Residential Care Assistant: Empower Lives & Build Skills

Sunbeam House Services (SHS) take pride in supporting people with intellectual disabilities and complex needs to have choice and control over their lives.We offer a range of supports tailored to individual needs.We are a rights-based organisation and recognise that every person we support is unique and a valued member of society.

• Teamwork
• Social Care

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Care Assistant to join our services in a Residential setting in Arklow, County Wicklow. As a Care Assistant, you will be involved in supporting clients to achieve their personal outcomes to build on their potential and to develop positive roles within their residential service and community. Working hours will be Monday to Sunday.

Key Responsibilities:

To facilitate and implement a person-centered approach for our clients appropriate to their wishes and goals

To promote and protect the rights of people in a manner that respects their dignity, their right to make choices and their privacy

To actively seek new interests and opportunities for people to develop meaningful roles in their communities

To ensure the overall wellbeing of clients in all areas of their lives including health and personal care

To assist in the teaching of life skills in cooking, budgeting, cleaning & building confidence

Requirements: Applicants must hold a minimum of Major QQI level 5 in healthcare or foreign equivalent (validated by QQI)

Applicants must have:

A passion for promoting and empowering those you support

A team player wiling to lone work as well as working as part of a team

A knowledge of the HIQA standards and relevant legislation

Hold a full driving licence and have access to a car

Post qualification experience of working with adults with intellectual disability is desirable

A legal right to work in Ireland

Salary Scale: Successful candidates will be paid as per the HSE consolidated pay scales in line with required qualifications and relevant experience.

To Apply: E-mail your CV and cover letter referencing the job ref. number to

Closing Date for receipt of applications: 20 April 2026

Sunbeam House Services is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Sunbeam House Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer