Join our Team

Join Ability West and make a difference supporting people with intellectual disabilities and their families.  Our aim is to deliver the best person-centred care for the people we support.  We operate a total of 60 centres across Galway City and County.  These services are provided across a range of Day Care, Residential and Respite facilities. We currently employ over 600 people.

We are now hiring and have some exciting and rewarding roles.  As a valued member of our team here are some of great reasons to join us.

10 GREAT REASONS TO WORK WITH US!

You can apply for any of the roles listed below by clicking on the appropriate link. When you click on apply you will have to enter your personal details and then upload your CV. In the Job Descriptions below you can get a more detailed summary of the description.

job DESCRIPTIONS

Training and Development

Training and development is the cornerstone of everything we do for our employees as we persistently strive to meet and exceed the needs of service users.  We can only do this by providing the resources to enable you to achieve this.

Our Training and Development programme includes a number of key components

 
 

  • Individual to each role

  • Accessible to all employees

  • Blended learning approach

  • Affords full statutory and regulatory compliance

  • Encourages employee development

  • Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Board of Trustees

CE SCHEME

 

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our Board of Trustees!

This is an excitng opportunity to bring your life and business experience to the board, as we guide the Executive team to provide excellent services to the people we support. Previous board experience is not required as there is a full induc􀆟on process, and you will be assigned a trustee “buddy” to guide you into the role and provide every assistance you may need. We’re seeking applicants with experience in any of the following areas:

  • Legal

  • Governance and Compliance

  • Housing

  • Human Resources

  • Fundraising

  • Intellectual Disability Services

Click on the link below (Director Role) for a full description .

How to Apply and Deadline:

Email your expression of interest along with a CV before 30th December to: ceom@abilitywest.

Director Role

Application Form

We are currently recruiting for the following vacant positions on our CE Scheme as follows:

Eligibility for the CE Scheme: Must be in receipt of a Social Welfare Payment for 12 months

For further information please call: Breda Kerans – CE Supervisor – 087 675 1415

send us your cv

If there are no vacancies that are currently of interest to you, please feel free to submit your CV which we will hold on file to recruitment@abilitywest.ie