Team Leader (Disability Services) in Castlerea

About 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.

Requirements

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

• 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).
• 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.

Details

Location: Clonard Adult Services (Castlerea, Ballintubber, Ballinlough, Cloonfad areas), Roscommon.

Contract type: Permanent, Part-Time.

Tenure: 70 hours a fortnight rostered flexibly on a 7 day duty roster. The Team Leader will be assigned to Day Services initially. It is expected that, should operational needs arise, the Team Leader will be required to demonstrate flexibility in facilitating this.

Salary: Indicative HSE pay scale for this grade: €71,807–€80,581 per year.

Closing date: 13 Oct 2026

Interview date: 22 Oct 2026

How to Apply

Informal enquiries for this post to Liz Hunt, Clonard Services Area Manager on 086-8824638, Geraldine McNamara Service Coordinator 0870617007

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms /CV’s on-line is 5pm, 13th October 2026