Assistant Coordinator
With Galway Solace Café

The salary for this post is analogous with HSE 2020 Salary Scale plus 8%, in line with October 2023 WRC agreement on Section 39 Pay.
In line with HSE on a Full-Time basis, Grade IV, Point 8, €40,579 (plus the 8%) per annum.
The salary for this post is €26,058 per annum, on a Part-Time basis,

Working Hours 22 hours per week

PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE NUMBER JOB REFERENCE NO 2025-002 WITH YOUR APPLICATION.

EMAIL ONLY PLEASE.

The key purpose of the Galway Solace Café is to provide out-of-hours mental health peer support for adults in a café style/non-clinical safe environment through, peer-led support, crisis intervention and recovery-based supports and services. The café service supports individuals and their family members/carers experiencing mental health distress to draw on their strengths, resilience, and coping mechanisms to manage their mental health and wellbeing. Attendees can access coping strategies, one to one peer support, psychosocial and recovery supports provided by paid core staff, assisted by a team of appropriately trained peer connectors, working on a pro-rata basis. Those who attend will be signposted to relevant mental health and wellbeing services and community supports as required.

The Assistant Coordinator will support The Galway Solace Café Service Coordinators with the training and support of peer connectors and the onsite operational functions of the Café.

The Assistant Coordinator will ensure the provision of quality peer support and contribute to the delivery a signposting support for customers of the Café and will work alongside peer support staff to ensure service delivery is of the highest quality.

Essential:

The successful candidate must have by the closing date for receipt of applications for this post:

Professional Qualifications, Experience etc.

Possess minimum QQI Level 7 and above in a relevant discipline, Peer Support, Mental Health Nursing, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Work, Social Care, Occupational Therapy, Coaching Work
And
(a) Have a minimum experience of two years in a community, healthcare, or related field.
And
(b) Have experience of supporting people in a 1:1 or group capacity
(c) Experience of building relationships across a variety of organisations.
(d) An in-depth understanding of the role of peer support

Other Requirements

• Appropriate references.
• Garda clearance

How to apply:

To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter setting out your reasons for applying for the position along with your Curriculum Vitae to recruitment@mentalhealthireland.ie

Download the full Job Description from the Mental Health Ireland website.

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 3rd March 2025. Applications received outside this time will not be considered. Applications received outside this time with not be considered. Shortlisting will be carried out based on the information received in your CV and letter of application.

Interviews will be held on week commencing 10th March 2025.

For informal enquiries, please contact our Romy Garcia contact details are romy@mentalhealthireland.ie

Please ensure to include the relevant Job Reference Number 2025-002 in your letter of application and CV.