Community Connector (South Dublin) OCT151026B

Health Service Executive; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

WALK's Day Opportunities team in Dublin seeks a Community Connector to help individuals build a life within their chosen community and to support person-centred practice across services.

The role focuses on empowerment, daily supports, and collaboration with teams to promote employment, education/training and personal development for service users.

Qualifications

• WALK's role is to provide support to people taking part in Day support services to enable them to build a lifestyle and live their life as part of their chosen community.
• Community Connectors are integral to ensuring people supported have the best possible life.
• CORU Registration is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day supports to individuals who use WALK's Day Opportunities service to help them build a meaningful life in their community.
• Assist individuals with employment, education/training and personal development goals.
• Develop positive relationships and maintain flexible, person-centred approaches to meet each service user’s needs.

Job description

Community Connector (South Dublin) OCT151026B

Date posted: 15 October 2026

Before you apply

This job opportunity is open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants.

Reference

OCT151026B

Category

Health and Social Care Professionals

Grade

Social Care Worker 3029

Section 39

Advertisement Type

Open to all

The HSE is advertising this job on behalf of a publicly funded organisation. This job is not with the HSE. The terms and conditions of this job may be different from the HSE's terms and conditions.

Health region

HSE Dublin and Midlands

County

• Dublin South

Location

Dublin South

WALK

Contract type

• Permanent Wholetime

Post specific related information

WALK is seeking applications for the role of Community Connector to join our Day Opportunities team in North and south Dublin.

The Community Connector will play an active role in the on-going development of person-centred practice and thinking within WALK and will be responsible for the day-to-day supports of individuals who use our service. Community Connectors are an integral part of the organization's efforts to ensure people supported have the best possible life.

General Role Outline

The purpose of this role is to provide support to people taking part in WALK's Day support services to enable them to build a lifestyle and live their life as part of their chosen community. The roles are based on clear principles of supporting people to make and exercise choice and marks an innovative and forward-looking departure from the traditional Day Services models.

The successful candidate will be an essential component of a support team. This team will be focused on delivering key outcomes for individuals specifically in the areas of employment, education/training and personal development.

Values and beliefs that are aligned with those of the Organisation
Ability to develop positive relationships with people whose behaviour can challenge.
Flexibility is essential to adapt your approach to meet individual service user needs.
Be highly organised and enthusiastic with a hands on, professional approach.
Uses good interpersonal and communication skills to influence and inspire others, build constructive relationships and achieve outcomes.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Be motivated, resilient and patient.
Ability to work flexibly as a member of a team.
Good administration and IT skills
CORU Registration