Area Manager

St. Joseph's Foundation; Munster; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph's Foundation is seeking an Area Manager (CNM3) based in Charleville to lead PICs across its residential services for people with intellectual disabilities.

The role emphasizes person-centered planning, clinical oversight, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will be trained in nursing (RNID preferred), with active NMBI registration and a minimum of five years’ ID residential care experience, including CNM2-level management.

Qualifications

• Nursing qualification and NMBI registration are required.
• Up-to-date NMBI registration is essential.
• Experience with intellectual disability and residential care is needed.
• Strong leadership and management experience at CNM2 level is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the Persons In Charge (PICs) within your area.
• Ensure residential services meet residents' needs using person-centered planning.
• Maintain HIQA standards and regulatory compliance across services.
• Oversee clinical, administrative and managerial functions in the area.

Skills

Nursing

Managerial skills

Leadership

HIQA knowledge

Education

Nursing qualification (RNID preferred)

Job description

Company

St. Joseph's Foundation is a voluntary organisation providing comprehensive services for people with intellectual disabilities. Founded in 1968 the Foundation has grown through continuously responding to the needs of people with intellectual disabilities and their families. We have residential services in Co Limerick: Ballylanders, Croom, Ballyagran, Bruree, Kilmallock, Dromcollogher and in Co Cork: Charleville, Dromina, Newtownshandrum, Buttevant and Newmarket.

JOB TITLE: AREA MANAGER (CNM3)

Reporting To: Head of Client Services

Location: Permanent office in St Joseph's Foundation Charleville with access to office space within area of responsibility.

Initial hourly: 37.5 Hours per week (Plus occasional On-Call duties) / Permanent Contract

Job Goal: To provide leadership to the Persons In Charge (PICs) within your assigned area of responsibility. Ensuring that the Residential Services run by the PICs meet the needs of residents, utilising a person centered planning approach, complying ith the National Quality Standards: Residential Services for People with Disabilities.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Qualification in nursing (RNID preferred).
• Up to date NMBI registration required
• Not less than 5 year's experience working with children/adults with an intellectual disability in a residential setting.
• Proven managerial skills with not less than three years' experience at CNM2 level and an appropriate management qualification to Fetac/QQI level 6 or equivalent.
• Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.
• A detailed knowledge of HIQA.
• Experience working with adults with behaviours that challenge (desirable).

Area Manager

Salary Pay scale - Appointment is DOE

Informal queries to Catherine O'Connell (Head of Client Services) [e-mail]