Support Worker (HCA or SCW): Mayfield, Co. Cork- evening Service
Hollybank Trustees Ltd
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Qualifications
- Candidates must have a relevant qualification.
- Have 2 years of experience working as a Social Care Worker.
- Registered with CORU as a Social Care Worker by 30/11/2025.
Responsibilities
- Support service users with an intellectual/physical disability, autism.
- Assist individuals with their daily living activities.
- Facilitate participation and integration into the community.
Skills
Education
Job description
Location: On site / Mayfield, Cork, Ireland
Job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector: Medical & Healthcare | Social Care / Social Worker
Salary Range: from €15.00 to €18.62 per hour
Support Worker (HCA or SCW): Mayfield, Cork - Evening Service
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 centered and holistic service in partnership with the persons circle of support.
Barróg Healthcare is a private health and social care provider based in Cork and Dublin with services nationwide. We provide a mix of support services including residential care, community outreach, supported living, day services and aftercare support packages. Our programmes are built around our central philosophy; to embrace the possibilities for each person in our care and work with support agencies and local community groups to grow and foster independence towards an outcome of social interaction and purposeful contribution, celebrating the best of each person’s ability. We pride ourselves on working to support and champion 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 Worker starting from €15.00 - €18.62, Social Care Workers starting from €16.00 to €19.86 dependent on qualifications, experience
Job Type: Full time
Shifts Available: 12:00 - 19:30, Monday - Thursday
Location: Mayfield, Co. Cork
Reporting Relationship: This post will report to the Service Teamlead and Day service Manager.
Job Title: Support Worker (HCA) or Social Care Worker dependent on qualifications
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.
- Competitive starting salary
- Annual pay increments
- Flexibility on working hours
- Sunday overtime rate
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Death in Service Benefit
- Dedicated on-call service for out of hours support for operations
- Promotion and development opportunities
- Support for further education and training
- Access to Cycle to Work Scheme and tax-free tickets
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) 24/7 counselling, medical, financial and legal advice
- Refer a friend bonus
- Discounted driving lessons
- Permission to work in Ireland
- Candidates must have a relevant qualification.
- Support Workers (HCA) must have a minimum of a Full QQI Level 5 qualification in Health or Social Care or equivalent.
- Social Care Workers require at least a Full QQI Level 7 qualification in Social Care AND be registered with CORU as a Social Care Worker by 30/11/2025
- Have 2 years of experience working as a Social Care Worker AND be registered with CORU as a Social Care Worker.
- A positive and friendly approach to supporting clients and colleagues
- Good understanding of safeguarding and child protection requirements
Advantageous:
- Full clean Irish or EEA driver’s licence at category B and willingness to drive for the role
- One year of experience in a Healthcare or Social Care setting
- Experience/knowledge of report writing and client support plans
- Understanding of regulatory standards for HSE & HIQA
- The ability to support the client group respectfully with the client’s goals and needs at the centre
- Understanding of how to prevent and manage challenging behaviour
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Comfortable using IT and providing reports
- 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 participation and integration into the community
- Act as an advocate for clients / residents
- Promote participation in the formulation and execution of their care/placement plan
- Accompany service users to appointments and events as required
- Assist service users with reduced mobility
- Undertake duties as assigned by manager/team leader
- Manage challenging behaviours using a positive behaviour support plan
- Provide reports on client activities to management
- Attend staff meetings and contribute to care plan progression
Note: Mandatory closure periods are in place for our day service (one week at Christmas and Easter, and two separate weeks in Summer). Day service employees are required to keep annual leave for these periods. Flexibility to redeploy to other parts of the service during closure periods can be approved by special request if annual leave is required outside of closure periods.
The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties and may be amended as required.
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Some roles require driving company cars for client transport/visits. Please indicate if you would be willing to drive as part of your role.
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Do you have a relevant qualification to work as a Social Care Worker in Ireland (minimum QQI Level 7 or equivalent or BA)?
For Support Worker position – do you have a relevant QQI Level 5 qualification (8 modules) in Health care or related field?
What is the name of your qualification in health or social care?
CORU registration as a Social Care Worker will be required for all Social Care Worker roles from Nov 2025. Are you currently CORU registered?
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