Case Worker – Cork Maternity Cover
Full time – 35 hours per week, across 7 days
Fixed Term Maternity Cover Contract (ending Dec 2026 with likelihood of extension)
Salary – €39,872.09 per annum
Location – Cork, Ireland
Role
To be a member of a multi‑disciplined team using holistic approaches. Working within the principle of harm minimisation where residents receive a high degree of care, support and dignity. Depaul has a commitment to service user participation and to empowering residents to manage their own lives.
Responsibilities
Ensure the practical needs of service users are met (providing food, laundry, clean bedding, etc.) while ensuring a safe and secure environment in a high standard service.
Assess the needs of service users and refer them to appropriate agencies.
Provide key working to a number of residents, recording this work, advocating for them and updating line manager and the team on progress.
Liase with external agencies, health boards and county councils.
Ensure all quality assurance policies and procedures are adhered to.
Assist medical and nursing staff in providing health care to service users.
Team player: take role in handovers, supervise volunteers and support team members in ensuring decision-making is consistent.
Participate in supervision with line manager and annual appraisals and identify professional development within role.
Ensure all Depaul policies and procedures are adhered to, particularly Health and Safety, Code of Conduct and Confidentiality.
At all times undertake role in a professional manner maintaining a high quality standard in line with Depaul values and ethos.
The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time.
Person Requirements
Minimum of 2 years paid experience in a social care field, desirably in a residential setting (essential).
Social Studies or Case Management Accredited Qualification.
Experience and understanding of the complexities involved in working with service users experiencing intimate partner violence.
Good working knowledge of risk assessment processes and systems (e.g., S/U Risk assessment, Lone Working, Activity Risk Assessments).
Understanding of harm reduction and low threshold working.
Understanding of factors leading to homelessness and related support needs.
Experience with needs assessment, keyworking and support planning for people with complex needs.
Knowledge of statutory and voluntary sector resources available to homeless people.
Understanding the importance of Health and Safety in a residential setting.
Good communicator and computer literate.
Knowledge and understanding of Depaul vision, mission and values.
Proficient use of IT, including professional email.
Respect for Depaul values and beliefs.
Benefits
Annual Leave: 25 days per year (up to 3 years of service), 27 days per year (3–5 years), 30 days per year (over 5 years).
10 public holidays each year, with Good Friday as discretionary day.
Day off and day pay for Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day, and New Year's Day for shift workers; paid day off on public holidays for non‑shift workers.
Shift workers expected to work on public holidays and receive an additional day of annual leave in lieu.
Non‑rostered employees may be entitled to one-fifth of the normal weekly rate of remuneration for public holidays.
Pension matched by employer.
Health assistance: access to health cash plan covering treatments such as dental, optical, acupuncture, etc.; includes children under 16.
Life assurance: four times salary.
Maternity/Adoptive leave: 18 weeks full pay.
Paternity leave: 2 weeks full pay.
Sick leave: entitlement to sick pay starting from day 1, increasing with length of service.
Employee Assistance Program: confidential counselling and support services available 24/7.
Learning and Development: Depaul’s Vision, Mission and Values course, emerging leaders programme, online learning resources and mandatory training (MAPA, Health and Safety, Child Protection, Fire Safety, First Aid).
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