Team Leader (Disability Services)

Corlann; Roscommon; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Corlann West Region seeks a Permanent Full-Time Team Leader (CNM1 or SCL Grade) to oversee Hyde Adult services from Kilkerrin or Roscommon Town. The role focuses on day-to-day service delivery, person-centred planning, and staff supervision, ensuring alignment with national standards and best practice.

You will lead rosters, support staff development, and foster community integration for people with disabilities, including autism or behaviours of concern.

Qualifications

• Hold an appropriate qualification in Health and Social Care Management (QQI Level 6) or be prepared to obtain it before taking the post.
• Minimum of three years post-qualification experience working with people with an Intellectual Disability.
• Demonstrate commitment to community integration, human rights and advocacy.
• Experience in autism and behaviours of concern is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of services and supervise teams to ensure high quality care.
• Assist Team Manager with service management, person-centred planning and staffing.
• Oversee rosters, staff development, communication, and professional leadership.
• Ensure life quality for supported people in line with Personal Outcome Measures.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team management

Person centred planning

English fluency

Driving licence

Education

QQI Level 6 Health and Social Care Management

Job description

CORLANN –WEST REGION

POST: PERMANENT FULL-TIME TEAM LEADER (CNM1 or SCL Grade)

HYDE SERVICES (Kilkerrin, North Galway or Roscommon Town)

Job Ref: 103820

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

CORLANN –WEST REGION

POST: PERMANENT FULL-TIME TEAM LEADER (CNM1 or SCL Grade)

HYDE SERVICES (Kilkerrin, North Galway or Roscommon Town)

Job Ref: 103820

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

Location:

Hyde Services - This post will be based in Kilkerrin, North Galway or Roscommon Town.

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.

Qualifications/Experience:

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

And

• Hold 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 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 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. 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 within Hyde Services may be offered over the next 6 to 12 months.

Full Job Description Attached

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms/CV’s online is 5pm on 27th September 2026

Interviews date 5th October 2026

CORLANN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER