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Clinical Nurse - Home Support Service-Clarecare East Clare Location: On site / Co. Clare, Ireland Job type: Permanent / Full-Time Sector and subsector: Voluntary/Charity | General Annual Fixed Salary: € 49710 Clarecare is a professional social enterprise with charitable status, providing a range of people centred social services to individuals and families in County Clare for over 58 years. Current services provided include Family Support, Elderly Care Services, Counselling and Bushypark Residential Addiction Treatment Centre. Clarecare’s headquarters are based in Ennis with local offices in Bushypark, Shannon, Kilrush, Killaloe and Ennistymon. JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: Clinical Nurse – Home Support Service – East Clare Full-time, Permanent role DESCRIPTION OF ROLE: We are expanding our Home Support Team with this additional role and therefore, require a motivated, dynamic and organised person who will be responsible for providing clinical guidance to front-line staff, Home Support Area Managers and other service areas within Clarecare. The successful candidate must be able to prioritise their own workload according to demand and also be somebody with a keen eye for detail. Please refer to full outline of position below. ROLE: The Clinical Nurse is responsible for supporting best practice care to all the service users in the designated area. S/he will provide clinical guidance to front-line staff and Home Support Area Managers where appropriate to foster a clinical learning environment. They will provide and promote a model of care which is person centred, community focussed and will have an appreciation of the needs of the carer. They will be responsible for supporting and guiding all of the staff required to deliver the service through continued professional development by keeping up to date with research and new developments in Disabilities and Older Persons Services. JOB RELATIONS: The Clinical Nurse will work as part of the wider team in Clarecare and will report to the Home Support – Clinical Lead or designate. You may be required to work outside of normal hours if necessary. Flexibility and willingness to travel throughout Co. Clare is essential. HOURS OF WORK: Monday to Friday from 9.30 a.m. - 5pm daily with 30 mins. paid break per day. This position may involve evening or weekend work (as required) and flexibility is required regarding your work hours. ANNUAL LEAVE: The annual leave entitlement for this role is 26 days annual leave per full leave year (i.e. Jan-Dec inclusive). This excludes Public Holiday entitlement. JOB LOCATION: Remote/Hybrid working does not apply to this role. This is an onsite/community based role. The office base for this position will be Clarecare’s office, Killaloe, Co. Clare. The successful candidate will be required to travel within Co. Clare to Clarecare’s other Centre locations and to Service Users in the community. Therefore, flexibility and willingness to travel is required. You will be required to use your private car to travel for work purposes within the community and to other Clarecare Centre locations and must indemnity Clarecare on your private motor insurance policy in respect of same. PURPOSE OF ROLE: The purpose of the role is to ensure Clarecare’s Home Support Service is fully compliant in the areas of quality, care practice, governance and health & safety regulations. SALARY & BENEFITS NOTE: The foregoing contains an outline of the main duties and cannot be complete. Tasks may arise which may not appear to fall within this job description. You will be required to respond flexibly when adhoc tasks arise which are not specifically covered in this job description. This includes additional duties which may arise from an operational perspective or from future legislation affecting the Charities sector.
Social Care Worker - Family Support Service
Location: On site / Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland Job type: Fixed Term / Full-Time Sector and subsector: Voluntary/Charity | General Annual Fixed Salary: € 36161.00 Providing professional and caring support to individuals and families throughout County Clare Clarecare is a professional social enterprise with charitable status, providing a range of people centred social services to individuals and families in County Clare for over 50 years. Current services provided include Family Support, Older Persons Services and Bushypark Residential Addiction Treatment Centre. Clarecare’s headquarters are based in Ennis with local offices in Bushypark, Shannon, Kilrush, Killaloe and Ennistymon. Clarecare is supported by a partnership with TUSLA, Health Service Executive, other Government Departments, by charitable funding and by the Diocese of Killaloe. Clarecare Family Support Services, funded by TUSLA, offer a range of interventions to vulnerable children, including children subject to Safety Plans and/or open case to TUSLA, Child & Family Agency. We work in partnership with service users and professional colleagues in the provision of individual and group-based supports. JOB DESCRIPTION Social Care Worker – Family Support Service1 Year Full-time Fixed term contract of employment DESCRIPTION OF ROLE: NOTE: This job description is provided as a guideline. Unforeseen policy changes or emerging needs of the Service, may create additional/new demands on the post, thus requiring the post holder to fulfil those demands.
