By Héloïse Chaudot 
Eamon Nash has over 20 years of experience in operational management, person-centred service delivery, quality assurance, and organisational development. He holds an Honours Master’s degree in Community and Voluntary Sector Management and Arts, and a Bachelor’s degree in Music. He has led multidisciplinary teams, strategic change programmes, and service transformation initiatives across disability, community, and education sectors.
What was your first job? My first job was collecting glasses and sorting the empty bottles into crates in a local pub. What are your main priorities and goals in your current role? To ensure all Horizons staff have the necessary resources available to provide high-quality services to people we support in line with our values: Honest, Person Centred, Kind & Creative. What pushed you to pursue a career in this field? Inspiration from my own family and seeing their contribution making a positive impact on people’s lives. My grandfather founded Horizons and dedicated most of his professional life to developing services for people with a disability and their families. I also had the privilege of seeing both my parents work in the sector and witnessing the same dedication to the people we support, their families and staff teams. I was inspired by their commitment and the positive impact their work had on people’s lives. How do you motivate yourself and your team? Celebrating all team members and the people we support’s successes is key to keeping myself and our teams motivated. Working in the disability sector can be very challenging as there are so many competing demands. Equally, it is very rewarding, so celebrating those achievements is so important. In one sentence, how would you define success? Seeing a person we support achieving their goals and living a good life, and seeing staff members grow and develop new skills as they support and empower that person. How do you relax? I like running, which helps me relax and stay fit, and also playing music. What is your favourite (non-business) book? Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall is a great read, and Factfulness by Hans Rosling is a really interesting book. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? When things become complicated and you have to make a difficult decision, simplify the situation by returning to your core values and why you are here. The right decision, which may not necessarily be the easiest decision, will be easier to identify. How do you handle adversity? Together as a team. What are the aspirations for the future of the business? Horizons is deeply embedded in Cork communities. Horizons is continuing to develop community services for children and adults with disabilities across Cork, including respite, residential, and community day hubs. Horizons is recruiting for a variety of roles including Care Assistants, Social Care Workers, Nurses, Clinical Nurse Managers, Social Care Leaders and therapy roles.
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