A company which provides residential services for people with intellectual disabilities is to create up to 200 new jobs.
NUA Healthcare says this will bring its total workforce to around 1,800.
The firm plans to recruit as many as 200 additional full-time staff, as demand for its services grows.
It has 53 centres across the country and approximately 1,600 staff currently.
Nua supports some 350 service users, including 240 availing of residential care.
It also operates mental health community residences and a mental health Specialist Rehabilitative Unit.
These are subject to HIQA and Mental Health Commission inspections, respectively.
Nua’s recruitment manager, Michelle Kirwan, says the company is seeking to recruit nurses, social care workers and assistant support workers.
She says: "Our services are very intensive, but our work is hugely rewarding, and we offer excellent career development opportunities.
"We have grown employee numbers by 300 over the past two years and we expect a similar level of growth in the coming years."
Nua’s quality and safety manager Eric Behan added: "Nua is managing to successfully sustain safe service delivery for its current resident population and is also accepting new placements, where appropriate, in an effort to support the overall Government strategy for dealing with COVID-19."
Mr Behan also says the company is prepared in the event of a residential service user testing positive, and would continue to operate an intensive monitoring and management system to try to avoid this.
