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Community Support Worker

Posted on July 17, 2025

  • Full Time

Community Support Worker

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*** Please Note, a Full Manual Drivers Licence with access to your own car is mandatory for this position***

Support Workers/ Social Care Workers Required in the Tullamore area.

GALRO provide professional clinical supports and services to vulnerable children and adults. We specialise in intellectual disability, autism and behaviours that challenge. Our range of services are designed, developed and structured based on an individual's diagnosis, presentation and current life experiences.

Community Support is provided by a mentor who is responsible for implementing a care plan which includes supervision, guidance and support with daily living and access to social and economic activity.

The mentor also works with the service user to identify and access economic life, leisure, social life, vocational and educational programmes, whilst also providing practical support.

Due to the continued expansion of our community services, we are now seeking to recruit Support Workers to join our team in Tullamore.

Support Worker Requirements:

  • The candidate will hold a QQI Level 5 as a minimum in Health & Social Care or related discipline.
  • Flexible availability - including weekend work.
  • Be of an empathetic nature & willing to provide support and care to service users.
  • Be enthusiastic and willing to learn.
  • Be willing to assist service users in achieving their goals and aspirations.
  • Have the ability to understand and adhere to policies and procedures.
  • Full Clean Manual Drivers Licence.

Key Tasks Include:

  • Provide emotional support to service users and liaise professionally with significant people in the person’s life such as parents and siblings.
  • Support and encourage service users to learn new skills.
  • Arrange and actively engage in age appropriate activity.
  • Supervise service users in accordance with their support requirements.

Social Care Worker Requirements:

  • The candidate will hold a Level 7 degree as a minimum in Social Care or related discipline.
  • Be of an empathetic nature & willing to provide support and care to service users.
  • Be enthusiastic and willing to learn.
  • Have the ability to understand and adhere to policies and procedures.
  • Be willing to assist service users in achieving their goals and aspirations.
  • Full Clean Manual Drivers Licence.

Key Tasks Include:

  • Provide shift leadership when directed by line management and carry out lead staff duties.
  • Support and encourage service users to learn new skills.
  • Supervise service users in accordance with their support requirements.
  • Be responsible for the upkeep of daily record keeping including daily reports, incident report, cleaning schedules, medication and administration records.

Benefits:

  • Premium Rate of pay for weekend working (+33%).
  • Competitive pay rates.
  • Progressive pay scale.
  • Continuous professional development.
  • Refer a friend scheme.
  • Employee of the month.
  • Day shifts only.

Please submit your CV for consideration.

Contact recruitment@galroireland.ie for a full job description.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: €14.00-€18.00 per hour

Licence/Certification:

  • Manual Drivers Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

  • Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person


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