Inspector - Children’s Services (Panel Only Competition) / Cigire - Seirbhísí do Leanaí (Comórtas Painéil Amháin)

Location
Cork, Dublin or Galway
Closing date

Inspector - Children’s Services 

Location: Cork, Dublin or Galway
Grade: Engineer Grade II 
Tenure: Permanent - HIQA intends to create a panel for anticipated vacancies


The Inspector - Children’s Services will join the Children’s team within the Regulation Directorate. The Children’s team regulates, monitors and inspects the following services:

  • special care units
  • statutory and non-statutory foster care services
  • statutory children’s residential centres
  • child protection and welfare services
  • children’s detention campus.

The Inspector - Children’s Services will carry out all regulatory activities in accordance with HIQA’s policies, processes and procedures to determine compliance with legislation and national standards, report publicly on findings and respond appropriately when service providers do not meet requirements.  

Essential: 

  • Degree qualification (Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent) in Social Work, Social Care or relevant healthcare professional, deemed relevant by the Authority for the post of inspector as advertised 

or

  • Professional qualification in a relevant social care/ social work professional discipline

and

  • Able and authorised to drive and have access to your own transport

and

  • 5 years post qualification experience in a service deemed relevant by the Authority to the role of inspector of children’s services as advertised

Benefits of working at HIQA: 

  • 27 days annual leave
  • Pension Scheme
  • Learning and Development Opportunities
  • Well-being Programme
  • Social Club
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Academic Education Support Scheme

Full details and application form at https://www.hiqa.ie/about-us/careers 

The completed application form must be submitted by 5:00pm Monday 8th September 2025. Only web applications fully completed on Careers with HIQA (recruitisland.ie) will be accepted. CVs will not be accepted. The Health Information and Quality Authority is an equal opportunities employer.

Cigire - Seirbhísí do Leanaí 

Láthair: Corcaigh, Baile Átha Cliath nó Gaillimh
Grád: Innealtóir Grád II 
Tionacht: Buan - Tá sé i gceist ag HIQA painéal a chruthú le haghaidh folúntais a mheastar a bheidh ann

Beidh an Cigire - Seirbhísí do Leanaí ina bhall den fhoireann do Leanaí laistigh den Stiúrthóireacht Rialacháin. Déanann an fhoireann do Leanaí rialú, monatóireacht agus cigireacht ar na seirbhísí a leanas:

  • aonaid sainchúraim
  • seirbhísí cúraim altrama reachtúla agus neamhreachtúla
  • ionaid chónaithe reachtúla do leanaí
  • seirbhísí cosanta leanaí agus leasa leanaí
  • campas coinneála do leanaí.

Déanfaidh an Cigire - Seirbhísí do Leanaí gach gníomhaíocht rialála i gcomhréir le beartais, próisis agus nósanna imeachta HIQA chun comhlíontacht le reachtaíocht agus le caighdeáin náisiúnta a chinneadh, tuairisceoidh sé nó sí go poiblí ar thorthaí agus freagróidh sé nó sí go hiomchuí mura gcomhlíonann soláthraithe seirbhíse na ceanglais atá orthu.  

Riachtanach: 

  • Cáilíocht chéime (Leibhéal 8 ar an gCreat Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí nó a choibhéis) san Obair Shóisialta, sa Chúram Sóisialta nó i ngairm a bhaineann leis an gcúram sláinte, a mheasann an tÚdarás a bheith ábhartha do phost an chigire mar a fógraíodh é 

nó

  • Cáilíocht ghairmiúil i ndisciplín gairmiúil ábhartha a bhaineann leis an gcúram sóisialta/ leis an obair shóisialta

agus

  • A bheith ábalta agus údaraithe chun tiomáint agus rochtain a bheith agat ar d'iompar féin

agus

  • Taithí iarcháilíochta 5 bliana i seirbhís a mheasann an tÚdarás a bheith ábhartha do ról an chigire seirbhísí do leanaí mar a fógraíodh é

Tairbhí de bheith ag obair ag HIQA: 

  • 27 lá de shaoire bhliantúil
  • Scéim Pinsin
  • Deiseanna Foghlama agus Forbartha
  • Clár Folláine
  • Club Sóisialta
  • Clár Cúnaimh d’Fhostaithe
  • Scéim Tacaíochta don Oideachas Acadúil

Tá na sonraí iomlána agus foirm iarratais ar fáil ag https://www.hiqa.ie/about-us/careers 

Ní mór an fhoirm iarratais chomhlánaithe a chur isteach faoina 5:00i.n. Dé Luain, an 8 Meán Fómhair 2025. Ní ghlacfar ach le hiarratais ghréasáin atá comhlánaithe go hiomlán ar Careers with HIQA (recruitisland.ie). Ní ghlacfar le CVanna. Is fostóir comhionannas deiseanna é an tÚdarás um Fhaisnéis agus Cáilíocht Sláinte.

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