Chef De Partie
Full time Chef de Partie Required. Employer and Employment Location: Hochak Asian Street Food Restaurant, Unit 9, Block E, Bru Na Sionna, Shannon, Co. Clare Work Includes: Preparing Chinese cuisine food items and meal components at your station. Manage oriental ingredients that should be frequently available on a daily basis. Cooking a specific portion of each plated Chinese meal. Assisting with marinating, cutting and precooking Asian cuisine foods. Following directions provided by the head chef. Stocktaking and ordering supplies for your station. Suggest new rules and procedures for optimizing the cooking process. Required: 3+ years previous relevant experience. Minimum Annual Salary: €35,360 Working Hours: 40 hours/week, hourly rate 17 euros. AD PUBLISHED: FROM 13TH JANUARY 2026 TO 10TH FEBRUARY 2026
Education and Curriculum Advisor (Special School)
Section 1: Overview of the NCSE Background The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is an independent statutory body, established to improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs arising from disabilities with particular emphasis on children and young people. Currently NCSE supports are delivered via our regional teams comprising of:
Support Worker
We are hiring a Support Worker in Ennis, Co. Clare! Come and work with one of Ireland’s best 150 Employers! Brothers of Charity Services Ireland are looking for bright, ambitious individuals who have a positive attitude towards working with people with an intellectual disability and who are committed to ensuring that our persons supported lead as fulfilling and enjoyable a life as possible. Role: Support Worker Contracts Available: Specified Purpose Full Time 78/78 (78 hours per fortnight: Maternity Leave Cover) Location: Ennis, Co. Clare The role of a Support Worker Support Workers provide a key-working caring role for a group of People Supported by the Services. They are responsible for all aspects of personal care required during the day. This includes meals, personal hygiene and other related aspects of physical well-being. Secondly, a major focus of the Support Worker role is to assist and support People Supported by the Services with the development of their Individual Plans and achievement of associated outcomes. In addition, a critical component of this role is to support People Supported by the Services in community participation and integration. **PLEASE SEE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED Some of our benefits: · Competitive Rates of Pay (€34,036 - €47,454 pro-rata) · 22 days Annual Leave · Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Full Training provided · Career Progression · Sick Pay Benefits · Employee Assistance Programs The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Probation Officers
T he Role A Probation Officer in the Probation Service of the Department of Justice may be assigned to duties in any of the following areas: Courts and Community, Prisons/Places of Detention, Young Persons‟ Probation or other particular assignments that may arise in the Service. A Probation Officer can anticipate changes in assignment from time to time during their careers with the Service. The areas of current strategic priority for the Probation Service that are likely to impact on the work of a Probation Officer include: · Ensuring community sanctions remain a viable and relevant disposal for the court; · Expanding the range of community sanctions and approaches to offender rehabilitation available to the Courts, the Department of Justice and other relevant authorities; · Developing new ways of working with our criminal justice partners, including greater integration of work practices in the management of offenders; · Developing a more victim sensitive approach in our work with offenders as well as further developing restorative justice interventions and services to victims; · Engaging with the community in promoting and delivering community sanctions. Accountabilities for the position · Meeting Service standards and guidelines in the preparation of assessment reports on offenders. · Managing the supervision of offenders subject to a range of Court orders including Probation Orders, Community Service Orders, and post custody supervision. · Delivery of Young Persons‟ Probation programmes, including the preparation of court reports, engaging with and motivating young offenders and implementing the Children Act 2001. · Ensuring offenders‟ compliance with Court Orders and other orders being managed on behalf of relevant authorities e.g. Department of Justice, the Irish Prison Service. · Delivery of interventions with offenders to reduce offending, establish pro-social behaviour and reduce victimisation. Training The Probation Service is committed to providing on-going training and development opportunities for all its staff. There is a dedicated staff training and development section within the Probation Service which provides induction training to all new officers. It also offers on-going skills and knowledge training in specific areas relevant to the core work of the Probation Service. Locations of Posts: All candidates will be considered to have applied for a national panel only. The majority of vacancies will be located in Dublin. Candidates should be aware that requirements in relation to working on site at their place of work will be in line with the Probation Service Blended Working Policy.( All Probation Officers are required to attend their place of work on, at least three days per week to be agreed with their line manager. Additional in person attendance may be also required depending on the business need). QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCEEssential Candidates must , on or before 24th of February 2026 , have 1. A Qualification at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications in Social Science with social policy component, or an equivalent qualification recognised for entry onto one of the Social Work courses approved by CORU, Health and Social Care Professionals Council. OR have being working as a Social Worker and 2. Have experience in and capacity to demonstrate the following : a. Interviewing skills b. Report writing and assessment skills c. Case management skills, including ability to meet deadlines d. Ability to work as part of a team and 3. Have knowledge of: a. The Criminal Justice system b. Community resources and how these can be mobilised Desirable · CORU registered for social work · Post qualification work experience in a probation or social work setting · Court room skills · Knowledge of a range of social work methods of intervention · Knowledge of legislation relevant to the work of a Probation Officer · Knowledge and understanding of victim related issues · Knowledge of offending behaviour interventions and programmes · Ability to engage and motivate offenders · Knowledge of addictions · A full current driving licence that enables you to drive in Ireland and a car available for official business use or access to a form of transport which enables you to meet the full requirements of the post It is the responsibility of applicants to ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria. Eligibility may not be confirmed until an applicant comes under consideration for assignment. An invitation to an interview does not constitute acceptance of eligibility. Eligibility to compete and certain restrictions on eligibility Citizenship Requirements Eligible candidates must be: a) A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; or b) A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK); or c) A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or d) A non-EEA citizen who has a stamp 4 or a Stamp 5 permission; To qualify candidates must be eligible by the date of any job offer. Collective Agreement: Redundancy Payments to Public Servants The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform letter dated 28th June 2012 to Personnel Officers introduced, with effect from 1st June 2012, a Collective Agreement which had been reached between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Public Services Committee of the ICTU in relation to ex-gratia Redundancy Payments to Public Servants. It is a condition of the Collective Agreement that persons availing of the agreement will not be eligible for re-employment in the Public Service by any Public Service body (as defined by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 – 2011) for a period of 2 years from termination of the employment. People who availed of this scheme and who may be successful in this competition will have to prove their eligibility (expiry of period of non-eligibility) Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER): It is a condition of the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER) as set out in Department of Finance Circular 12/09 that retirees, under that Scheme, are not eligible to apply for another position in the same employment or the same sector. Therefore, such retirees may not apply for this position. Department of Health and Children Circular (7/2010): The Department of Health Circular 7/2010 dated 1 November 2010 introduced a Targeted Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) Scheme and Voluntary Redundancy Schemes (VRS). It is a condition of the VER scheme that persons availing of the scheme will not be eligible for re-employment in the public health sector or in the wider Public Service or in a body wholly or mainly funded from public moneys. The same prohibition on re-employment applies under the VRS, except that the prohibition is for a period of 7 years. People who availed of the VER scheme are not eligible to compete in this competition . People who availed of the VRS scheme and who may be successful in this competition will have to prove their eligibility (expiry of period of non-eligibility). Department of Environment, Community & Local Government The Department of Environment, Community & Local Government Circular Letter LG (P) 06/2013 introduced a Voluntary Redundancy Scheme for Local Authorities. In accordance with the terms of the Collective Agreement: Redundancy Payments to Public Servants dated 28 June 2012 as detailed above, it is a specific condition of that VER Scheme that persons will not be eligible for re-employment in any Public Service body [as defined by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 – 2011 and the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012] for a period of 2 years from their date of departure under this Scheme. These conditions also apply in the case of engagement/employment on a contract for service basis (either as a contractor or as an employee of a contractor). Declaration: Applicants will be required to declare whether they have previously availed of a Public Service scheme of incentivised early retirement. Applicants will also be required to declare any entitlements to a Public Service pension benefit (in payment or preserved) from any other Public Service employment and/or where they have received a payment-in-lieu in respect of service in any Public Service employment Employer of Choice As an Employer of Choice the Civil Service has many flexible and family friendly policies e.g. Worksharing, Shorter Working Year, Remote Working (operated on a ‘blended’ basis) etc. All elective policies can be applied for in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions and are subject to the business needs of the organisation. Principal Conditions Of ServiceGenera The appointment is to a permanent post in the Civil Service and is subject to the Civil Service Regulations Acts 1956 to 2005, the Pubic Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 and any other Act for the time being in force relating to the Civil Service. Pay The Probation Officer salary scale (rates effective from 1st February 2026) for the position is as follows: €39,974 €42,496 €43,170 €46,536 €49,913 €53,352 €56,956 €59,231 €61,517 €63,823 €66,115 €68,413 €70,711 €73,002 €75,313 €77,865 (LSI1) €80,414 (LSI2) Personal Pension Contribution (PPC) The PPC pay rate applies when the individual is required to pay a Personal Pension Contribution (otherwise known as a main scheme contribution) in accordance with the rules of their main/personal superannuation scheme. This is different to a contribution in respect of membership of a Spouses’ and Children’s scheme, or the Additional Superannuation Contributions (ASC). A different rate will apply where the appointee is not required to make a Personal Pension Contribution. Long service increments may be payable after 3(LSI1) and 6(LSI2) years satisfactory service at the maximum of the scale. Important Note Entry will be at the minimum of the scale and the rate of remuneration will not be subject to negotiation and may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy. Different terms and conditions may apply if you are a currently serving civil or public servant. Subject to satisfactory performance increments may be payable in line will current Government Policy. You will agree that any overpayment of salary, allowances, or expenses will be repaid by you in accordance with Circular 07/2018: Recovery of Salary, Allowances, and Expenses Overpayments made to Staff Members/Former Staff Members/Pensioners. Tenure and Probation The appointment is to a permanent position on a probationary contract in the Civil Service. The probationary contract will be for a period of one year from the date specified on the contract. During the period of your probationary contract, your performance will be subject to review by your supervisor(s) to determine whether you: (i) Have performed in a satisfactory manner, (ii) Have been satisfactory in general conduct, and (iii) Are suitable from the point of view of health with particular regard to sick leave. Prior to the completion of the probationary contract a decision will be made as to whether or not you will be retained pursuant to Section 5A(2) Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 – 2005 . This decision will be based on your performance assessed against the criteria set out in (i) to (iii) above. The detail of the probationary process will be explained to you by the Department of Justice and you will be given a copy of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s guidelines on probation. