Team Leader

Embrace; The Borough District of Clonmel; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New joiner bonus

Overtime premiums

Double time on Public Holidays

Sunday Premium

Paid breaks

Fortnightly pay

Roster to suit work-life balance

Refer-a-Friend €150 per referral

Employment Assistance Programme

Bike-to-Work Scheme

QQI Level 7/8 sponsorship

Job summary

Embrace in Ireland is seeking a Team Leader to guide our care team and deliver a strengths-based service to residents with intellectual disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder, and brain injuries. You will supervise staff, support professional development, manage in the absence of the Person in Charge, and help shape delivery aligned with our Vision, Mission and Values.

Competitive salary €36,400–€39,100, new joiner bonus €250 for full-time staff, overtime premiums, roster flexibility and other

Qualifications

• Hold a QQI/Fetac level 5 qualification in healthcare with at least 1 year's experience in disability services
• Hold a Nursing Degree and be registered with NMBI

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the care team to deliver a strengths-based service
• Provide guidance and supervision and support staff development
• Ensure delivery of services in line with Embrace's Vision, Mission and Values
• Step in for the Person in Charge when absent
• Foster a collaborative culture and ongoing focus on residents' growth

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Mentoring

Driving licence

Education

QQI/Fetac Level 5 in healthcare

Nursing degree (NMBI)

Job description

About Us

Embrace is an Irish, family-owned provider of support services for people with intellectual disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and acquired brain injuries. Our service is based around our five core values of Energy, Kindness, Empowerment, Quality and Happiness. These values underpin our strengths-based and person-centred approach, which together form the ethos of our service.

The role of the Team Leader is essential to ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality strengths-based service that focuses on our residents' core interests and encourages their development of new skills.

• As a Team Leader, you are responsible for ensuring our services are built on recognising each resident's strengths and abilities to support each individual to continue learning and growing socially.
• You are also responsible for providing your team with guidance and support and ensuring that they deliver on our promise of a strengths-based approach with our residents.
• Encouraging a supportive and collaborative culture among your team.
• Ensuring the ongoing focus on residents' strengths and uncovering new ways of developing these.
• Understanding and delivering on Embrace's core Vision, Mission, and Values.
• Assuming management responsibilities in the absence of the Person in Charge.
• Fostering the development of team members to become the next Embrace Team Leads while we support you on your professional journey.

What we offer the successful candidates

• Competitive basic salary of between €36,400-39,100 (dependant on experience)
• New joiner bonus of €250 for full-time staff
• Overtime premiums per hour
• Double time on Public Holidays
• Sunday Premium
• Paid breaks
• Fortnightly pay
• Roster to suit your work/life balance
• Refer-a-Friend Program - €150 per referral
• Employment Assistance Programme, an independent support service for staff
• Bike-to-Work Scheme
• Sponsored QQI Level 7 and Level 8 courses

Requirements

• Your profile:

  • Hold a QQI/Fetac level 5 qualification in healthcare with at least 1 year's experience in disability services OR
  • Hold a Nursing Degree (be registered in the relevant division of the live register of nurses, maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
  • Experience in overseeing the supervision of staff would be highly desirable
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Full manual driving licence