CORLANN IRELAND WEST REGION
PERMANENT FULL-TIME TEAM LEADER (CNM1 GRADE)
BEO SERVICES, GALWAY CITY & COUNTY
JOB REF: 99278
A panel may be formed as a result of this process from which subsequent appointments within the BEO Services may be made over the next 6 months.
Location:
The BEO Services is a community based, person centred service focussing on the needs and abilities of adults with intellectual disabilities. The vision of the service is to support people with intellectual disabilities to achieve a full and valued life in their community. We continually review the way in which we support people in line with best practice internationally. Our focus going forward is to form a relationship/partnership with individuals and their family, supporting them to plan their own service. We wish to create opportunities for people who use our service to have valued social roles in their communities and to have the chance to form real friendships. We wish to recruit innovative, creative, visionary people who will relish the opportunity to assist in implementing this vision.
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 Leaders responsibility to ensure that the life of each person reflects the organisations core values and the personal outcome measures.
The successful candidate will initially be assigned to a residential service in a local community; however this work location is subject to change in accordance with service needs.
Reporting/Responsible To:
Service Coordinator/Area manager
Qualifications/Experience/Skills:
Ø A current live Register Certificate with NMBI (Bord Altranais) is an essential requirement, RNID/RMHN qualification is desirable.
Ø A qualification in management is desirable.
Ø 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.
Ø 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.
Ø Candidates must demonstrate strong leadership, management and planning skills as well as the ability to set goals, implement and review.
Ø 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.
Ø The successful candidate will have evidence of and be committed to Continued Professional and Personal Development.
Ø 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.
Working Hours:
75 hours per fortnight
Contracted hours will be based on a 7-day roster, with flexible shift patterns. It is envisaged that this post will primarily be Monday to Friday with contracted hours of work liable to change between the hours of 8am 8pm. There will be a requirement to work one weekend every three weeks, depending on service needs.
In addition, a sleep-in and/or night duty commitment may be 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 Corlann 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:
25 days per annum. Service Related Leave will be granted after 5 and 10 years nursing service.
Annual leave must be planned with the Area Manager / Service Coordinator to ensure appropriate and adequate cover is provided for the service.
Remuneration:
Department of Health Clinical Nurse Manager 1 salary scale (01/06/2026) - 57,780 x 7 increments - 68,046 per annum.
Tenure:
This position is permanent full-time and pensionable
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 Employers discretion.
To view full job description please see attached.
Informal enquiries to Bridget Carroll (Service Co-ordinator) or Sinéad OKane (Area Manager) on 091-721477
Closing date for receipt of completed application forms on-line is 5pm Tuesday 30th June 2026
Interviews will be held in July 2026
Corlann Ireland is an equal opportunities employer
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