Team Leader (Disability Services) in Oranmore

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 Corlann, 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. It is the Team Leader’s responsibility to ensure that the life of each person reflects the organisation’s core values:

• Dignity, respect and a rights based model
• Promoting independence in all areas of life through exposure, experience and education
• Promoting friendships and relationships in ordinary places in the community and making a contribution
• Making choices

Reporting To/ Responsible To: Team Manager/Service Coordinator or delegate

Requirements

A relevant 3rd level qualification in the Social Care or Health Sector eg. Social Care qualification and 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). An appropriate Health Management qualification is desirable (QQI Level 6). On appointment, if the successful candidate does not already hold such a qualification, they must undertake to complete an appropriate management course within a specified time-frame. 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.

Details

Location: Oranmore, County Galway, Ireland

Sector: public sector

Salary: €57,484–€67,130 per year

Closing date: 2 Nov 2026

Tenure: Temporary, full-time & pensionable. This post is linked to a permanent employee’s leave arrangement. A probationary period of 9 months from the date of appointment applies to the post. The employment may be terminated at any time during the probationary period should the employer find that the appointee is unsuitable to continue employment. The probation period may be extended at the Employer’s discretion.

Working Hours: 78 hours a fortnight (SCL 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’s model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual.

Annual Leave: 23 days per annum (pro rata for part-time). Appropriate service-related leave will be granted after 5 and 10 years’ service respectively.

How to Apply

Informal enquiries for this post to: Helen Lawrence Area Manager or Claire Keane Service Co Ordinator on 091 – 721410. Closing date for receipt of completed application form /CV’s 5pm, Monday November 2nd 2026. Interviews will take place the week of November 16th 2026. Corlann is an equal opportunities employer.