Social Care Day Service Team Lead Greenacres Stillorgan Co Dubin

Social Care Day Service Team Lead – Greenacres Stillorgan, Co Dublin

Camphill Communities of Ireland is seeking a Day Services Team Lead. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking for a new challenge.

Overview

The Day Services Team Lead is a full-time post. The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience, and a sound understanding of the New Directions guidance from the HSE. The core function of the role is to enable people supported to live meaningful lives within their community, helping each person discover their gifts, assets and strengths, and to develop them into a meaningful personal vision with ambitious goals and appropriate supports to pursue the same.

Key Responsibilities

• The Day Services Team Lead will take leadership and responsibility for programme offerings in line with day attendees\' goals and preferences, with revisions on a quarterly basis and communicated through an individual timetable.
  
• Lead on building effective partnerships with families, friends, community groups, and organisations (e.g., ETB, Area Sports Partnerships, SICAP, Teagasc, Arts Council, Rural Transport / TFI).
  
• Work within main legislative and policy frameworks: New Directions, Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons at Risk of Abuse, Assisted Decision-making Act, etc.
  
• Ensure attendees\' needs, requirements, and choices and preferences are facilitated using available resources.
  
• Maintain positive working relationships with families and other providers.
  
• Monitor health and wellbeing of attendees and report changes as required.
  
• Ensure attendees have a \"voice\", through self-advocacy and support groups.
  
• Support attendees to participate in activities of their interest in the wider local community and to create opportunities to try new experiences.
  
• Maintain and govern daily activities to fulfil health and safety requirements, infection prevention and control, and as dictated in CCoI policy; engage with the National Health, Safety & Risk Coordinator on day-to-day documentation, concerns and incidents as they occur.
  
• Coordinate and communicate directly with the Person in Charge/ National Day Services Lead on a weekly basis, at a minimum, to ensure day-to-day operations, programmes and incidents are documented and expressed.
  
• Programme facilitate at a minimum two programmes weekly to day service attendees.
  
• Provide key worker support to at a minimum three-day attendees to aid the day attendee set, progress and attain goals meaningful to that individual in line with New Directions.
  
• Attend to the daily administrative tasks required for the smooth operation of the day service on a day-to-day basis.
  
• Provide daily oversight of staff activities and responsibilities and address if possible, and coordinate with the Person in Charge/ National Day Services Lead of all HR issues and concerns as they arise.
  
• Raise all facility and maintenance concerns to the Person in Charge/ National Day Services Lead, as needed.
  
• Perform other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the community and activities.
  

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience

• A minimum of a Level 7 on the QQI Framework - BA in Social Care Studies or equivalent relevant qualification in Health or Social Care.
  
• At minimum, 3 years\' experience in programme facilitation of services in a day service or residential setting.
  
• Good working knowledge of the New Directions frameworks and person-centred planning process.
  
• Experience of regulated services for people with disabilities and ability to apply knowledge of best practice.
  
• The capacity to deliver in an effective and resourceful manner within a model of person-centred provision.
  
• Ability to create, develop and implement individual and day services plan.
  
• Ability to facilitate changing needs and improve service delivery. A commitment to delivering a quality person centred service.
  
• A Full Driver\'s Licence Is An Essential Requirement.
  

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with Sunday and Bank Holiday premiums
  
• Pay scales
  
• Career progression opportunities
  
• Work/life balance
  
• Paid annual leave
  
• Refer a friend scheme
  
• Employee Assist Programme offering advice and counselling
  
• Death in Service Benefit
  
• Paid mandatory training
  
• Paid travel expenses
  

Details of the Role

• Salary: €40,061 to €49,973 Per annum (based on a 40 hour week)
  
• Location: Greenacres Camphill Community, Dublin South - Stillorgan, A94 F5D8
  
• Contract: Permanent - Full-time 40 hours per week
  
• Closing date: Open recruitment
  
• Candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted by Friday 25 July 2025.
  
• Please note all posts are subject to Garda Vetting relevant Police check for any country of residence of over 6 months from age of 18 and reference checking.
  
• Camphill is an equal opportunities employer.
  

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