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs in this section, the probationary contract may be terminated at any time prior to the expiry of the term of the contract by either side in accordance with the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts, 1973 to 2005. In the following circumstances your contract may be extended and your probation period suspended. · The probationary period stands suspended when an employee is absent due to Maternity or Adoptive Leave. · In relation to an employee absent on Parental Leave or Carers Leave, the employer may require probation to be suspended if the absence is not considered to be consistent with the continuation of the probation and · Any other statutory provision providing that probation shall - (i) stand suspended during an employee’s absence from work, and (ii) be completed by the employee on the employees return from work after such absence. Where probation is suspended the employer should notify the employee of the circumstances relating to the suspension. All appointees will serve a one-year probationary period. If an appointee who fails to satisfy the conditions of probation has been a serving civil servant immediately prior to their appointment from this competition, the issue of reversion will normally arise. In the event of reversion, an officer will return to a vacancy in their former grade in their former Department. Headquarters The Probation Service is a national service with offices in over 30 locations around the country. The Probation Service also has offices in each of the Prisons and Places of Detention located throughout the country. Officers may be required to serve in any part of the state, both in a community and custodial setting. An officer’s headquarters will be such as may be designated from time to time by the Head of Service. Probation Officers are normally required to travel extensively in the course of their official duties and are expected to provide their own motor cars and driving licence for this purpose. The existing regulations governing recoupment of travelling expenses provide for payment of motor allowance subject to certain conditions, in respect of the use by an officer of his/her own motor car on official business. Subsistence allowances at appropriate rates are also payable. Hours of attendance Hours of attendance will be fixed from time to time but will amount to not less than 41 hours and 15 minutes gross or 35 hours net per week. The successful candidate will be required to work such additional hours from time to time as may be reasonable and necessary for the proper performance of his/her duties subject to the limits set down in the working time regulations. The rate of remuneration payable covers any extra attendance liability that may arise from time to time. Annual Leave Annual leave will be 25 working days in the first five years of service, 29 working days in the next five years of service and 30 working days after 10 years. This allowance is subject to the usual conditions regarding the granting of annual leave in the civil service, is based on a five day week and is exclusive of the usual public holidays. Sick Leave Pay during properly certified sick absence, provided there is no evidence of permanent disability for service in accordance with the provisions of the sick leave circulars. Officers paying Class A rate of PRSI will be required to sign a mandate authorising the Department of Social Protection to pay any benefits due under the Social Welfare Acts direct to the employing Office/Department. Payment during illness will be subject to the officer making the necessary claims for social insurance benefit to the Department of Social Protection within the required time limits Superannuation and Retirement The successful candidate will be offered the appropriate superannuation terms and conditions as prevailing in the Civil Service at the time of being offered an appointment. In general, an appointee who has never worked in the Public Service will be offered appointment based on membership of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme (“Single Scheme”). Full details of the Scheme are at www.singlepensionscheme.gov.ie Where the appointee has worked in a pensionable (non-Single Scheme terms) public service job in the 26 weeks prior to appointment or is currently on a career break or special leave with/without pay different terms may apply. The pension entitlement of such appointees will be established in the context of their public service employment history. Key provisions attaching to membership of the Single Scheme are as follows: Pension Abatement If the appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and is in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/Public Service pension comes into payment during his/her re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. Please note: In applying for this position you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/Office will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position. However, if the appointee was previously employed in the Civil or Public Service and awarded a pension under voluntary early retirement arrangements (other than the Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement (ISER), the Department of Health Circular 7/2010 VER/VRS or the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government Circular letter LG(P) 06/2013, any of which renders a person ineligible for the competition)the entitlement to that pension will cease with effect from the date of reappointment. Special arrangements may, however be made for the reckoning of previous service given by the appointee for the purpose of any future superannuation award for which the appointee may be eligible. Department of Education and Skills Early Retirement Scheme for Teachers Circular 102/2007 The Department of Education and Skills introduced an Early Retirement Scheme for Teachers. It is a condition of the Early Retirement Scheme that with the exception of the situations set out in paragraphs 10.2 and 10.3 of the relevant circular documentation, and with those exceptions only, if a teacher accepts early retirement under Strands 1, 2 or 3 of this scheme and is subsequently employed in any capacity in any area of the public sector, payment of pension to that person under the scheme will immediately cease. Pension payments will, however, be resumed on the ceasing of such employment or on the person's 60th birthday, whichever is the later, but on resumption, the pension will be based on the person's actual reckonable service as a teacher (i.e. the added years previously granted will not be taken into account in the calculation of the pension payment). Pension Accrual A 40-year limit on total service that can be counted towards pension where a person has been a member of more than one pre-existing public service pension scheme (i.e. non-Single Scheme) as per the 2012 Act shall apply. This 40-year limit is provided for in the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. This may have implications for any appointee who has acquired pension rights in a previous public service employment.
