Current Job Opportunities

ARIES is the Recovery & Education Service operating into HSE Mid West Regional Health Area. The work of ARIES is underpinned by the National Framework for Recovery, Sláintecare and Sharing the Vision.

The Sláintecare Report (2017) and Sláintecare Implementation Strategy (2018) signal a new direction for the delivery of health and social care services in Ireland with the potential to create a far more sustainable, equitable, cost-effective system and one that delivers better value for patients and people using our services. At its core, the strategy focuses on establishing programmes of work to move to a community-led model, providing local populations with access to a comprehensive range of non-acute services at every stage of their lives. This will enable our healthcare system to provide care closer to home for patients and people using our services, to be more responsive to needs and deliver better outcomes, with a strong focus on prevention and population health improvement.

Sharing the Vision (StV) is Ireland’s broad-based, whole system mental health policy that will address the mental health needs of the population through a focus on the requirements of the individual, underpinned by values of respect, compassion, equity and hope. It takes a person-centred approach with a focus on enabling and supporting the recovery journey of each individual, based on clinical advice and best practice, lived experience and personal decision-making.

StV follows in the footsteps of its predecessor policy, A Vision for Change, and the significant work done over the past decade to modernise mental health services, build our workforce and invest in fit for purpose infrastructure. It presents a vision for a mental health system that promotes positive mental health at all levels of society, intervenes early when problems develop, and provides accessible, comprehensive and community-based mental health services for those who need them. The StV Implementation Plan 2022 – 2024 provides a detailed work and change programme that will impact all areas of the Mental Health Service

Each Regional Health Area has a Head of Mental Health Services and the Mental Health Services are organised on a geographical basis, with Community Mental Health Teams providing most of the support to people in local areas (typically one or two teams for approximately 50,000 population). There are Community Mental Health Teams specifically for people under 18 and those over 65, as well as those with particular needs such as intellectual disabilities, with the majority of teams providing supports to the rest of the population. There are also in-patients units, typically attached to general hospitals, and there is usually one unit for approximately 300,000 population. The Community Mental Health Teams work closely with the in-patient units. Community Mental Health Teams are multi-disciplinary and are the main instrument in delivering community based mental health supports.

The HSE Mid-West Service partners with Mental Health Ireland to deliver the Mid-West Advancing Recovery in Ireland Education Service (ARIES). The Mid-West ARIES co-produces and co-delivers recovery education programmes that are designed to enhance the health and well-being of all stakeholders. Integral to the service is the development and delivery of educational material that enables a range of service users, family members, staff and prospective staff and the general public to avail of an educational approach to recovery.

This Recovery Peer Educator position has been created in partnership with HSE Mid West, the Office of Mental Health Engagement and Recovery and Mental Health Ireland. The Recovery Peer Educator will support the coproduction and facilitation of mental health recovery education, the co-ordination of day-to-day operations, communications, administration and evaluations of Mid West ARIES.

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 Closing date Monday, 13^th April 2026 at 5pm. Applications received outside this time will 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 20^th April 2026. For informal enquiries, please contact our Operations, Governance &Compliance Manager, Maria Walsh 087 4277497. Please ensure to include the relevant Job Reference Number 2026-007 in your letter of application and CV.                                 

HSE Dublin and South East (Carlow Kilkenny South Tipperary Waterford and Wexford) Adult Mental Health Services, is a service that serves both an urban and rural communities. The continued development of recovery orientated services is a key priority of mental health services.  The development of the framework for recovery in Mental Health sets out an understanding of recovery and recovery orientated services, the core values that underpin it and the actions and measures that support such a service. This is also in line with Mental Health Ireland’s strategy 2025-2027 – Empowering, Educating and Connection Communities (Priority Area 1, Objective 1.)

HSE mental health services, under the Mental Health and Engagement and Recovery Office, are working towards developing a strong recovery oriented practice approach to service delivery. The Recovery College South East and Involvement Centres are part of these initiatives, and were developed to support a whole service approach to recovery orientated services and to actively support the development of peer led centres

The Recovery College South East is based in Kilkenny, and has responsibility for delivering recovery education and training in Kilkenny, Carlow Waterford, Wexford and South Tipperary. All workshops and training are developed and delivered by those with lived experience of mental health challenges, and/or are supporting a family member/friend who has lived experience alongside those who work in mental health services.

Involvement Centres are peer led drop in centres located in Carlow, Kilkenny and Clonmel, open to people aged 18yrs and over. The centres offer a warm welcoming space in which mental health and addiction challenges are understood to be a part of life and are accepted in a non-judgemental way. It is a place where people who have experienced mental health and/or addiction challenges, and their carers and supporters can meet on a regular basis for a chat over a cup of tea. HSE mental health services provide the financial and legal governance for both projects.

Working as part of a team, the Administration Office supports the day-to-day operations, communications and administration of the Recovery College South East and the Involvement centres.

We are recruiting another administrator officer, who will report to the Recovery Coordinator, or in the absence of the Coordinator, the Peer educator. The Administration Officer will work directly with the team to support operations and progress the strategic aims of the organisations

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  Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday, 27^th March 2026.  Applications received outside this time will 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 13^th April 2026. For informal enquiries, please contact our Clare Fitzpatrick clare.fitzpatrick1@hse.ie, 0868185760. Please ensure to include the relevant Job Reference Number 2026-010 in your letter of application and CV.