Support Worker (Children's Respite Services)
Support Worker (Children's Respite Services)
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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 vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.
We are currently seeking highly-motivated Support Workers to join our team in our Children's Respite Services, Lavanagh House, Curraheen, Cork. .
Contract Type: Permanent and Relief
Contract Hours: Part time (19.5 hours per week) & Relief (variable hours)
Salary Scale: €32,639 - €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
Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days per annum pro-rata, and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.
Overview Of The Post
The role of Support Worker in Children's Respite Services is to work as part of a dedicated and innovative team to provide person centred services to children with disabilities who attend Enable Ireland Respite Services.
Overview Of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria
QQI Level 5 Major Award in one of the following:
* Healthcare Support
* Social Care
* Pre Nursing
* Childcare
(8 modules to include one module on special needs/disability studies/challenging behaviour or a commitment to complete one of these modules within 6-months of commencement)
OR
A comparable SNA Qualification
OR
Year 1 of a relevant degree programme in Health and Social Care (such as Social Care, Child Care, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech & Language Therapy)
AND
Full Clean Manual Driving Licence and willingness to drive company vehicles.
AND
Be eligible to work in the state
Desirable Criteria
Experience of supporting people with disabilities.
Experience of working with people with behaviours of concern.
Experience of providing personal care
Basic IT skills
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
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
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:
Closing date for applications: 2nd June 2025
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which 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 the 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.
The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
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