Support Worker in Bandon | Brothers of Charity Services Ireland Jobs
Description
Posted: 2 Dec 2025
Support Worker
- Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland
- Permanent, Casual
- € 34,036 - 47,454
- Fluent English
- Closing date: January 4, 2026 11:45 PM
Who We Are
Brothers of Charity Services Ireland offers a variety of residential, day, respite, assessment, and clinical services to individuals with varying degrees of intellectual disability. Many of the people we support have additional needs, including autism, behaviours that challenge, and physical or sensory disabilities.
Services and supports are provided to over 6,500 people, and their families, throughout Counties Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Roscommon, Tipperary, Wexford and Waterford. Brothers of Charity Services Ireland employs nearly 6,000 staff with a wide range of professional backgrounds, who are motivated in their work by the shared Ethos, Vision, and Values of the organisation.
We work in partnership with local communities, state agencies and voluntary organisations to initiate and develop increasingly inclusive opportunities, for and with, the people who use the Brothers of Charity Services. The Brothers of Charity Services in Ireland is a learning organisation whose responses are based on best practice, and in full recognition of the right of each person to self-determine their life goals and wishes.
Skills and attributes
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Minimum QQI level 5 Minor award Healthcare Support
- Intellectual Disabilty
Description
BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – SOUTHERN REGION
The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland – Southern Region is a major voluntary organisation, which provides age related residential, educational and day services for people with intellectual disabilities, autism and communication disorders throughout the Cork and Kerry area.
SUPPORT WORKERS
Ref: 63/2025
Residential Services (Adults & Children)
Permanent Relief hours up to 78 hours per fortnight
Locations: Bandon / Upton / Innishannon and West Cork areas
The Role
Support Workers provide a key supportive role for individuals supported by the Service. This role comprises of two main elements. Firstly the Support Worker is responsible for all aspects of personal care required during the day. This includes supporting individuals with their meals, personal hygiene and other related aspects of physical well-being, to the extent required by the individual. Secondly, a major focus of the Support Worker role is to assist and support People who use the Service with the Implementation of their Individual Plans and the achievement of associated outcomes and critically, to support People who use the Service in participating in the ordinary everyday life of the community through inclusive and creative thinking. The successful candidate may be required to be a key worker and develop and review individual plans.
The Candidate
The successful candidates must
- Must have a minimum relevant Level 5 (formerly FETAC) Minor Award qualification on the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) framework preferably in Healthcare Support / Health Service Skills (desirable a module in Intellectual Disability) / Childcare OR SNA qualification OR be undertaking a relevant Social Care / Nursing or Allied Health qualification Level 7/ Level 8
- It is desirable to have a relevant Level 5 (formerly FETAC) Major Award qualification on the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) framework (8 modules in total) preferably in Healthcare Support / Health Service Skills (including a module in Intellectual Disability) / Childcare
- It is desirable for candidates to have at least 6 months’ experience of working in the intellectual disability sector with Adults/children.
- Must have a full clean Driver’s licence which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish roads
It is essential that all candidates have adequate immunity against Hepatitis B as per Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland 2008
Reporting to: Social Care Leader in the community and residential setting and through the Line Manager structure to the Area Manager, or other authorised person as the Employing Authority may designate.
Salary Scale: €34,036 - €47,454 including 1 LSI per annum (1/8/25 Department of Health Consolidated Scales). Part-Time hours will be paid pro-rata to a full-time post
Informal Enquiries to
Human Resources Department, e-mail RecruitmentSouth@bocsi.ie
Closing date: Sunday 4th January 2026
Applications should be made using the Apply link below
The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland - Southern Region is an equal opportunities employer
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