91 Community Services jobs in Ireland

*** Please Note, a Full Manual Drivers Licence with access to your own car is mandatory for this position***

GALRO provide professional clinical supports and services to vulnerable children and adults.

We specialise in intellectual disability, autism and behaviours which challenge.

Community Support is provided by a mentor who is responsible for implementing a care plan which includes supervision, guidance and support with daily living and access to social and economic activity.

The mentor also works with the service user to identify and access economic life, leisure, social life, vocational and educational programmes, whilst also providing practical support.

We are currently seeking to recruit a skilled support worker to join our team.

Support Worker Requirements:

• The candidate will hold a QQI Level 5 in Healthcare Support or related discipline.
• Be of an empathetic nature.
• Be enthusiastic and adaptable.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Have experience working in a regulated Social Care setting.
• Have the ability to understand and adhere to GALRO policies and procedures.
• Hold a full Irish drivers licence.

Key Tasks Include:

• Provide emotional support to service users and liaise professionally with significant people in the service users life such as parents and siblings.
• Provide practical support, including personal care, housekeeping and medication management.
• Support and encourage service to reach their goals and aspirations.
• Arrange and actively engage in age appropriate activity.
• Supervise service users in accordance with their support requirements.
• Be responsible for the upkeep of daily record keeping including daily reports, incident report, cleaning schedules, medication and administration records.

Social Care Worker Requirements:

• The candidate will hold a Level 7 in Social Care Practice or related discipline.
• Be of an empathetic nature.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Have strong organisational and report writing skills.
• Have a strong understanding of HIQA standards and principles.
• Have the ability to understand and adhere to GALRO policies and procedures.
• Hold a full Irish drivers licence.

Key Tasks Include:

• Provide shift leadership when directed by line management and carry out lead staff duties.
• Provide emotional support to service users and liaise professionally with significant people in the person's life such as parents and siblings.
• Provide practical support, including personal care, housekeeping and medication management.
• Support and encourage service users to reach their goals and aspirations.
• Arrange and actively engage in age appropriate activity.
• Supervise service users in accordance with their support requirements.
• Be responsible for the upkeep of daily record keeping including daily reports, incident report, cleaning schedules, medication and administration records.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay rates.
• Premium rate of pay for weekend working (+33%).
• Progressive pay scale.
• Continuous professional development.
• Refer a friend scheme.
• Employee of the month.
• Day shifts only.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: €14.00-€18.00 per hour

Licence/Certification:

• Manual Drivers Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

** Please Note, a Full Manual Drivers Licence with access to your own car is mandatory for this position**

Community Mentor/Support Worker Required in Tullamore.

GALRO provide professional clinical supports and services to vulnerable children and adults.

Community Support is provided by a mentor who is responsible for implementing a care plan which includes supervision, guidance and support with daily living and access to social and economic activity.

The mentor also works with the service user to identify and access economic life, leisure, social life, vocational and educational programmes, whilst also providing practical support.

Due to the continued expansion of our community services, we are now seeking to recruit a Community Mentor/Support Worker to join our team in Tullamore town.

Support Worker Requirements:

• The candidate will hold a QQI Level 5 in Healthcare Support or related discipline.
• Be of an empathetic nature.
• Be enthusiastic and adaptable.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Have experience working in a regulated Social Care setting.
• Have the ability to understand and adhere to GALRO policies and procedures.
• Hold a full Irish drivers licence.

Key Tasks Include:

• Provide emotional support to service users and liaise professionally with significant people in the service users life such as parents and siblings.
• Provide practical support, including personal care, housekeeping and medication management.
• Support and encourage service user to reach their goals and aspirations.
• Arrange and actively engage in age appropriate activity.
• Supervise service users in accordance with their support requirements.
• Be responsible for the upkeep of daily record keeping including daily reports, incident report, cleaning schedules, medication and administration records.

