Darragh Malone has extensive education and experience in social care. He earned a Higher Certificate in Applied Social Studies in Social Care from Athlone Institute of Technology in 2015, and a Bachelors (Hons) in Applied Social Studies in Social Care in 2016. His work experience includes positions as a care assistant at Millrace Nursing Home, researcher and youth work theory learner at Youth Work Ireland, and assistant teacher/helper at Athlone Community Development's After School Project. He has also gained certifications in first aid response, kayaking, and carpentry. Malone lists Liam Moroney, CEO of Youth Work Ireland, and Oliver Hegarty, Head of Department of Social Science and Design at Ath

1. DARRAGH MALONE
Killure Ballinasloe
Co. Galway
Mobile:0864494956
Email:darraghmalone73@gmail.com
LinkedIn:DarraghMalone
EDUCATION
2012-2015 Athlone Instituteof Technology
HigherCertificate inart inAppliedSocial StudiesinSocial Care
2012-2013 Modulesincluded: IntroductiontoSociology,AppliedSocial Studies,Learningto
learn,IntroductiontoLaw,DevelopmentPsychology,Interactional Approachesto
Social Care,Spanishabinitio.
(Firstyear)
2013-2014 Modulesincluded: Emotional andBehavioural ProblemsinChildhoodand
Adolescence,Personal DevelopmentandCommunications,AppliedSocial Studies,
FamilyandHuman Rights,IntroductiontoHealthPromotion,Fundamentalsof Social
Policy,InteractionApproachestoSocial Care,Disability:ModelsandPractises,
Spanishabinitio,10 weeks WorkPlacement.
(Secondyear)
Athlone Instituteof Technology
Bachelorsof Arts inAppliedSocial StudiesinSocial Care
2014-2015 Modules included: CounsellingSkills,AppliedSocial Studies,SociologyandApplied
Practice,Interactional Approaches,ChildLaw andLiabilityforSocial Care
Professionals,DisabilityStudies:PromotingInclusion,GroupDynamics,Work
Placement10 weeks,ManagementTheoryandPractice.
(Thirdyear)
Athlone Instituteof Technology
Bachelors(Hons) inAppliedSocial StudiesinSocial Care
2015-2016 Modulesincluded: AppliedSocialStudies,Psychology,Sociology,Legal Studies,
Social Care Management, Personal Development,Creative ApproachesandPractical
Placements.
(Fourthyear)
2012 LeavingCertificate,St.CuansCollege,Galway

2. Work Experience
Millrace NursingHome
Care Assistant
 Developedthe abilitytoobserve service-usersmethodically
 Maintainedaccountabilitytothe service usersandservice providers
 Developedskills andabilitiestoworkina fast pacedand teamwork
orientatedworkplace,demandingandshowinghighstandardof care.
 Learnedto respondappropriatelyinareactive andproactive mannertoa
range of typical presentingbehaviours
 Builtandsustainedappropriate relationshipswithservice-usersrespecting
the dignityof the person
Youth WorkIreland
Researcherand youth work theoryand practise learner
 DevelopednewITandprojectmanagementsystemtomaintainprogression
of the researchprojectof youngpeople’ssafetypublication
 Interactedopennessandsensitivityandcommunicatedeffectivelywith
others.
 Masteredthe skill toidentifyandintegratevalidandreliable researchinto
social care practice
Athlone CommunityDevelopment- AfterSchool Project
Assistant teacher/Helper
 Learnedto utilise emergingstrategies,modelsandtechniquesinsocial care
 Developedpersonalandprofessional skillsthroughthe aspectsof
empathisingwithservice-usersandfamilies
 Learnedto value andimportance of workingwithfamiliesrecognisingthe
importance of familykinship
Other Work Experience
Heritage Centre
GroundsWorker
 Developedskills toworkwithinalocal communityaspart of a teamto
obtainand maintainahighstandardof communitytrustandfriendship
 Learned leadershipskillsinthe areasof assignedworkandhow to carry the
workout inthe role of leadershipandworkingasateamand the
understandingthe elementsandaspectsof leadership.
 Improvedpersonal andprofessional learningdevelopmentstowards
personal skills,professional skills,communication,organisational skills,
managerial skills,leadershipfunctioningskills

3. Interestsand Achievements
 Awardedthe Bronze andSilver inthe Gaisce the President’sAward
 Completedtraininginsuicidealertness,the Safe Talkcourse
 Completedthe ECDLFoundationcourse
 Completedtraininginlevel 1and 2 kayakingcourse,canoeingIreland,EPP
Euro Paddle Pass
 CompletedtraininginCFRandOFA throughCivil Defence,PHECC,Pre-
Hospital Emergency Care Council
 Civil Defence
 White waterkayaking
 Carpentry
Referees
Mr. LiamMoroney Mr. OliverHegarty
CEO, Headof Department,
Youth WorkIreland Social Science andDesign,
Telephone:090-9678322 Athlone Instituteof Technology
Telephone:090-6468000