QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

• Candidates require a level 7 qualification relevant to the health sector.
• Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience working in day services designing and implementing programmes to enable them to carry out successfully the duties of the post together with an appreciation of the needs of persons with an intellectual disability.
• Experience in establishing links with the community and local enterprises is essential.
• Experience in education, day services or creative arts is an advantage
• Previous experience of shift leadership is highly desirable
  o A full clean manual Irish Driver’s Licence is essential.
  o Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.

The Senior Instructor/Supervisor will report to the Team Leader, and will fulfil a key worker role for individuals identified. We aim to provide a safe, secure environment where:

• individuals participate in local community and leisure activities,
• are supported to make personal choices,
• enjoy a lifestyle that fulfils their potential and expectations
• Individuals have the opportunity to engage in new experiences.

The successful candidate must be:

• Enthusiastic
• Able to accept responsibility
• Capable of demonstrating leadership
• Show innovation and creativity in service delivery
• Have a risk positive attitude
• Flexible in terms of work schedules
• Adaptable to meet the changing needs of the people they support
• Able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms.

The Senior Instructor/Supervisor will also be expected to stand in for the Team Leader in their absence, and be capable of assuming the role of senior person on duty when required, offering a point of contact, advice and support for the wider BEO Services if necessary. The successful candidate will initially be assigned to work within a specific BEO Day Service; however this work location may change depending on service needs.