Compliance and Audit Officer

Compliance and Audit Officer
€48,625 - €58,837 (subject to increase as per WRC agreement) | Based at Ballymun with travel across all Gheel locations | 39 hours per week

In Gheel, we focus on supporting individuals with autism through their life journey and enabling them to have fulfilling life experiences, while having autonomy and control over their choices and decisions. Gheel Autism Services provides a wide range of services for adults with autism, including day and vocational opportunities, outreach support, and a variety of supported living options. Across our services, we consider how each person thinks, learns, and processes information to develop a personalised plan of support. Considering individuals' strengths and motivations, we enable people to obtain outcomes that are meaningful to them. Our committed practitioners receive regular training, and they are equipped with the knowledge and skills to enable each individual to have positive and meaningful life experiences. All staff are involved in changing the culture of supporting people into a more inclusive, independence-focused style of support – where people are encouraged to be partners in, not recipients of their service delivery.

Benefits

• Access to Health Insurance
• Access to Educational Support Scheme
• Company Pension with company contribution (including income protection and death-in-service benefits)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 27 days of annual leave
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Training and Development (CPD)
• Option to join the Health Service Credit Union

About the Role

Gheel is restructuring its Quality Team into two distinct arms: quality improvement and quality control. This new Compliance and Audit Officer post will be aligned to the quality control function. A dedicated, independent role responsible for planning, conducting, and reporting on a structured programme of internal audits across all Gheel services.

You’ll work across 35 locations, every service model we run, and report directly to the CEO. You’ll manage a workplan, a schedule, and your own time. If you’re building a career in quality, governance, or regulation, this role gives you the specialist experience and credibility to work towards this.

What You’ll Do

• Plan and deliver a comprehensive annual audit programme across all designated centres and day services.
• Lead on HIQA Regulation 23 unannounced visits, producing structured reports on quality and safety of care and support.
• Conduct internal audits of health and safety compliance, including fire safety, risk assessments, incident reporting, and environmental checks.
• Audit medication management practices across all services against Gheel’s medication policy, HIQA standards, and relevant legislation.
• Carry out maintenance audits to verify that premises, equipment, and vehicles meet legislative and organisational requirements.
• Prepare AHBRA compliance and maintenance reports.
• Maintain compliance tracking for key safety programmes, including fire safety systems, electrical testing, gas safety, water hygiene, emergency lighting, and PAT testing.
• Maintain a centralised register of all audits, findings, action plans, and close-out verification.
• Prepare compliance and audit reports for the CEO, Board of Directors, HSE, and HIQA.
• Identify opportunities for shared learning and improvement across the organisation.
• Attend Board meetings and act as minute taker, preparing draft minutes and Action Log for the Company Secretary.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• A relevant third-level qualification in Social Care, Social Studies, Health and Social Care Management, Business Administration, Quality Management, or equivalent (minimum QQI Level 7).
• High proficiency in MS Office, SharePoint, and quality/risk management systems. You’ll be building trackers, maintaining registers, and uploading audit reports at pace.
• Full, clean driving licence and use of own car for work purposes.
• A minimum of three years’ experience working in the disability, social care, or a related regulated sector.
• Experience in conducting audits against regulations, standards, or organisational policies.
• Experience of implementing quality, safety, and risk management policies, procedures, and systems.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit a cover letter and up-to-date CV. The closing date for receipt of all completed applications is 17th April at 5 pm. Garda Vetting is a requirement of the recruitment process. A panel may be formed, and future vacancies arising over the next six months may be filled from this competition. Informal enquiries can be made to grainnesexton@gheel.ie.