Probation Assistant (Executive Officer)
The Role A Probation Assistant (Executive Officer) is a new role in the Probation Service. Working as part of a team, a Probation Assistant’s role is to support in the supervision and management of offenders and in interagency work at an appropriate level. A Probation Assistant may be assigned to duties in any of the following areas: Courts and Community, Prisons/Places of Detention, Young Persons‟ Probation or other particular assignments that may arise in the Service. A Probation Assistant can anticipate changes in assignment from time to time during their careers with the Service. The areas of current strategic priority for the Probation Service that are likely to impact on the work of a Probation Assistant include: · Ensuring community sanctions remain a viable and relevant disposal for the court; · Expanding the range of community sanctions and approaches to offender rehabilitation available to the Courts, the Department of Justice and other relevant authorities; · Developing new ways of working with our criminal justice partners, including greater integration of work practices in the management of offenders; · Developing a more victim sensitive approach in our work with offenders as well as further developing restorative justice interventions and services to victims; · Engaging with the community in promoting and delivering community sanctions. In order for Probation Assistants to be effective in their role, candidates need to be: · interested in public affairs and committed to the concept of public service; · capable of planning and organising people and resources to meet goals, targets and objectives; · understanding and sensitive in dealing with others, and persuasive when communicating in general; · interested in making sure all tasks are completed to a very high standard; · willing to share ideas and information with people, with the purpose of achieving a particular result; · interested in working as part of a team; · capable of presenting written material in a clear, concise, comprehensive and convincing manner; · fully committed to achieving quality results; · capable of using initiative as and when appropriate; Specific Responsibilities of the Probation Assistant Role: • Assisting Probation Teams in managing the supervision of offenders on Community Service Orders • Assisting Probation Teams in monitoring low risk offenders • Assisting Probation Officers in the co-ordination of Programme Delivery • Assisting Probation Teams in attending and carrying out Court duties. Training The Probation Service is committed to providing on-going training and development opportunities for all its staff. There is a dedicated staff training and development section within the Probation Service which provides induction training to all new staff. It also offers on-going skills and knowledge training in specific areas relevant to the core work of the Probation Service. Locations of Posts: Vacancies will arise nationwide across the Probation Service . If you are successful in this competition you will be placed on a panel in order of merit from which vacancies across the country will be filled. Candidates should be aware that requirements in relation to working on site at their place of work will be in line with the Probation Service Blended Working Policy.( All Probation Assistants are required to attend their place of work on, at least three days per week to be agreed with their line manager. Additional in person attendance may be also required depending on the business need). QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCEEssential Candidates must , on or before 24th February 2026 (i) have obtained in the Leaving Certificate Examination a minimum of grade D at Ordinary (or Pass) level in Mathematics and Irish or English, having obtained a minimum of Grade C in at least five subjects at Higher (or Honours) level papers; or (ii) hold a qualification, that in the opinion of the Probation Service, is of a standard in terms of both level and volume of learning that is of at least an equivalent or higher standard to the Leaving Certificate (this will only be determined during the selection process or if a candidate comes under consideration for a position); or (iii) have passed the first-year examination of a course leading to a recognised degree; or (iv) be serving as a Civil Servant with not less than two years-service. Temporary officers and officers serving in an acting capacity in the eligible grades may compete in the competition provided they fulfil the eligibility requirements set out And Demonstrate the competencies set out in Appendix I Desirable Criteria · A recognised third level qualification relevant to the area e.g., Bachelor of Social Science Degree,Applied Social Care, Social Care, Applied Social Studies, Social Care Practice. Psychology or Criminology. · Experience of working with offenders/other marginalized groups · Court Room Experience · Experience of working with victims and related issues · Experience of offending behaviour programmes · Experience of working in addiction treatment settings It is the responsibility of applicants to ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria. Eligibility may not be confirmed until an applicant comes under consideration for assignment. An invitation to an interview does not constitute acceptance of eligibility. Eligibility to compete and certain restrictions on eligibility Citizenship Requirements Eligible Candidates must: a) A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; or b) A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK); or c) A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or d) A non-EEA citizen who has a stamp 4 or a Stamp 5 permission; To qualify candidates must be eligible by the date of any job offer. Collective Agreement: Redundancy Payments to Public Servants The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform letter dated 28th June 2012 to Personnel Officers introduced, with effect from 1st June 2012, a Collective Agreement which had been reached between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Public Services Committee of the ICTU in relation to ex-gratia Redundancy Payments to Public Servants. It is a condition of the Collective Agreement that persons