Team Leader (Disability Services)

Corlann; Galway; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Corlann West Region seeks a Team Leader (CNM1/Social Care Leader) to drive day-to-day service delivery in Ballybane, Co Galway. You will lead and supervise teams, ensuring person-centred planning and high-quality support for adults with intellectual disabilities.

The role requires a relevant nursing or social care qualification, CORU/NMBI registration, and a strong commitment to community integration and rights-based practice.

Qualifications

• A relevant 3rd level qualification in Nursing or Health and Social Care.
• Live Register Certificate from NMBI or CORU registration.
• QQI Level 6 in Health and Social Care Management preferred.
• Min. three years post-qualification experience with intellectual disability.
• Experience in autism and challenging behaviours is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Assist Team Manager with day-to-day service management.
• Provide leadership and supervision to teams and ensure best practice.
• Coordinate person-centred planning, rosters and staff development.
• Promote dignity, rights-based care and community integration.
• Support independence and active citizenship for people supported.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team working

Fluent English

Driving licence

Education

Third level qualification in Nursing or Health & Social Care

QQI Level 6 Health & Social Care Management

Job description

CORLANN – WEST REGION

1 X PERMANENT FULL-TIME TEAM LEADER (CNM1/Social Care Leader)

John Paul Adult Services

Ballybane, Co Galway

JOB REF: 103950

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 Corlann 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.

John Paul Adult Services provides a combination of campus and community based services to adults with varying support needs, based on personal outcome measures. Our services are currently undergoing a transition from a campus-based service to community living, where we aim to create opportunities for the people we support to be valued citizens in their communities and to have everyday life experiences.

We wish to recruit innovative, creative and motivated people who will relish the opportunity to assist in achieving this vision as part of a team. We are looking for people who will be flexible and adapt to the needs of particular individuals they support and are open to change.

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.

• 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

• A relevant 3rd level qualification in Nursing and current Live Register Certificate from NMBI or Be registered in the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board – CORU Or 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

Contracted hours will depend on the grade of the successful candidate - i.e. 78 hours a fortnight (SCL grade) or 75 hours a fortnight (CNM1 grade) 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 night duty commitment may be a requirement of posts in residential services for which the appropriate allowance will be paid.

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

Leave will be granted according to the agreed leave assigned to the grade of the successful candidates i.e. Social Care Leader or CNM1. Annual leave must be planned in advance with the Team Manager to ensure appropriate and adequate cover is provided for the service.

Remuneration

Based on the salary scale attached to the grade of the successful candidates i.e. Social Care Leader or CNM1.

Tenure

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.

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms /CV’s on-line is 5pm, Tuesday October 6th2026

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