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TEAM LEADER – STRADBALLY, CO. LAOIS


Embrace Community Services provides residential support services for adults and children with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder and acquired brain injuries.

An opportunity has arisen for the position of Team Leader in our brand new adult's residential service in Stradbally, Co. Laois due to open in Autumn 2024.


The role of the Team Leader is essential to ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality strengths-based service that focuses on our residents’ core interests and encourages their development of new skills.


As a Team Leader, you are responsible for ensuring our services are built on recognizing each resident’s strengths and abilities to support each individual to continue learning and growing socially. You are also responsible for providing your team with guidance and support and ensuring that they deliver on our promise of a strengths-based approach with our residents.

Your key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Encouraging a supportive and collaborative culture among your team
  
• Ensuring the ongoing focus on residents’ strengths and uncovering new ways of developing these
  
• Understanding and delivering on Embrace’s core Vision, Mission, and Values
  
• Assuming management responsibilities in the absence of the Person in Charge
  
• Fostering the development of team members to become the next Embrace Team Leads while we support you on your professional journey
  

Job Requirements:

• Hold a Level 7 qualification in Social Care / Applied Social Studies or equivalent
  
• Experience in overseeing the supervision of staff would be highly desirable
  
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  
• Full driving licence
  

We offer successful candidates;

• Competitive pay scale of €34,944 - €42,588, depending on experience
  
• New joiner bonus of €250 for full time staff
  
• Up to €1,000 tax-free recognition reward scheme annually
  
• Refer-a-Friend Program - €150 per referral
  
• Employment Assistance Programme, an independent support service for staff
  
• Bike-to-Work Scheme
  
• Sponsored Further Education
  
• Continuous professional development and career guidance
  
• Roster to suit your work/life balance
  
• PRSA Scheme
  

To apply for this position or to request a copy of the full job specification, please contact Sarah at recruitment1@embraceliving.ie

By submitting your application online, you agree that your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than two years in order to consider you for prospective roles at Embrace.