availing of the agreement will not be eligible for re-employment in the Public Service by any Public Service body (as defined by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 – 2011) for a period of 2 years from termination of the employment. People who availed of this scheme and who may be successful in this competition will have to prove their eligibility (expiry of period of non-eligibility) Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER): It is a condition of the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER) as set out in Department of Finance Circular 12/09 that retirees, under that Scheme, are not eligible to apply for another position in the same employment or the same sector. Therefore, such retirees may not apply for this position. Department of Health and Children Circular (7/2010): The Department of Health Circular 7/2010 dated 1 November 2010 introduced a Targeted Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) Scheme and Voluntary Redundancy Schemes (VRS). It is a condition of the VER scheme that persons availing of the scheme will not be eligible for re- employment in the public health sector or in the wider Public Service or in a body wholly or mainly funded from public moneys. The same prohibition on re-employment applies under the VRS, except that the prohibition is for a period of 7 years. People who availed of the VER scheme are not eligible to compete in this competition . People who availed of the VRS scheme and who may be successful in this competition will have to prove their eligibility (expiry of period of non-eligibility). Department of Environment, Community & Local Government (Circular Letter LG(P)06/2013 ) The Department of Environment, Community & Local Government Circular Letter LG(P) 06/2013 introduced a Voluntary Redundancy Scheme for Local Authorities. In accordance with the terms of the Collective Agreement: Redundancy Payments to Public Servants dated 28 June 2012 as detailed above, it is a specific condition of that VER Scheme that persons will not be eligible for re-employment in any Public Service body [as defined by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 – 2011 and the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012] for a period of 2 years from their date of departure under this Scheme. These conditions also apply in the case of engagement/employment on a contract for service basis (either as a contractor or as an employee of a contractor). Declaration: Applicants will be required to declare whether they have previously availed of a Public Service scheme of incentivised early retirement. Applicants will also be required to declare any entitlements to a Public Service pension benefit (in payment or preserved) from any other Public Service employment and/or where they have received a payment-in-lieu in respect of service in any Public Service employment. Employer of Choice As an Employer of Choice the Civil Service has many flexible and family friendly policies e.g. Worksharing, Shorter Working Year, Remote Working (operated on a ‘blended’ basis) etc. All elective policies can be applied for in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions and are subject to the business needs of the organisation. The Civil Service also operates a Mobility scheme for all general service grades. This scheme provides staff with career opportunities to learn and partake in diverse roles across a range of Civil Service organisations and geographical locations. Principal Conditions Of ServiceGeneral The appointment is to a permanent post in the Civil Service and is subject to the Civil Service Regulations Acts 1956 to 2005, the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 and any other Act for the time being in force relating to the Civil Service. Pay The Probation Assistant salary scale (rates effective from 1st February 2026) for the position is as follows: €38,419 €40,360 €41,456 €43,594 €45,510 €47,364 €49,211 €51,024 €52,890 €54,749 €56,722 €58,044 €59,928 LSI1 €62,601 LSI2 Personal Pension Contribution (PPC) The PPC pay rate applies when the individual is required to pay a Personal Pension Contribution (otherwise known as a main scheme contribution) in accordance with the rules of their main/personal superannuation scheme. This is different to a contribution in respect of membership of a Spouses’ and Children’s scheme, or the Additional Superannuation Contributions (ASC). A different rate will apply where the appointee is not required to make a Personal Pension Contribution. Long service increments may be payable after 3(LSI1) and 6(LSI2) years satisfactory service at the maximum of the scale. Important Note Entry will be at the minimum of the scale and the rate of remuneration will not be subject to negotiation and may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy. Different terms and conditions may apply if you are a currently serving civil or public servant. In accordance with Circular 21/20024 agreement on incremental credit for previous service at Clerical Officer, Executive Officer or equivalent grades may apply. Subject to satisfactory performance increments may be payable in line will current Government Policy. You will agree that any overpayment of salary, allowances, or expenses will be repaid by you in accordance with Circular 07/2018: Recovery of Salary, Allowances, and Expenses Overpayments made to Staff Members/Former Staff Members/Pensioners. Tenure and Probation The appointment is to a permanent position on a probationary contract in the Civil Service. The probationary contract will be for a period of one year from the date specified on the contract. During the period of your probationary contract, your performance will be subject to review by your supervisor(s) to determine whether you: (i) Have performed in a satisfactory manner, (ii) Have been satisfactory in general conduct, and (iii) Are suitable from the point of view of health with particular regard to sick leave. Prior to the completion of the probationary contract a decision will be made as to whether or not you will be retained pursuant to Section 5A(2) Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 – 2005 . This decision will be based on your performance assessed against the criteria set out in (i) to (iii) above. The detail of the