Community Facilitator

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – WEST REGION

PERMANENT PART-TIME COMMUNITY FACILITATOR

CHILDREN’S SERVICES, CO. ROSCOMMON

JOB REF: 71442

The Role:

The Community Facilitator will be involved in the development and implementation of an educational, social, vocational, recreational and personal development programme for adults with an intellectual disability. The successful candidate will have responsibility to fill a key worker role for the people supported by the services. Work as a coordinator for the volunteers in the North Roscommon area and have a keen desire to get the people we support involved in the local community in order to help them actively participate in their locality.The vision of the service is to support people with intellectual disabilities to achieve a full and valued life in their community. Our focus is to form a relationship / partnership with each individual and their family to support people to be valued citizens in their local community and to have ordinary life experiences. We wish to create opportunities for people supported by the service to have valued social roles in their communities and to have the chance to form real friendships.

Location:

Initial assignment to Roscommon Services based in Roscommon area to support children with an intellectual disability. Future developments within the services may require that you are prepared to transfer to another work location as the service needs demand.

Reporting/Responsible To:

Team Manager/Service Coordinator

Works With:

• The people supported by the services and their families and carers
• Team Leader and other managers
• Multidisciplinary staff
• Volunteers

Qualifications/Experience:

• Candidates should have a qualification relevant to the health sector plus six months experience in designing and implementing programmes.

OR

• Candidates must have a minimum of 1 year’s experience in designing and implementing programmes to enable them to carry out successfully the duties of the post together with an appreciation of the needs of persons with an intellectual disability. Experience in establishing links with the community is essential. Be familiar with New Directions approach.

A full clean, manual Irish Driver’s Licence is essential. Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.

The successful candidate should have good team working skills and be able to demonstrate creativity, positivity and enthusiasm in their role.

Working hours:

60 hours a fortnight with normal working hours Monday – Friday . However, weekend work maybe

required to meet the needs of the people we support or Personal Outcomes. Contracted hours of

work are liable to change from 8am to 8pm over 7 days to meet the requirements of the programme. The Brothers of Charity 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. Starting and finishing times will be as notified to you by the person in charge.

Annual Leave:

22 days pro rata per annum.

Remuneration:

Department of Health Supervisor/Instructor (1st June 2024) salary scale - € 33,581 x 12 increments - € 49,364 pro-rata per annum.

Tenure:

This post is permanent part-time and pensionable.

Probation:

A probationary period of nine 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.

Full Job Description attached

Informal enquiries to Margaret Hannon,

Children’s Service Coordinator on +353(0)873804106.

The closing date for receipt of applications/CV’s online is 5pm, Sunday 3rd November 2024

Interviews to be held on Monday, 25th November 2024

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer