Social Care Worker / Support Worker - Day Services in Cork City & County

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Cork; On-site; EUR 19,975 - 26,174; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility on working hours

Competitive starting salary

Annual pay increments

Contributory Pension Scheme

Death in Service Benefit

Promotion and development opportunities

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Support Worker for their Cork City Day Service to provide care for individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities. The role involves assisting service users with daily living activities while promoting community integration. The ideal candidate must hold a QQI Level 5 in Health or Social Care and possess a full clean driver’s license. This is a part-time, permanent position with flexibility on working hours and a competitive hourly salary ranging from €14.50 to €19.00.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of experience in a Healthcare or Social Care setting.
• Experience in report writing and client support plans.
• Commitment to complete necessary qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with disabilities and autism.
• Teach new skills to maximize independence.
• Assist with daily living activities.

Skills

Support client needs

Manage challenging behaviour

Teamwork

Information technology

Education

QQI Level 5 in Health or Social Care or equivalent

B.A. in Social Care or equivalent

Full clean driver’s licence

Job description

Support Worker (HCA or SCW) - Cork City Day Service

Location: On site / Cork, Ireland
Job type: Permanent / Part-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare | Social Care / Social Worker
Hourly Salary Range: from €14.50 to €19.00

Purpose of Role

to provide a range of services to individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities and/or autism. Our day service in Cork provides activities and care for our clients in a person‑centred and holistic service in partnership with the persons circle of support.

Company

Barróg Healthcare is a small, private health and social care provider based in Dublin with services nationwide providing residential care and day packages nationwide to enable people who need support across the areas of mental health, disability, aftercare, transitional and mainstream social care. We pride ourselves on working to support and champion both our service user’s and staff and welcome applications from any person that feels they would be a good fit within our organisation. The right candidate for this role will strive to enhance the lives of the individuals by promoting their community inclusion and equal citizenship.

Salary

Support Workers €14.50 to €17.38, Social Care Workers €16.00 to €19.86 (new entrants will start on the lowest entry point).

Shifts Available

Monday to Friday – between 8am – 4pm.

Reporting Relationship

This post will report to the Team Lead and Day Service Manager.

Vetting

All applicants will be subject to reference checks, Garda Vetting and a request to provide security clearance from any country in which they resided for more than 6 months after their 16th birthday.

Benefits

• Flexibility on working hours
• Competitive starting salary
• Annual pay increments
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Sunday overtime rate
• Access to Cycle to Work Scheme and tax‑free bus/Luas/rail/coach tickets
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Promotion and development opportunities
• Support for further education and training
• Refer a friend bonus
• Discounted driving lessons
• Permission to work in Ireland

Advantages

• One year of experience in a Healthcare or Social Care setting.
• Experience/knowledge of report writing and client support plans.

Required Qualifications

• For Support Worker roles: a minimum of a QQI Level 5 major award (8 components/modules) in Health or Social Care or equivalent, or a commitment to complete the major award if some components/modules are already completed.
• For Social Care Worker role: a minimum of a B.A. in Social Care, QQI Level 7 PLUS registration as a Social Care Worker with CORU by Nov 2025, or a sufficiently relevant qualification in Social Care or a related field along with registration as a Social Care Worker with CORU by Nov 2025.
• Other relevant qualifications which will be relevant to the post applied for – e.g. Nursing, Addiction Studies, Teaching, Accredited Youth Training, Psychology. Other qualifications may be considered in light of service / client group.
• Full clean driver’s licence.

Candidate Skills / Experience

• The ability to support the client group in a respectful way, always with the client’s goals and needs at the centre of every task.
• An understanding of how to prevent and manage challenging behaviour.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Comfortable working with essential information technology and providing reports.

Main Duties / Responsibilities

• Support service users with an intellectual / physical disability, autism.
• Ensure service users are supported to make sense of their environment, learn new skills and maximise their independence.
• Assist individuals with their daily living activities.
• Support individuals to live a meaningful life, with a priority focus on equal citizenship.
• Facilitate everyone supported by the services to actively participate and integrate into the community.
• Act as an advocate for clients / residents.
• Actively promote the participation of clients / residents in the formulation and execution of their care/placement plan.
• Accompany service users to appointments and other events as required.
• Assist service users that have reduced mobility.
• Undertake duties as may be assigned by your direct manager/team leader to support the care of service users.
• Manage challenging behaviours, using a positive behaviour support plan.
• Provide reports on client activities to management.
• Attend staff meetings and contribute constructively to the ongoing progression/implementation of the care plan.

The above job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.