probationary process will be explained to you by the Department of Justice and you will be given a copy of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s guidelines on probation. In the following circumstances your contract may be extended and your probation period suspended. · The probationary period stands suspended when an employee is absent due to Maternity or Adoptive Leave. · In relation to an employee absent on Parental Leave or Carers Leave, the employer may require probation to be suspended if the absence is not considered to be consistent with the continuation of the probation and · Any other statutory provision providing that probation shall - (i) stand suspended during an employee’s absence from work, and (ii) be completed by the employee on the employees return from work after such absence. Where probation is suspended the employer should notify the employee of the circumstances relating to the suspension. All appointees will serve a one-year probationary period. If an appointee who fails to satisfy the conditions of probation has been a serving civil servant immediately prior to their appointment from this competition, the issue of reversion will normally arise. In the event of reversion, an officer will return to a vacancy in their former grade in their former Department. Headquarters The Probation Service is a national service with offices in over 30 locations around the country. The Probation Service also has offices in each of the Prisons and Places of Detention located throughout the country. Probation Assistants may be required to serve in any part of the state, both in a community and custodial setting. An Assistant’s headquarters will be such as may be designated from time to time by the Head of Service. Probation Assistants may be required to travel in the course of their official duties. When absent from home and headquarters on duty, appropriate travelling expenses and subsistence allowances will be paid subject to the normal Civil Service regulations. Hours of attendance Hours of attendance will be fixed from time to time but will amount to not less than 41 hours and 15 minutes gross or 35 hours net per week. Where extra attendance is necessary, overtime payments or time off in lieu will be allowed in accordance with the Civil Service overtime regulations. Annual Leave The Annual leave allowance for the positions of Probation Assistant is 23 days rising to 24 days after 5 years’ service, 25 days after 10 years’ service, 26 days after 12 years’ service and 27 days after 14 years’ service This allowance is subject to the usual conditions regarding the granting of annual leave in the civil service, is based on a five day week and is exclusive of the usual public holidays. Sick Leave Pay during properly certified sick absence, provided there is no evidence of permanent disability for service in accordance with the provisions of the sick leave circulars. Officers paying Class A rate of PRSI will be required to sign a mandate authorising the Department of Social Protection to pay any benefits due under the Social Welfare Acts direct to the employing Office/Department. Payment during illness will be subject to the officer making the necessary claims for social insurance benefit to the Department of Social Protection within the required time limits. Superannuation and Retirement The successful candidate will be offered the appropriate superannuation terms and conditions as prevailing in the Civil Service at the time of being offered an appointment. In general, an appointee who has never worked in the Public Service will be offered appointment based on membership of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme (“Single Scheme”). Full details of the Scheme are at www.singlepensionscheme.gov.ie Where the appointee has worked in a pensionable (non-Single Scheme terms) public service job in the 26 weeks prior to appointment or is currently on a career break or special leave with/without pay different terms may apply. The pension entitlement of such appointees will be established in the context of their public service employment history. Key provisions attaching to membership of the Single Scheme are as follows: Pension Abatement If the appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and is in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/Public Service pension comes into payment during his/her re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. Please note: In applying for this position you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/Office will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position. However, if the appointee was previously employed in the Civil or Public Service and awarded a pension under voluntary early retirement arrangements (other than the Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement (ISER), the Department of Health Circular 7/2010 VER/VRS or the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government Circular letter LG(P) 06/2013, any of which renders a person ineligible for the competition)the entitlement to that pension will cease with effect from the date of reappointment. Special arrangements may, however be made for the reckoning of previous service given by the appointee for the purpose of any future superannuation award for which the appointee may be eligible. Department of Education and Skills Early Retirement Scheme for Teachers Circular 102/2007 The Department of Education and Skills introduced an Early Retirement Scheme for Teachers. It is a condition of the Early Retirement Scheme that with the exception of the situations set out in paragraphs 10.2 and 10.3 of the relevant circular documentation, and with those exceptions only, if a teacher accepts early retirement under Strands 1, 2 or 3 of this scheme and is subsequently employed in any capacity in any area of the public sector, payment of pension to that person under the scheme will immediately cease. Pension payments will, however, be resumed on the ceasing of such employment or on the person's 60th birthday, whichever is the later, but on resumption, the pension will be based on the person's actual reckonable service as a teacher (i.e. the added years previously granted will not be taken into account in the calculation of the pension payment).
