Support Worker Special Needs jobs

Applications are invited for the following posts

SUPPORT WORKERS

Ref: 97965

Casual Relief hours up to 78 hours per fortnight

Children Respite /Adult Services

Locations: Ballinhassig / Bandon / Upton / Innishannon and West Cork areas

The Role

Support Workers provide a key supportive role for individuals supported by the Service. This role comprises of two main elements. Firstly the Support Worker is responsible for all aspects of personal care required during the day. This includes supporting individuals with their meals, personal hygiene and other related aspects of physical well-being, to the extent required by the individual. Secondly, a major focus of the Support Worker role is to assist and support People who use the Service with the Implementation of their Individual Plans and the achievement of associated outcomes and critically, to support People who use the Service in participating in the ordinary everyday life of the community through inclusive and creative thinking. The successful candidate may be required to be a key worker and develop and review individual plans.

The Candidate

The successful candidates must

• Must have a minimum relevant Level 5 (formerly FETAC) Major Award qualification on the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) framework (8 modules in total) preferably in Healthcare Support / Health Service Skills (desirable a module in Intellectual Disability) / Childcare OR SNA qualification OR be undertaking a relevant Social Care / Nursing or Allied Health Qualification Level 7/ Level 8
• It is desirable for candidates to have at least 6 months experience of working in the intellectual disability sector with Adults/children.
• Must have experience of working with adults/children with behaviours that challenge
• Completion of module on Special Needs and/or Intellectual Disability as part of qualification is desirable
• A full clean Drivers licence which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish roads is highly desirable

It is essential that all candidates have adequate immunity against Hepatitis B as per Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland 2008


Reporting to: Social Care Leader in the community and residential setting and through the Line Manager structure to the Area Manager, or other authorised person as the Employing Authority may designate.

Salary Scale: 34,536 - 47,954 including 1 LSI per annum (1/2/26 Department of Health Consolidated Scales). Part-Time hours will be paid pro-rata to a full-time post

• Successful candidates are required to submit all documentary evidence outlining any relevant experience within 3 months of starting date. Failure to do so will mean that any incremental credit due now will only be paid from date of submission of documents.

Informal Enquiries to

Lorraine Cahill, Area Manager Tel: +353 86 0438809;

Or

Carolann Corkery, Area Manager, Tel: +353 87 4859726;

Or

Marie OMahony, Childrens Respite Manager, Tel: +353 87 6609476

Human Resources Department, Human Resources Department, e-mail Human Resources Department, e-mail RecruitmentSouth@corlann.ie

Closing date: Sunday 26th July 2026

Applications should be made using the Apply link below

Corlann South is an equal opportunities employer

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