Location: Dublin or Kilkenny (Hybrid, minimum 3 days onsite)
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Annual Leave: 25 days
Odyssey Social Care is a leading residential care provider dedicated to delivering high-quality, trauma-informed care to young people across Ireland. As part of the Broadlake Group, we are on an ambitious growth journey, focused on creating positive impact for young people, employees, and the communities we serve.
We are now seeking an experienced and passionate HR Manager to join our People & Culture team and play a key role in shaping the employee experience, supporting organisational growth, and building leadership capability across the business.
Reporting to the Head of People & Culture, the HR Manager will lead the People & Culture agenda for Odyssey Social Care. You will manage a team responsible for employee relations, HR operations, onboarding, and employee experience while acting as the senior escalation point for complex employee relations matters.
This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic and operational HR professional who enjoys creating people-focused solutions, driving engagement, and supporting leaders to achieve business objectives.
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Support and develop employee engagement initiatives across the organisation.
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Lead employee wellbeing and employee value programmes.
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Conduct employee pulse surveys and drive meaningful action plans.
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Champion company culture and values throughout the business.
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Develop workforce and resource plans aligned to organisational growth.
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Assess team capability and identify development opportunities.
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Support succession planning and talent development initiatives.
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Own and continuously improve the onboarding and induction experience.
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Ensure compliance training is completed and monitored.
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Design and deliver organisational learning and development programmes.
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Support employee career and capability development.
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Monitor employee turnover and retention metrics.
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Develop and implement retention strategies.
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Lead performance management processes and goal-setting programmes.
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Support managers in driving high performance and employee growth.
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Lead, coach, and develop the People & Culture team.
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Act as the senior escalation point for complex employee relations matters.
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Manage grievance, disciplinary, performance management, and occupational health cases.
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Oversee Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) case strategy and liaise with legal advisors when required.
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Oversee payroll accuracy and HR compliance processes.
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Develop and maintain HR policies, procedures, and toolkits.
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Ensure compliance with Irish employment legislation and HR best practice.
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Drive continuous improvement of HR systems and processes.
About The Role
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Degree in Human Resources or a related discipline.
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CIPD membership.
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Significant experience in a senior HR position.
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Previous experience managing and developing HR professionals.
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Strong employee relations experience, including complex case management and WRC matters.
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Extensive knowledge of Irish employment law and HR best practice.
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Experience using HR systems and Microsoft Office applications.
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Excellent communication, coaching, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
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Ability to manage sensitive matters with professionalism and confidentiality. [HR_Manager...dyssey (1) | Word]
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Experience within healthcare, residential care, or social care environments. [HR_Manager...dyssey (1) | Word]
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Life Insurance (Death in Service)
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Health Insurance (upon successful completion of probation)
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Education Assistance Programme
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Paid Volunteering Opportunities
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Employee Assistance Programme (VHI) for you and your family
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Refer a Friend Scheme
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Team Building & Social Fund
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Continuous Professional Development
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Career Progression Opportunities
Odyssey Social Care is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported.
Required Criteria
Desired Criteria
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Experience within healthcare, residential care, or social care environments.
Skills Needed
About The Company
Overview
Mission: Odyssey Social Care provides safe homes where children and young people can heal from trauma, rebuild trust, and discover their own strengths. We give them the support and opportunities they need to build resilience and step into a brighter future.
Working for Odyssey Social Care involves being part of a team (led by CEO Stacey McGrath, above) dedicated to supporting children and young people.
As professional caregivers, we are caring, compassionate and resilient. We work with children who have experienced trauma, and believe in healing through trusting care relationships.
The Odyssey Way
We put the needs of the child at the forefront of everything we do. Our care framework is designed to be flexible, responsive and provide holistic care to our young people.
Our care model, The Odyssey Way, is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and outcome-led. It supports the needs of each individual child, helping them to work through trauma by focusing on overall wellbeing.
Our unique, specialised intervention, the Odyssey Saoirse Project, uses eco-therapy, adventure-based life skills and positive mentoring to help young people heal, grow and thrive.
Company Culture
Our Values
Safety – safe homes, safe care, safe relationships
Quality – trauma-informed, evidence-based, outcome-led
Trust – built through honest communication and consistency
Empowerment – giving young people and staff the tools to succeed
Inclusion – equity and belonging for all
Impact – measurable difference for young people, staff, communities & planet
Accessibility & Sustainability
Odyssey Social Care is committed to encouraging a culture of diversity and inclusion across our organisation.
As a Certified B Corp, we also believe in providing care sustainably, measuring our impact across our people, our communities, and the planet.
Company Benefits
On joining Odyssey, you’ll be supported every step of the way.
Competitive salary & incremental pay progression
Flexible rostering that supports work-life balance
Accredited training & continuous development
Education assistance grants
Health & life insurance supports
Social events & wellbeing supports
Real career progression – 80%+ of our leaders Have grown from within
We believe in caring for our staff with the same commitment we bring to the young people in our homes.
For more details, visit About Us
Flexible schedule, Employee development programs, A diversity program, Cycle to work, Referral bonus, Company retreats, Life insurance, Employee Assistance Scheme, Social Opportunities, Culture of recognition, On the job learning, Long service awards
Salary
Not disclosed
