Programme Assistant

Saint John of God Intellectual Disability Dublin South East Services; Dublin; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint John of God Community Services, Dublin South East, invites applications for a Programme Assistant in Day Services. Salary scale 34,881–48,434 EUR and pro-rata annual leave are offered.

Positions are available as Full Time and Part Time in Dublin South East area. Proactive engagement in meaningful activities and community participation is expected, with emphasis on rights, consent, and person-centred planning.

Qualifications

• QQI Level 5 qualification required.
• Experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of person-centred planning process.

Responsibilities

• Identify and promote opportunities for meaningful participation and integration for service users in their community.
• Understand rights, informed consent and due process; apply Human Rights Based Approach.
• Support advocacy initiatives and involve service users in decision making.
• Involve service users' natural supports in the person-centred planning process.
• Support service users with personal care as needed.
• Ensure accurate record keeping as required.
• Support service users and health plans, providing feedback to clinicians as required.
• Respond promptly to incidents and follow reporting procedures; assist in investigations and risk assessments.
• Support implementation of Positive Behaviour Plans and communication strategies.
• Promote visual and non-verbal communication among service users, staff and supports.

Skills

Experience with adults with ID

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Person-centered planning

Education

QQI Level 5

Job description

Saint John of God Community Services

Dublin South East

Saint John of God Community Services, Dublin South East, provides Day and Residential Services for people with learning disabilities in Dublin South East

Programme Assistant - Day Services

Full Time & Part Time Positions Available Only

Salary: Salary Scale 383mer

Salary range - €34,881 - €48,434

Annual Leave: Annual leave allowance is pro-rata 23 days (You must take annual leave days for, Easter; and during the first 2 weeks in August and 4/5 days at Christmas depending on how Christmas falls)

Location: Dublin, South East

Key Responsibilities of the Role

To identify and promote opportunities for meaningful participation and integration for service users in their community through education, employment, leisure pursuits and social roles.

To understand the meaning of individual rights and responsibilities, informed consent and due process and apply the principles of a Human Rights Based Approach in all interactions with individuals.

To support advocacy initiatives, encouraging service users to be actively involved in decision making.

To seek to involve service users' chosen natural support network in the person centred planning process, and to always look to build people's natural supports, by forming and maintaining friendships with peers and community members to the extent desired.

To support Service Users with personal care.

To ensure appropriate record keeping as required.

To support service users, staff and people's wider circle of support involvement in individual's health plans and reviews, including providing written and/or verbal feedback to clinicians as required.

To be responsible for the prompt response to all incidents and to follow reporting procedures and participate as required in any investigations and risk assessments.

To support the implementation of Positive Behaviour Plans, including skills teaching programmes and alternative communication strategies.

To promote the use of visual communication aids and non-verbal communication strategies between service users, staff, natural supports and communion

Essential

Recognized, relevant and validated qualification minimum QQI Level 5

Interest/Experience of working with adults with intellectual disabilities.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Understanding of Person- Centred Planning process.

The person will be required to carry out other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Supervisor, Manager or Director including the direct supervision of service-users as agreed with the Supervisor or as required. Programme Assistant 's may be required to provide support in other locations as service needs arise.

Closing Date - Friday 18th September 2026

Enquiries - Anna Duane - Day Services Coordinator - [e-mail] or 087 7396118