Team Leader (Disability Services)

Corlann; Clarinbridge; On-site; EUR 57,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Corlann is seeking a Permanent, Full-time Team Leader to manage day-to-day delivery of Corlann services at Clarin Adult Services. You will lead teams, support staff development, and drive person-centred planning to ensure high quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities.

The role requires registration with CORU or eligibility via Section 91, a QQI Level 6 in Health & Social Care Management, and a minimum of three years post-qualification experience.

Qualifications

• Be registered in the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board - CORU
• Be eligible under the Section 91 route for registration in CORU (evidence of application status is necessary)
• An appropriate qualification in Health and Social Care Management (QQI Level 6) is required; commitment to obtain it if not held
• Previous experience leading a staff team and pro-actively leading, motivating and achieving results through people is advantageous
• Minimum of three years post-qualification experience with intellectual disability is essential
• Demonstrate commitment to community integration and active citizenship for people with disabilities; experience in human rights/advocacy
• Experience in autism and behaviours of concern would be an advantage

Responsibilities

• Assist the Team Manager with management of the services, including person-centred planning in line with Personal Outcome Measures
• Manage rosters, staff development and facilitate communication and professional leadership
• Provide leadership and supervision to teams to ensure the development of the service in line with national standards
• Ensure that the life of each person reflects the organisation’s core values: dignity, respect and rights-based model
• Ensure good quality of life for the people supported through effective team leadership and service delivery
• Maintain a flexible, person-centred approach in a 7-day duty roster and respond to changing needs

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team working

Fluent English

Driving licence

Education

QQI Level 6 Health & Social Care Management

CORU Social Care Workers Register

Job description

POST OF: PERMANENT FULL-TIME TEAM LEADER

GRADE: SOCIAL CARE LEADER

ClARIN SERVICES, CLARINBRIDGE, CO. GALWAY

JOB REF: 106144

A panel may be formed as a result of this process from which subsequent Team Leader Appointments for Clarin Adult services may be made over the next 6/12 months.

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 Corlann, we aim to create opportunities for people supported by Corlann 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.

Clarin Adult Services provides a range of community-based services including day, residential, respite, community outreach, family support and a range of multidisciplinary support services. People are supported in various types of day settings – day centres, supported employment, social and micro enterprises, training and education, and these can be in groups or individualised. People are supported in residential settings in their own homes in the community, individually and in groups, with different staffing support levels depending on their levels of disability. Our Services are person-centred, focusing on the needs and abilities of adults with intellectual disabilities and autism. We wish to create opportunities for people who use our service to have valued social roles in their communities and to form friendships.

We wish to recruit an innovative, creative, motivated, visionary person who will relish the opportunity to assist in achieving this vision as part of a team. We are looking for an individual who will be flexible and adapt to the needs of particular individuals they support and is open to change and aims to provide a safe, secure environment where individuals will participate in community and leisure activities, make choices and enjoy a lifestyle that fulfils their potential and expectations, with opportunity for new experiences.

The Role

The Team Leader has a pivotal role in managing the day to day delivery of services.

The Team Leader will provide leadership and supervision to teams while ensuring the development of the service in line with national standards and best practice.

The main responsibilities are to assist the Team Manager with the management of the services, such as – person centred planning in line with Personal Outcome Measures ethos and practice, resource management and staffing - including rosters, staff development, facilitating communication and professional leadership in order to ensure a good quality of life for the people supported.

It is the Team Leader’s responsibility to ensure that the life of each person reflects the organisation’s core values:

• Dignity, respect and a rights based model
• Promoting independence in all areas of life through exposure, experience and education
• Promoting friendships and relationships in ordinary places in the community and making a contribution
• Making choices

Reporting To/Responsible To

Team Manager/Service Coordinator or delegate

Qualifications/Experience

Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition have:

• Be registered in the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board - CORU
• Be eligible under the Section 91 (existing practitioner) route for registration in the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board -CORU (evidence of application status is necessary).
• An appropriate qualification in Health and Social Care Management (QQI Level 6) is a necessary requirement of the post. If the successful applicant does not hold such a qualification, a commitment to obtaining the qualification prior to taking up the post will be required.
• Previous experience of effectively managing a staff team and demonstrating proven ability to pro-actively lead, motivate, empower and achieve results through people is an advantage.
• A minimum of three 3 years’ post qualification experience, working with people with an Intellectual Disability is essential.
• Demonstrate a clear commitment to community integration and active citizenship for all people with disabilities with experience in the area of human rights and advocacy.
• Experience of working in the area of autism and behaviours of concern would be an advantage.

Skills

• Candidates should be able to demonstrate leadership and communication and team working skills.
• Knowledge and experience managing people’s well-being using an evidence based approach to person centred planning e.g. Personal Outcome Measures.
• Knowledge and understanding of the National Standards for Residential Services for Children and Adults with Disabilities, the Health Act 2007 (Care and Support of Residents in Designated Centres for Persons (Children and Adults with Disabilities) Regulations 2013 and New Directions for Day Services.
• Must have the ability to exercise good judgement, discretion and confidentiality, be creative and self-motivated, communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms and co-operate in a team environment with a person-centred philosophy.
• A full clean manual Driving Licence, which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish Roads and use of your own car is an essential requirement.
• Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.

Working Hours

1 X Permanent Full Time - Contracted hours will be 78 hours a fortnight rostered flexibly on a 7 day duty roster. The Team leader will work as a frontline member of the team with protected time to carry out specific team leader duties. In addition, a sleep-in and/or night duty commitment may be a requirement of posts in residential services for which the appropriate allowance will be paid. Corlann model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures quality and person centred planning system requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each person supported.

Annual Leave

Leave will be granted according to the agreed leave assigned to the grade of the successful candidates i.e. Social Care Leader. Annual leave must be planned in advance with the Team Manager to ensure appropriate and adequate cover is provided for the service.

Remuneration

Department of Health Social Care Leader salary scales as at 01/06/2026 apply: €57,484 x 6 increments - €67,130 per annum (pro-rata for part-time). 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

Permanent, Full time and pensionable. A panel may be formed as a result of this process from which subsequent Team Leader Appointments for Clarin Adult services may be made over the next 6/12 months.

Informal enquiries to Triona Kelly Interim Area Manager, Clarin Services on 0871334154 or Michelle Creaven on 0868180727.

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Closing date for receipt of completed Application Forms on-line is: 5PM on Wednesday, the 18th of November, 2026

Interview date is to be decided.

Corlann is an equal opportunities employer.

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