BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – WEST REGION
1 X PERMANENT FULL-TIME TEAM LEADER (CNM1/Social Care Leader)
CRUACHAN SERVICES (Strokestown, Elphin, Tulsk and Ballinagare areas)
JOB REF: 84655
The Role:
The Team Leader has a pivotal role in managing the day to day delivery of services.
The Team Leader will provide leadership and supervision to teams while ensuring the development of the service in line with national standards and best practice.
The main responsibilities are to assist the Team Manager with the management of the services, such as – person centred planning in line with Personal Outcome Measures ethos and practice, resource management and staffing - including rosters, staff development, facilitating communication and professional leadership in order to ensure a good quality of life for the people supported.
It is the Team Leader’s responsibility to ensure that the life of each person reflects the organisation’s core values:
- Dignity, respect and a rights based model
- Promoting independence in all areas of life through exposure, experience and education
- Promoting friendships and relationships in ordinary places in the community and making a contribution
- Making choices
Qualifications/Experience:
- A relevant 3rd level qualification in the Social Care or Health Sector e.g. Nursing qualification and current Live Register Certificate from NMBI or Social Care qualification registered with or eligible to register with CORU by November 2025. View Social Care approved qualifications on https://www.coru.ie/health-and-social-care-professionals/education/approved-qualifications/social-care-workers/
- An appropriate qualification in Health and Social Care Management (QQI Level 6) is a necessary requirement of the post. If the successful applicant does not hold such a qualification, a commitment to obtaining the qualification prior to taking up the post will be required.
- Previous experience of effectively managing a staff team and demonstrating proven ability to pro-actively lead, motivate, empower and achieve results through people is an advantage.
- A minimum of three 3 years’ post qualification experience, working with people with an Intellectual Disability is essential.
- 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.
- Experience of working in the area of autism and behaviours of concern would be an advantage.
Skills:
- Candidates should be able to demonstrate leadership and communication and team working skills.
- Knowledge and experience managing people’s well-being using an evidence based approach to person centred planning e.g. Personal Outcome Measures.
- Knowledge and understanding of the National Standards for Residential Services for Children and Adults with Disabilities, the Health Act 2007 (Care and Support of Residents in Designated Centres for Persons (Children and Adults with Disabilities) Regulations 2013 and New Directions for Day Services.
- 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
- 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.
- Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.
Working Hours:
Contracted hours will depend on the grade of the successful candidate - i.e. 78 hours a fortnight (SCL grade) or 75 hours a fortnight (CNM1 grade) rostered flexibly on a 7 day duty roster.
The Team leader will work as a frontline member of the team with protected time to carry out specific team leader duties. In addition, a sleep-in and/or night duty commitment may be a requirement of posts in residential services for which the appropriate allowance will be paid.
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.
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 Team Manager to ensure appropriate and adequate cover is provided for the service.
Remuneration:
Based on the salary scale attached to the grade of the successful candidates i.e. Social Care Leader or CNM1.
Tenure:
Permanent, full-time and pensionable.
Full Job Description attached
Informal enquiries to Patricia Coleman, Area Manager, 0871447954
Closing date for receipt of completed application form/CV’s on-line is 5pm on 5th September 2025.
Interview date to be confirmed
The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.
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