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Community Support Worker- Ref:11750
Permanent Contract for 39 hours per week
Minimum annual remuneration will be €32,892.28 (gross) per annum
Location: Clare Glens, Newport, Co. Tipperary
Job Purpose
To assist in the delivery of individualized community support to a number of individuals with intellectual, physical and mental health challenges. Supporting individuals to be valued members of their local communities. Supporting individuals to optimize their emotional, social, occupational and learning experiences, through programmes offered within community. This role will also involve providing 1:1 support to an individual with personal care and social activities as well as working with groups in the community.
What we’re looking for:
- QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care
- Experience in the area of supporting individuals with intellectual, physical and mental health challenges.
General Duties & Responsibilities
- To document information, update records, and complete necessary paperwork for communication and accountability purposes ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of service users at all times.
- To ensure all interaction with service users is approached with dignity, respect, equality and incorporates choice enshrining the concept of independent living by supporting service users to integrate in to their local community and access local resources.
Specific duties & responsibilities at Acquired Brain Injury service - RehabCare
- supporting long term clients with independent living skills such as personal care, budgeting, shopping ,cooking and attending appointments
- encouraging continuous rehabilitation in attending these appointments and ensuring any actions or recommendatins from these medial appointments are carried out
- Promoting independence and having a valued input with their community such as looking into courses and classes that are of interest and meaningful to them
- Linking in with other agencies in the community about employment and training opportunites that may be of interest
- Offering a neuro cognitive rehabilitation programme for short term clients living with an acquired brain injury or multiple sclerosis - this includes information sharing around the affects of living with an ABI or MS
- Completing and helping go though our specific programmes around strategies to help with the affects of short term memory difficulties, fatigue management & stress management
- Helping individuals find out about what potential financial or housing assistance they may be entitled to and linking them in with the relevant agency to help with this.
Closing Date: Monday, 6th July 2026
What we Offer:
Paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave
Educational leave
27 days annual leave
Bike to work scheme
Tax saver travel scheme
Income protection
Unpaid leave
Health and Wellbeing programme
Company credit union scheme
Employee discount scheme
Digital Doctor
Financial support for studying and study leave
Long Service Reward Scheme
Sick leave
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
To view the full extensive job description please, click here: Job Description
These duties and responsibilities reflect the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendment to meet the changing needs of the services. Work permit sponsorship will be provided if required by the suitable candidate
The recruitment process usually involves an initial application, screening, followed by interviews (often in-person or virtual) and possibly assessments related to the role.
We may close applications early if we receive a high volume of suitable candidates.
The Rehab Group is an equal opportunity employer
