Housing Support Officer - Specific Purpose, 37hrs

Galway Simon; Galway; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sundays: Time and a Half

Public Holidays: Double Time

25 Days Annual Leave

Employee Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Education Assistance Scheme

Occupational Sick Leave Policy

Bike to Work Scheme

Death in Service (2x basic salary)

Mileage Covered

Job summary

Galway Simon Community is hiring a Housing Support Officer to work in the County Community Housing Service. This permanent full-time role involves delivering practical and emotional support to clients with complex care needs, within a compassionate, collaborative team.

Salary on the HSE scale: €39,951–€56,089. Located in Galway County & Surrounds, with a 37-hour week on a 4-week roster. Benefits include pension, education support, and mileage coverage.

Qualifications

• Qualification - Social Care Worker CORU registration or a minimum Level 7 Degree in a relevant discipline.
• Experience required: 2 years in a similar care role.

Responsibilities

• Support clients from diverse backgrounds using a trauma-informed approach to implement support plans that maximise health and well-being and independent living.
• Stay compliant with policies, mandatory training, and safety standards; participate in inspections and maintenance.
• Lead a shift effectively, log interventions accurately, and communicate clearly within the team to deliver high-quality professional service.
• Be willing to adapt to changing service needs to support clients.

Skills

Trauma informed approach

Lone working

Homeless sector knowledge

Education

CORU registration

Level 7 Degree

Job description

Housing Support Officer - County Community Housing Service

If you want to make a real impact on the lives of others join Galway Simon Community where we work towards eliminating homelessness through advocacy, education and campaigning in line with our values of compassion, community and collaboration.

Contract Details

Permanent Contract, Full Time 37 hours on average as part of a 4-week rolling roster with 7 day liability

Location:

Galway County & Surrounds

Salary

HSE Social Care Worker salary scale 01/03/2025 €39,951 - €56,089

Benefits

• Sundays: Time and a Half

• Public Holidays: Double Time

• 25 Days Annual Leave

• Employee Pension Scheme

• Employee Assistance Program

• Education Assistance Scheme

• Occupational Sick Leave Policy

• Bike to Work Scheme

• Death in Service (2x basic salary)

• Mileage Covered

Job Summary

Housing Support Officers act as key workers to clients, alongside Health Care Assistants, with clients that have complex care and support needs, delivering practical and emotional supports to clients as part of their overall support plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Clients - Support clients from all backgrounds and experiences, in a calm, trauma informed, harm-reduction approach to implement client support plans that maximise their health, self-care, education, community engagement, home management skills, and their overall well-being with the goal of independent living.

• Compliance - Stay compliant with all organisation policies, stay up to date on mandatory training, participate in routine maintenance, inspections and cleaning in line with health and safety standards.

• Service Delivery - Ability to lead a shift effectively, systematically log and record all interventions with and behalf of clients on relevant systems, work in an organised and efficient manner with clear communication within the team to deliver high-quality professional service.

• General - Willingness to adapt as needed to support client and service needs.

• Values - Demonstrate the Galway Simon Community values compassion, community and collaboration.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities.

Requirements

• Qualification - Social Care Worker CORU registration; OR a minimum Level 7 Degree in a relevant discipline, such as healthcare, social care, social sciences, psychology, community development, or other related fields.

• Experience - 2-years relevant experience in a similar role in a care setting.

• Driving -Valid, full driver’s licence; access to own vehicle and ability to obtain insurance for business use (cost covered by organisation).

• Distinct Advantage - Knowledge/Experience of homeless sector, lone working, Trauma Informed Approach.

Closing date 01/11/2026.

Galway Simon Community is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.