Healthcare Assistant
We are seeking kind and caring individuals to help our clients live safe and well at home. We have opportunities in urban and rural locations throughout Ireland - please select the local office in the city/county you would like to work in when you complete the application form below. Dovida Caregivers provide a variety of non-medical home care services which support, empower and uplift people, and help them to remain living at home. As a Dovida Caregiver, you’ll provide essential support to ageing adults and people living with disability in their own homes. These services are person-centred, tailored to clients’ requirements, and delivered on flexible schedules. These services generally fall under three categories: • Companionship • Home Help • Personal Care. Companionship Companionship services are those that stimulate, encourage and assist an individual with their social needs. Companionship services generally include: • Providing companionship and conversation. • Providing stabilisation and assistance with walking. • Preparing meals and cleaning up after meals. • Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders. Home Help Home Help services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation, including: • Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms,kitchens etc). • Washing and ironing laundry. • Running errands. • Accompanying clients to appointments. Personal Care Personal Care services often include assistance with activities of daily living, such as: • Assisting with bathing and showering. • Assisting with dressing and grooming. • Assisting with personal hygiene, toileting and incontinence care. Additional Caregiver Responsibilities These include the following: • Act as a key member of our clients’ Circle of Care. • Document daily activities and report any significant changes or concerns in a client’s needs, living conditions, mental, physical or emotional condition. • Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life. • Regularly communicate with your supervisor and office employee. • Use equipment and supplies as necessary, safely and properly in accordance with internal policies, practices and procedures. • Report hours of work according to office policy. • Perform other reasonable duties as assigned. Essential Experience, Skills and Qualifications These include the following: • Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect. • Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations. • Ability to communicate with clients and family members in a friendly and congenial manner. • Ability to maintain confidentially regarding client information. • Requirement to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client. • Be consistently highly motivated and enthusiastic. • Physically fit to carry out demands of the role. Ability to perform manual tasks. • Ability to work a variety of care visit times, including overnights. • Excellent time-keeping and attendance. Desirable Experience, Skills and Qualifications • QQI qualification in care or working towards it. • Full driving licence with access to a vehicle. • Previous experience as a Caregiver. Benefits of working with Dovida
Social Care Administrator
Job Summary Nua Healthcare Services (Nua) is one of Ireland’s leading Private Social & Healthcare Providers, specialising in Residential and Supported Living Services, to both Children and Adults with a range of complex support needs. We are seeking applications from energetic and enthusiastic individuals to join our team for the above positions. The successful candidate will be afforded all necessary training and development in line with the role. Candidates must be highly motivated and creative, with a passion for engaging with Service Users on a daily basis. Candidates will contribute to enriching the lives of our Service Users. Job Objectives We are seeking applications for the role of a Social Care Administrator. The role will involve completing administrational duties in Nua’s Residential Homes on a part time/ Full time basis and would typically suit candidates with a keen interest in administration, attention to detail and organisation skills. This is an excellent role for an Administrator to begin a career within the social & healthcare industry as full training will be provided to the successful candidate. This will include the following on a day-to-day basis: CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON TO GO TO THEIR CAREERS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK THIS JOB AND ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Assistant Support Worker & Social Care Worker
Job Summary Nua Healthcare Services is one of Ireland’s leading Care Providers. We provide Residential, Supported Living, Day Services and Community Outreach Services to both Children and Adults with a range of complex support requirements. Benefits of joining Nua Healthcare! CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON TO GO TO THEIR CAREERS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK THIS JOB AND ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
