Support Worker

Corlann; Gort; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Corlann’s Orchard Adult Services in Gort, Co Galway, invites applications for four permanent full-time Support Worker posts. The service focuses on children and adults with intellectual disabilities and aims to enable independent living and community participation.

The role involves assisting with daily living, personal care, and facilitating personal outcomes; a driving licence is required; closing date details are provided in the posting. Informal inquiries are welcome.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a good general education.
• A full clean manual Driving Licence is essential.
• Experience with intellectual disability/autism/complex needs desirable; induction and training will be provided.
• Fluency in verbal and written English is essential; proficiency in IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Support people in daily living, promoting independence and development of skills.
• Assist with personal care, meals, household tasks and related aspects of physical well-being.
• Enable participation in ordinary community life through inclusive and creative thinking.
• Report and coordinate with Social Care Worker/Staff Nurse/Team Leader/Team Manager as applicable.

Skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Patience

Sense of humour

IT skills

English fluency

Education

FETAC Level 5

QQI Level 5 or higher

Job description

4 X PERMANENT FULL-TIME SUPPORT WORKERS POSTS

ORCHARD SERVICES, GORT, CO GALWAY

JOB REF: 103405

Description And Vision Of Services

Corlann– West Region provide a community based, person centred service focusing on the needs and abilities of children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The vision of the service is to support people with intellectual disabilities to achieve a full and valued life in their community, in line with best practice both nationally and internationally. Working in partnership with each person supported by services, we aim to create opportunities for people supported by services to have ordinary life experiences and to be closely connected to family and friends. We are committed to supporting people to live a life of their choosing.

Location: Orchard Adult Services:

Staff allocation could be either within residential/respite/day settings or in community services. The appointee will initially commence working in one particular area of the Orchard services and this work location may change due to future service needs.

The Role:

The Support Worker role is to support the person in all aspects of daily living focusing on the individual’s ability and promoting independence and development of skills at all times. The Support Worker will assist people with the achievement of personal outcomes and in participating in the ordinary everyday life of the community through inclusive and creative thinking. The Support Worker is also responsible for all aspects of personal care required during the day. This includes meals, household tasks, personal and intimate care and other related aspects of physical well‑being.

Reporting/Responsible To:

Social Care Worker/Staff Nurse/Team Leader/Team Manager depending on location.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

• Candidates must have a good general education.
• A recognised qualification in the field of intellectual disability or a FETAC level 5 course is an advantage. A QQI Level 5 or higher is desirable.
• A full clean manual Driving Licence, which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish roads, is an essential requirement.
• Experience of working with people with an intellectual disability/autism/complex needs is desirable; however, induction and training will be provided.
• Flexibility, team‑working skills, patience and a sense of humour.
• Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post and proficiency in I.T. skills.

Working Hours:

• 4 x Permanent Full-Time = 78 hours per fortnight
• All posts are based on a 14-day duty roster. The successful candidate will be required to work over a fortnightly duty rosters with evenings and weekends been part of the working roster. There may be occasional split duty hours. Sleep‑ins and night duty are a requirement of these posts in order to meet service needs.
• Corlann’s 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:

23 days per annum (pro-rata for part-time), i.e. 8.46 hours per 100 hours worked.

Remuneration:

Department of Health salary scales apply as at 01/06/2026: € 34,881 x 13 increments - € 47,624 (Max) pro rata per annum. A Long Service Increment (LSI) € 48,434 pro rata per annum is payable after 3 years on the maximum of the scale. Additional payments will be made for weekends, public holidays, sleepovers and night duty when worked. Salary quoted is based on a 39 hour working week. The successful candidate will be granted incremental credit subject to satisfactory verification of previous public sector service.

Tenure:

4 posts are Permanent Full-Time and pensionable

Probation:

A probationary period of nine months from the date of appointment applies to the post. The employment may be terminated at any time during the probationary period should the employer find that the appointee is unsuitable to continue employment. The probation period may be extended at the Employer’s discretion.

Informal enquiries to Margaret Kearney, Area Manager or Brendan Gantley, Service Coordinator on 091 631530.

Closing Date for receipt of completed Application Forms & CV’s on-line is 5pm on Monday the 21st of September, 2026

Interview date is the: 5th of October 2026

Corlann is an equal opportunities employer.