Assistant Coordinator with Galway Solace Café

The salary for this post is analogous with the Section 39 HSE-funded salary scale, in line with HSE October 2020 PayScale’s plus WRC 2025 uplift, Grade IV, Point 1, is the sum of €34,028 per annum, working full time.

The Salary for the post is part time, working 23 hours per week, will be €21,153 per annum. This role is funded by HSE West and North West (working with Galway Solace Café). Working Hours, 23 hours per week (Full time equivalent is 37 hours)

PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE NUMBER JOB REFERENCE NO 2026-021 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 onsite operational functions of the Café. The Assistant Coordinator will ensure the provision of quality peer support and contribute to the service-delivery alongside peer support staff to ensure service delivery is of the highest quality.

The Assistant Coordinator will be responsible:

  • To assist the Operations Manager and Service Coordinators with the operations of the service.
  • To ensure that high standards of data & information collection and administrative duties are kept within the target timeframe.
  • To ensure all customer-related booking queries are handled promptly and following a person-centred approach.
  • To become actively involved with projects, development and growth of the service.
  • To meet all the Health and Safety requirements of the workplace.
  • Any other duties relevant to this post as required.

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

  • Have a minimum experience of two years working in a community, healthcare, or related field.
  • Have experience in record-keeping and reporting with excellent administrative, organisational and computer skills.
  • Experience of building relationships across a variety of organisations.
  • An in-depth understanding of the role of peer support and mental health recovery.

Other Requirements

  • To be in a place in your mental health recovery where you feel sufficiently well, stable and resourced to undertake the role safely and effectively, recognising that recovery looks different for everyone.
  • Post holders must be willing to complete specified training, and to continually develop the Assistant Coordinator Role.
  • Must be living within a commutable distance of the Galway Solace Café / Galway City as part of operational requirements.
  • This is a fully on-site role. Remote or hybrid working options are not available for this post.
  • 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

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Thursday 5th November 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 16th November 2026. For informal enquiries, please contact Romy Garcia, romy@mentalhealthireland.ie

Please ensure to include the relevant Job Reference Number 2026-021 in your letter of application and CV.                       

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Clinical Support Worker, Mindspace Mayo

The salary for this post is analogous with the Section 39 HSE-funded salary scale, in line with HSE October 2020 PayScale’s plus WRC 2025 uplift. In line with HSE Grade Social Worker, Point 1, the Salary for the post will be €41,792 per annum.

This role is funded by Mindspace Mayo. Working Hours, 37 hours per week.

PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE NUMBER JOB REFERENCE NO 2026-019 WITH YOUR APPLICATION. EMAIL ONLY PLEASE.

Mindspace Mayo offers early and brief intervention for young people aged 12-25 and their families. The Mindspace model aspires to work collaboratively with young people, placing their needs and the wider community at the heart of therapeutic work. Mindspace Mayo supports young people presenting with anything from common concerns (e.g. dealing with break-up, exam stress, bullying, self-image) to young people with emerging mental health difficulties such as mild depression and anxiety.

The Clinical Support Workers ideally will have a qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Psychology (Clinical, Counselling, Educational), Counselling / Psychotherapy or Occupational Therapy and experience of working with early and brief intervention in Primary Care or Mental Health settings.

The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team. They will offer a comprehensive service to young people and their families presenting with emotional difficulties / mild – emerging mental health difficulties / substance misuse issues.

The post holder will provide generic/risk assessment and direct service provision, utilising evidence based, brief therapies to individuals and groups where appropriate.

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 6th November 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 16th November 2026. For informal enquiries, please contact our Mindspace Mayo Project Manager, Peadar Gardiner on 094-906 7001. Please ensure to include the relevant Job Reference Number 2026-019 in your letter of application and CV.

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