Overview POSTS: SOCIAL CARE WORKERS (Strokestown, Tulsk, Elphin, Ballinagare and Ballaghaderreen areas). Job Ref: 96947.
A panel may be formed from this campaign from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled. Locum Social Care Worker roles are also available. Cruachan Adult Services – locations above. Staff allocation could be within residential/respite/day settings or in community services or in an individual’s own home. The appointee will initially commence working in one particular area of the Cruachan services and this work location may change due to future service needs.
The Role Social Care Workers fulfil a key worker supportive and advocative role for adults supported by the service in all aspects of their lives, focusing on each individual’s ability and promoting independence and development of skills at all times. The Social Care Worker will assist people with the development of person-centred plans and, critically, will support people to make informed choices and fulfil their potential. They will encourage participation in the community through inclusive and creative thinking, seek opportunities for new experiences and encourage positive risk taking in leading to informed choices.
Eligibility Criteria / Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience Social Care worker candidates must be registered with CORU or have their application submitted.
Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU. See list of recognised Social Care qualifications at: https://coru.ie/health-and-social-care-professionals/education/approved-qualifications/social-care-workers/
Hold a schedule 3 qualification. See note 1 below.
Schedule 3 qualifications are listed in Schedule 3 of the Health and Social Care Professions Act 2005. Transitional provisions apply; candidates may apply to register with CORU during the two year period after the register opens up to 30 November 2025.
Hold a comparable qualification recognised by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
Applicants who satisfy the conditions set out in Section 91 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 must submit proof of application for registration with CORU. Acceptable proof is correspondence confirming the application was received by 30 November 2025.
Note 1* Schedule 3 Qualifications: This is a qualification listed in Schedule 3 of the Health and Social Care Professions Act 2005 for existing practitioners under section 91. After 30 November 2025, only qualifications approved by a Registration board will be considered.
Note 2* Section 91 candidates are individuals who qualified before 30 November 2023 and have been engaged in practice in the Republic of Ireland for a minimum of 2 years full-time (or an aggregate of 2 years full-time) between 30 November 2018 and 30 November 2023, considered as Section 91 applicants under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005.
Requirements A full clean manual Driving Licence, which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish roads. It may also be necessary to obtain a Class D1 Driving Licence (if not already possessed). Assistance will be provided toward this.
Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement.
Experience Experience working with individuals with an intellectual disability and individuals with challenging behaviour is desirable. Full training will be provided.
Experience in goal setting and programme implementation through a person-centred approach is desirable.
Experience working within a staff team and, at times, in a leadership/shift-leading role.
Working Hours 1 x Permanent Part-Time 75 hours per fortnight
3 x Permanent Part-Time 60 hours per fortnight
1 x Permanent Part-Time 56 hours per fortnight
1 x Permanent Part-Time average contracted hours of 23.50 hours per week, rostered flexibly on a 4-week roster
1 x Permanent Part-Time 76 hours per fortnight
All posts are based on a 14-day duty roster. The successful candidates may be required to work to accommodate an integrated day service, with weekend work, some split duty hours, public holidays, evening/night duty and sleep-ins to meet service needs. 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 & Remuneration Annual Leave: 22 days per annum (pro-rata for part-time). Appropriate service-related leave after 5 and 10 years of service.
Remuneration: Department of Health Social Care Worker salary scale as of 01/02/2026: €40,851 - €56,155 per annum (pro-rata for part-time). A long service increment to €57,217 (pro-rata for part-time) after 3 years at the maximum of the scale. Additional payments for weekends, public holidays and night duty when worked. Quoted salary is based on a 39-hour week; incremental credit may be granted subject to satisfactory verification of previous public sector service.
Tenure A panel may be formed from which subsequent permanent, temporary or fixed-term Social Care Worker appointments at the Strokestown Adult Service location may be offered over the next 6 to 12 months.
Application & Inquiries Full job description attached. Informal enquiries for this post to Patricia Coleman, Area Manager at 0871447954. Closing date for receipt of completed application forms / CVs online is 5pm, 6 May 2026. Interview date to be confirmed. CORLANN is an Equal Opportunities Employer. INDW.
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