Social Care Worker Requirements:

• The candidate will hold a Level 7 in Social Care Practice or related discipline.
• Be of an empathetic nature.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Have strong organisational and report writing skills.
• Have a strong understanding of HIQA standards and principles.
• Have the ability to understand and adhere to GALRO policies and procedures.
• Hold a full Irish drivers licence.

Key Tasks Include:

• Provide shift leadership when directed by line management and carry out lead staff duties.
• Provide emotional support to service users and liaise professionally with significant people in the person's life such as parents and siblings.
• Provide practical support, including personal care, housekeeping and medication management.
• Support and encourage service users to reach their goals and aspirations.
• Arrange and actively engage in age appropriate activity.
• Supervise service users in accordance with their support requirements.
• Be responsible for the upkeep of daily record keeping including daily reports, incident report, cleaning schedules, medication and administration records.

Benefits:

• Premium Rate of pay for weekend working (+33%).
• Competitive pay rates.
• Continuous professional development.
• Refer a friend scheme.
• Employee of the month.
• Competitive mileage rates.

Please submit your CV for consideration.

Contact for a full job description.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: €14.00-€18.00 per hour

Licence/Certification:

• Manual Drivers Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person

Posted Date: October 9, 2025

Clare, Galway, Limerick | Permanent

What is the position?

The Community Service Coordinator will be responsible for leading a dedicated team in delivering quality standards of care and support to children and adults with physical and sensory support needs, ID, and Autism with a person-centred approach.

Responsible for the operational management and ongoing development of Outreach and New Directions Day services. This is in line with best practice, and National Policy.

Location: Cappahard, Ennis, Co. Clare

Type of contract: Permanent full-time

Hours of work: 40 hours per week – Monday to Friday, with occasional evening/weekends

About Resilience

Since 2011 high-growth Irish company Resilience has continued to lead the way in transforming health and social care in Ireland. Our essence is to help build resilience in the people we support to bring the possible to life.

Our Disabilities Services provides progressive Residential, Day and Outreach Services for people with Disabilities and Autism – Helping people to realise their potential. We're looking for passionate people to join our Permanent Team and build a future in rewarding work that truly changes lives. You'll enjoy a supportive environment that helps you realise your own potential, and with access to upskilling and best practice training you'll grow and develop your career.

Qualifications & Experience

QQI Level 5 Major Award essential, QQI Level 7 desirable (in Health and Social Care or Childcare or pre-Nursing or Youth and Community.)

A minimum of 2 years' relevant experience working in social care or other relevant sector.

Possess a full clean driving licence and access to own vehicle.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Strong problem-solving skills.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

A knowledge of New Directions Interim Standards for Day Services.

Key Function

To develop and manage individualised programmes and activities for service users in the areas of personal development, community inclusion health, education, recreation, volunteering, and job opportunities.

Support the day-to-day management of the service location(s).

Responsible for effectively leading, motivating, training and supervising a staff team.

Managing available resources in line with allocated budgets.

To develop and maintain positive relationships with community groups and relevant stakeholders.

Responsible for ensuring the provision of person-centred services in line with the 'National Framework for Person – Centred Planning in Services for Persons with a Disability'.

Benefits

Develop and progress your career through fully funded additional training and development.

Mileage and expenses provided

Discounted health insurance with our healthcare provider.

Earn from our paid Refer-a-Friend scheme.

Fuel discount scheme

Resilience is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

Head of Social Work (full-time/ Permanent)
This senior management role has responsibility for the leadership and management of the social work team whilst input to all specialist programmes, adolescent unit and the general adult services. The post holder will also be the Designated Liaison Person for Safeguarding at Saint John of God University Hospital.

The post holder is responsible to provide day-to-day leadership and operational management of the Social Work Department, ensuring effective delivery of services across General Adult Psychiatry, Adolescent Mental Health, Psychiatry of Later Life, Addiction Services, Eating Disorder Services, and other specialist programmes.

Essential Criteria:

• Hold a third level qualification in a relevant field
• Hold relevant post graduate qualifications, ideally in healthcare or staff management
• Hold Professional Membership with CORU
• Demonstrate the ability to perform, lead and manage at a high level
• Have significant relevant mental health experience at a senior level, ideally gained in a similar setting
• Be capable to contributing to and delivering service development as well as service restructuring as necessary
• Have significant experience and training in the area of Safeguarding

Head of Social Work (full-time/ Permanent)

This senior management role has responsibility for the leadership and management of the social work team whilst input to all specialist programmes, adolescent unit and the general adult services. The post holder will also be the Designated Liaison Person for Safeguarding at Saint John of God University Hospital.

The post holder is responsible to provide day-to-day leadership and operational management of the Social Work Department, ensuring effective delivery of services across General Adult Psychiatry, Adolescent Mental Health, Psychiatry of Later Life, Addiction Services, Eating Disorder Services, and other specialist programmes.

Essential Criteria:

• Hold a third level qualification in a relevant field

• Hold relevant post graduate qualifications, ideally in healthcare or staff management

• Hold Professional Membership with CORU

• Demonstrate the ability to perform, lead and manage at a high level

• Have significant relevant mental health experience at a senior level, ideally gained in a similar setting

• Be capable to contributing to and delivering service development as well as service restructuring as necessary

• Have significant experience and training in the area of Safeguarding

Job Summary
The Public Appointments Service (publicjobs), as the central recruiter for the public service, has a core ambition to be the first choice for clients, the recruiter where job seekers begin their search, and to be the centre of excellence for public service recruitment. This ambition is reflected in its new Corporate Strategy,
"Recruit with Purpose: Delivering a future-ready public service workforce".
The organisation plays a critical role in shaping the future of Ireland's civil and public service by ensuring it attracts individuals with the talent, integrity, and drive to serve the nation. The organisation requires a Chief Executive Officer who can deliver on this challenging remit and can work with the Board and the senior leadership team to deliver for all stakeholders, including public service clients, candidates and the general public.

As a member of the Civil Service Management Board, the Chief Executive Officer will also work closely with leaders across the system in seeking to take advantage of the unique position of publicjobs to support implementation of change across the entire public service and ensure that recruitment, selection and promotion decisions are underpinned by, and promote, a value system based on performance, delivery and merit.

Requirements Of The Role
The Chief Executive Officer is required to have strong leadership qualities and an ability to create an innovative, flexible and developmental culture that motivates high levels of performance in circumstances where resources may be significantly restricted.

The Successful Candidate Should

• have a significant track record in leading a complex, high volume service delivery operation;
• have a significant track record of driving change and taking on new challenges;
• have substantial experience in the HR sector with an appreciation of the dimensions of people development and talent assessment;
• have a deep appreciation and knowledge of the recruitment and selection sphere;
• have a record of independent thinking and personal integrity in upholding espoused values and ethical codes of relevance in previous roles;
• have a strong focus on providing excellent customer service with a good appreciation of the value of metrics and data analytics;
• have an appreciation of information and communication technologies with particular reference to their role in change management and service delivery, and a track record of delivering operational excellence.

Information About The Organisation
The Public Appointments Service (publicjobs) is the independent centralised recruitment, assessment and selection body for the Civil Service, Health Service, Local Authorities, the Garda Síochána, Prison Service and other public service bodies.

The organisation occupies a well-respected, pivotal position in providing recruitment services across the entire public service. Its client portfolio includes many diverse organisations.

Operating in a complex regulatory environment, the organisation generally handles in excess of 80,000 applications per year; in 2024 publicjobs managed 560 recruitment campaigns and recommended 10,033 candidates for appointment.

Selection Process Details
This is a Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) position.

Further information on this significant opportunity including details on how to apply, is available on

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is
3pm on Thursday 16th October, 2025.
If you feel you would benefit from a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Ciarán Oman at

To apply, please visit our website via the button below.

