Inspire: Relief Support Worker, Cuan Mhic Giolla Bhríde

Inspire: Relief Support Worker, Cuan Mhic Giolla Bhríde

Relief Support Worker

The Vacancy

Position: Relief Support Worker

Location: Cuan Mhic Giolla Bhríde

Hours: 0 - Relief (Contract for Service)

Salary: €17.47 per hour

At Inspire, we believe everyone deserves to live a healthy, meaningful life filled with purpose and connection.

As a Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of that mission, providing hands-on care and emotional support to people with learning disabilities and complex needs.

About the Role

At Cuan Mhic Giolla Bhríde (CMGB) you’ll play a key role in day-to-day life, where your support makes a real difference

Supporting adults to be active, independent members of their community and society; to make choices and plans; to have influence over the decisions which affect their lives; and to achieve personal goals and aspirations.

This is a varied, rewarding, and physically active role that involves:

• Personal care: including showering, bathing, changing, toileting etc
• Practical care: feeding support, assistance with drinks and medication
• Daily living: laundry, cleaning, general house maintenance, and completing daily notes
• Relationship-building: offering emotional support and helping to create a calm, homely environment
• Behavioural support: engaging in personal safety techniques where required and working in line with individual risk assessments

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for compassionate Support Workers with valid driving licenses, who are able to:

• Work calmly and confidently in a service that may involve incidents of behaviours that challenge
• Follow agreed support plans and risk assessments to keep everyone safe
• Provide practical care with warmth, kindness, and dignity
• Work independently or as part of a team
• Build strong, respectful relationships with the people we support

Training and Support

All new staff will receive full training on personal care and positive behaviour support, including how to safely use personal safety techniques in line with our organisational training.

We also offer:

• Award-winning induction and development programmes
• Regular supervision and peer support
• Clear progression pathways for long-term careers in care

Ready to Apply?

If you’re passionate about making a difference and think this sounds like the role for you, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note if successful at interview, the applicant will have to complete Garda Síochána Vetting.

Following the interviews a waiting list will be created for similar posts for a nine month period.

Inspire is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection based on merit.

Apply Now

Our Organisation

Inspire is an all-island charity and social enterprise and our aim is wellbeing for all. We work together with people living with mental ill health, intellectual disability, autism and addictions to ensure they live with dignity and realise their full potential.

We campaign to create a society free from stigma and discrimination with a culture of compassion that focuses on people and their abilities.

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Date Entered/Updated: 30th Oct, 2026

Expiry Date: 13th Nov, 2026

Region: Dundalk, Co Louth

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