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DIRECTOR OF SERVICES
Organisation: St. Aidan's Services
Location: Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland
Position: Director of Services
Employment: Full-time, permanent
Role overview:
St. Aidan's Services is seeking an experienced senior leader to join its Senior Management Team.
This is an executive appointment with responsibility for operational leadership, governance, service quality, safeguarding, workforce development and organisational performance.
The successful candidate will lead through service managers, ensuring safe, high-quality and rights-based support for people with intellectual disabilities.
Key responsibilities:
Provide strategic and operational leadership across the assigned service portfolio.
Lead and develop service managers and multidisciplinary teams.
Oversee governance, quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
Maintain safeguarding standards and manage organisational risks.
Drive service development, transformation and continuous improvement.
Manage budgets, workforce planning and operational resources.
Strengthen relationships with the HSE, families and external stakeholders.
Monitor organisational performance and provide executive-level reporting.
Promote person-centred care, inclusion and individual independence.
Qualifications and experience:
Applicants must meet the employer's nursing or social-care professional pathway.
The social-care pathway requires an appropriate degree in Social Care, Applied Social Studies in Social Care or recognised equivalent, a recognised management or leadership qualification, at least five years of relevant post-qualification experience in intellectual disability services, and current or previous Social Care Manager-level experience.
The nursing pathway requires current NMBI registration and current or previous CNM3 management experience.
Experience leading managers, overseeing budgets, managing organisational change and maintaining regulatory compliance is also required.
Compensation:
Benefits include:
Defined contribution pension scheme.
24 days' annual leave, pro rata.
Additional annual leave for on-call support.
Sick-pay scheme.
Professional development and induction.
Career progression opportunities.
Employee discounts.
How to Apply
- Apply through TalentScoutHQ by submitting your professional profile and, optionally, an up-to-date CV/resume.
- Applications will be reviewed based on relevant experience, skills and the requirements listed above.
- Shortlisted candidates may be invited to discuss their experience, availability and expectations with the recruiter.
- Please reference Job Identification Number TSHQ-1055 when discussing this opportunity or your application.
- For questions regarding the application process, please use the recruiter inbox within TalentScoutHQ.
Job Identification Number: TSHQ-1055
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