Team Leader CNM Or SCL Grade

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – WEST REGION

TEMPORARY FULL-TIME TEAM LEADER (CNM1 OR SOCIAL CARE)

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

CAISLEAN SERVICES, GALWAY

JOB REF: 139/2024W

Location:

Caislean Services operates a range of services including day, residential, respite, training, education, employment opportunities, Individualised services, and leisure activities which are geographically dispersed though the West Sector Adult Services. We strive to provide the highest standards by following a human rights-based approach integrating normal community participate as much as possible into the daily lives of the people supported.

We wish to recruit an innovative, creative, motivated, visionary person. We are looking for an individual who will be flexible and adapt to the needs of particular individuals they support, are open to change, aim to provide a safe, secure environment where individuals will participate in community and leisure activities, make choices and enjoy a lifestyle that fulfils their potential and expectations with opportunity for new experiences.

The Role:

The Team Leader will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the service and will provide leadership and supervision at a local level, ensuring the service delivered is person centred.

It is the Team Leader’s responsibility to ensure that the life of each person reflects the organisation’s core values and the personal outcome measures.

• Dignity and respect

• Sharing ordinary places

• Growing in relationships

• Making choices

• Making a contribution

Reporting/Responsible To:

Service Coordinator/Area manager

Qualifications/Experience/Skills:

The recognised professional qualification for social care is as follows:

 HETAC/NQAI BA in Applied Social Studies (Disability)/Social Care or Nursing (RNID/RNMH). A qualification in Management is desirable.

 The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years experience of working with people with an intellectual disability. They will also have experience of behaviours that challenge and complex needs. Experience in goal setting and programme implementation is essential.

 The successful candidate must have experience of managing and supervising a staff team and be up to date with current policy and legislation relevant to intellectual disability services.

 Candidates must demonstrate strong leadership, management and planning skills as well as the ability to set goals, implement and review.

 Candidates must have the ability to exercise good judgement, discretion and confidentiality, to 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.

Skills:

Candidates must demonstrate strong leadership, management and planning skills as well as the ability to set goals, implement and review. Candidates must have the ability to exercise good judgement, discretion and confidentiality, to communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms and co-operate in a team environment with a person-centred philosophy.

Working Hours:

Contracted hours will be based on a 7-day duty roster and will depend on the grade of the successful candidate i.e. 78 hours a fortnight (Social Care grade) 75 hours a fortnight (CNM1 grade). In addition, a sleep-in and/or night duty commitment is a requirement of the post for which the appropriate allowance will be paid. An ‘On Call’ commitment may be required and flexibility around this will be expected in order to meet service needs.

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

Annual Leave:

Leave will be granted according to the agreed leave assigned to the grade of the successful candidates i.e. Social Care or CNM1. Annual leave must be planned in advance with the Area Manager / Service Coordinator to ensure appropriate and adequate cover is provided for the service.

Remuneration:

Based on the salary scale attached to the grade of the successful candidates i.e. Social Care or CNM1.

Tenure:

These posts are Permanent full-time and pensionable and Temporary full-time and

pensionable linked to a permanent employees’ maternity leave

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.