service needs.

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:

Leave will be granted according to the agreed leave assigned to the grade of the successful candidates i.e. Social Care Leader or CNM1. Annual leave must be planned in advance with the Area Manager / Service Coordinator to ensure appropriate and adequate cover is provided for the service.

Remuneration:

Based on the salary scale attached to the grade of the successful candidate i.e. CNM1 or Social Care Leader.

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.

Tenure:

1 X permanent, full-time and pensionable

1 X temporary full-time and pensionable on a specific purpose basis linked to another staff members redeployment

Full job description attached

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms/CV’s on-line is: 5 pm, Sunday 3rd August 2025

Interviews will take place on week of 18th August 2025

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer

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