We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.

Professionally Qualified Social Work Team Leader

Full Time Post

Children's Disability Network Team – Coolock CDNT

This is an exciting opportunity for a Social Work Team Leader to support children and their families, presenting with complex needs arising from a combination of intellectual, physical, and/or sensory disabilities.

The Social Work team Leader is a valuable member of the Children's Disability Network Team who will provide quality evidence based service in line with family centred practice and Progressing Disability Services (PDS) principles. The Team Leader will work as part of an interdisciplinary team and will also provide clinical supervision to social workers on the team.

There will be opportunities for training, and regular clinical supervision is provided.

This permanent post is assigned to the Coolock Children's Disability Network Team, located in the HSE Coolock Primary Care office.,

The successful candidate must have the following:

Essential criteria:

• Degree or Masters in Social Work or equivalent,
• National Qualification in Social Work (NQSW)
• Be fully registered with CORU
• 5 years post qualification experience. Expert assessment, clinical and reflective skills to meet the needs of the children and families supported by the CDNT
• Be committed to the delivery of high quality, person-centred, community-based services
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to basic grade social workers and/or students
• Have excellent communication, time management skills and the ability to work in a self directed manner.
• Have the ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Full clean drivers license and access to a car

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of working with children with disabilities/complex needs or their families

Salary scale : €70,980 - €81,874 LSI

• Should you have no prior public sector experience you will be placed on point 1 of the pay-scale above

To Apply:

• A comprehensive CV, detailing education, skills, career history, experience.
• 1. A short cover letter/personal statement (i.e., no more than 2 pages) outlining why you wish to be considered for the post and where you believe your skills, experience and values meet the requirements of this role with St. Michael's House.

Informal enquiries are welcomed by Niamh Giltinan, Coolock Children's Disability Manager, and Catherine Rafter, Principal Social Worker,

Closing date: 31st October 2025, 5:00pm

Candidates should note that canvassing will disqualify them.

St. Michael's House is an equal opportunities employer.

Contract: Permanent

Location: Raheny / Blanchardstown

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: 35, ,914

St. Francis Hospice Dublin provides a comprehensive range of palliative care services for patients and their families living in North Dublin City and County.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative team in a Values led Organisation. The successful candidate will be working 35 hours per week as part of the Clinical Administration Team.

Essential Requirements:

• Have four years' experience in an Administration role in a healthcare setting.
• Be educated to Leaving Certificate standard or equivalent.
• Be fully competent in MS Office suite and other relevant packages.
• Experience in Patient/Client Administration Systems.
• Have undertaken an Office Administration/Secretarial Course or other relevant course.
• Full clean driving license

Desirable Criteria:

• Medical terminology experience an advantage.
• Experience working with volunteers.
• Ideally have a Qualification at Level 6 -NFQ or its equivalent in a relevant discipline.

Informal enquiries: Alison Barker, Hospice Administrative Services Manager, Email:

Application Process: Job description and application form can be accessed on our website:

Careers – St. Francis Hospice

Please complete the application form online and submit it along with a cover letter and your Curriculum Vitae.

Closing date for applications: 10th September 2025

Interviews scheduled for 19th September 2025

Should you require accommodations or assistance with your application and/or in our interview process, please contact for support. We respect your privacy and we will endeavour to support you during the recruitment and selection process

This job opportunity is open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants.

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Nursing and Midwifery

Staff Nurse - General 2135

HSE

External

This job is in the HSE.

HSE West and North West

• Donegal

Donegal

HSE West and North West: Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo, and Galway

• Fixed Term Wholetime
• Permanent Part-time
• Permanent Wholetime
• Specified Purpose Part-time
• Specified Purpose Wholetime
• Fixed Term Part-time

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Candidates will normally be given at least two weeks' notice of interview. The timescale may be reduced in exceptional circumstances.

Finola McColgan – Director of Nursing

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