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Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024. Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement.
We are currently seeking a highly motivated Adult Support Worker to join our Limerick Adult Day Services team in Castleconnell, Co. Limerick.
Contract Type: Part Time Permanent Contract
Contract Hours: 35 Hours per week
Salary: The current salary scale for this post is €32,639 to €39,499 pro rata per annum. This pay scale is subject to increases in 2025 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.
Overview
The role of the Adult Support Worker is to work as part of a team within the adult day service to facilitate service owners with their daily programmes. This will also include assisting personal care needs, mobility, and supporting access to services in their community and on our virtual day service. The post holder will encourage and support opportunities to help develop a range of options for service owners in areas of training, employment and greater inclusion in their local communities.
Responsibilities
* Work as part of a team within the adult day service to support daily programmes and service users.
* Assist with personal care needs and mobility, and support access to services in the community and via the virtual day service.
* Encourage and support opportunities to develop options in training, employment and inclusion in local communities.
Essential Criteria
* QQI Level 5 in Care Skills to include a module on special needs (total 8 modules) or Equivalent Qualification.
* Minimum of one year's experience working with adults with disabilities.
* Full clean driver's licence with no restrictions and willingness to drive Enable Ireland vehicles.
* Eligible to work in the state.
* Effective communication skills and good recording practices.
* Knowledge of the social model of disability.
* Good understanding of Adult Protection and Lone working.
Desirable Criteria
* Experience of working with adults in a day service setting.
* Experience of working in a community setting.
* Knowledge of person-centered planning and Key Worker system.
* Knowledge of New Directions guidelines.
* Desirable criteria may be applied in the shortlisting process in a high volume of applicants.
Benefits
* Excellent internal and external training opportunities
* Generous annual leave entitlements
* Flexible Working
* Long service reward scheme
* Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
* Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
* Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
* Wellbeing benefits
* Pension
Closing date for applications: 5pm Thursday 11th September 2025
Interview date: TBC
Additional Information
* A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies that may arise during the next 12 months.
* The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
* Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in a position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
* Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
* Enable Ireland reserves the right to change this information prior to appointment.
* Privacy and data protection: review Enable Ireland’s privacy policies for details on how applicant information is processed.
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