Support Workers

CORLANN WEST REGION POSTS: FIXED TERM LOCUM RELIEF SUPPORT WORKER Galway East Services Job Reference: 94481 CALLING ALL STUDENTS! APPLY ONLINE AND ATTEND OUR OPEN DAY: 10AM-3PM SATURDAY 21stMARCH (Skylark Services, Athenry, Co. Galway H65 Y103) DESCRIPTION AND VISION OF SERVICES Corlann East provide a community based, person centred service focusing on the needs and abilities of children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The vision of the service is to support people with intellectual disabilities to achieve a full and valued life in their community, in line with best practice both nationally and internationally. Working in partnership with each person supported by Corlann, their family and communities, we aim to create opportunities for people supported by Corlann to have ordinary life experiences, to be equal and valued members of their communities. We are committed to supporting people to live a life of their choosing, and the provision of quality services to meet the needs of the people we support. Corlann is committed to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and work to uphold the rights of all people supported. We wish to recruit innovative, creative and motivated people who will relish the opportunity to assist in achieving this vision as part of a team. We are looking for people who will be flexible and adapt to the needs of particular individuals they supportand are open to change. Various Locations across East Galway: Athenry, Loughrea, Ballinasloe, Clarinbridge and Gort Staff allocation could be either within residential/respite/day settings or in community services or in an individual’s own home. The appointee will initially commence working in one particular area of the service and this work location may change due to future service needs. The Role: 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. Reporting/Responsible to: Social Care Worker/Staff Nurse/Team Leader/Team Manager or Service Coordinator depending on location. Qualifications, Experience & Skills: Ø Must be 18 years of age or over. Ø Candidates must be studying a 3rd level qualification. Ø Right to work/live in Ireland and provide valid working rights documentation at application stage. Ø Experience working with individuals with an intellectual disability and individuals with challenging behaviour is desirable. Full training will be provided. Ø Candidates must be able to demonstrate flexibility, good communication, interpersonal and team-working skills, together with patience and a sense of humour. Ø Candidates must have good verbal and written communication skills. Ø Candidates should be proficient in I.T. Skills i.e. ability to use computers, modern technology, on-line system and assistive technology. Ø The ability to exercise good judgement, discretion and confidentiality and a commitment to current best practice. Ø Full Clean Manual Driving Licence is desirable due to the requirement for staff to drive our service vehicles to meet service needs within Galway. Ø Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post. Working Hours: Up to 39 hours per week based on a 7 day/night duty roster. Successful candidates will be called if and when required and will be required to work early mornings, late evenings, weekends, public holidays, night duty, sleep-ins and irregular in order to meet service demands. CORLANN West 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: 22 days per annum (pro-rata for part-time), i.e. 8.46 hours per 100 hours worked. Remuneration: Department of Health salary scales apply as at 01/08/2025: €34,536 x 11 increments - €47,152 per annum (pro-rata for part-time). A Long Service Increment €47,954 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) is payable after 3 years on the maximum of the scale. Additional payments will be made for weekends, public holidays, sleep-ins and night-duty when worked. Salary quoted is based on a 39 hour working week. The successful candidate will be granted incremental credit subject to satisfactory verification of previous public sector service. Tenure: It is proposed to set up a locum panel of Support Workers who will be called if and when required to cover for staff on various leave with Corlann. 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. JOB DESCRIPTION Specific Conditions: The role of the post holder will not be limited by reference to this job description. It would be expected that the role will evolve as professional, structural and People Supported by Corlann demands change and the post holder will be expected to demonstrate flexibility skills that will facilitate this. Informal enquiries for this post to West Region Recruitment Recruitmentwest@corlann.ie Closing date for receipt of completed application forms /CV’s on-line is 5pm, Monday 23rd March 2026. CORLANN is an equal opportunities employer