Réalta/Waterford Healing Arts is currently seeking to recruit an Assistant Administrator and an Art Installer to join its team. Both roles come under the Community Employment Scheme and are based at the Réalta Centre for Arts + Health at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). This is a great opportunity to work in a vibrant, forward-thinking national arts and health organisation, and to gain valuable and rewarding experience in supporting the delivery of arts programmes in a hospital setting. Applicants must be eligible for Community Employment and applications should be submitted by email only to claire.meaney@realta.ie. The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday 1 August 2025 at 1pm.
Full job descriptions are avaiable here:
Assistant Administrator
Art Installer
The Assistant Administrator will assist with all administrative tasks to ensure the smooth running of the organisation. The Art Installer has responsibility for the maintenance of the Art Collection at UHW and the installation of art exhibitions. Together, these roles contribute to Réalta’s mission, to support the delivery and presentation of high-quality arts experiences in healthcare settings.
As the national resource organisation for arts + health in Ireland, Réalta seeks to increase understanding and support for arts and health, and to embed the arts into healthcare provision in Ireland through training programmes; providing information, mentoring and advice; supporting networking, and engaging with the HSE and other policy makers. Réalta manages the Waterford Healing Arts programmes and the information hub artsandhealth.ie and is core funded by the Arts Council and the HSE. Réalta is an independent, registered charity, in operation for over 30 years.
The Waterford Healing Arts programmes bring music, visual art, creative writing and storytelling to patients at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) and other healthcare settings to lift spirits and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families who are going through the incredibly difficult experience of illness.
Announcing details of the recruitment drive, Claire Meaney, Director of Réalta, said “As key members of our team, the Assistant Administrator and the Art Installer play a vital role in keeping our organisation running smoothly. We are passionate about our work, we’re a tight team and we look after each other really well. We’re looking for similarly motivated and dynamic individuals to come and see for themselves what a great place Réalta is to work, and to experience how rewarding it can be witnessing first-hand the benefits of arts and health. If anyone would like to have a chat about either role before applying, please contact us on 051 842664 / claire.meaney@realta.ie”
