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 2025. 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 a highly-motivated Outreach Respite Manager to join our new and exciting Afterschool Children's Respite Service in Meath. Contract Type: 12 month fixed term contract Contract Hours: 28 hours per week, 0.80 WTE Salary Scale: €55,430 to €68,228 pro rata per annum and is commensurate with qualification and experience. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments) This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations. Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service Overview of the Post: The post holder will be responsible for the development, management and delivery of a range of respite services in the region including day, evening and weekend respite, afterschool support, summer activity sessions and future alternative respite services across the Southeast. This includes responsibility for the management of staffing, budgets, and the provision of the highest standards of respite care. This will consist of planning, developing, managing and reviewing services in line with the identified needs in the area and aligned to Enable Ireland's Strategic Plan and model of service delivery. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all relevant standards and the implementation of Enable Ireland policies and procedures, ensuring that services are child-centered and in line with best practice ensuring a high standard of clinical care is maintained. The successful candidate will line manage and provide support and supervision and ensure appropriate training is delivered to the staff team. Overview of Duties & Responsibilities: Please see Job Description for full list The successful candidate will have Essential Criteria: Recognised third level qualification in Nursing or Social care relevant to the post Experience working with children with disabilities Previous management/supervisory experience relevant to the role Experience leading and managing teams and resource management Full drivers license Must have a right to work in the country Be CORU/NMBI registered Desirable Criteria: Management Qualification Experience delivering training. Experience of working in the health care or not for profit sector. 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: What now? To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted. Closing date for applications: Monday 1st June, 2026 @ 12pm 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. Please review Enable Ireland's Rezoomo Privacy Policy here: Please review the Enable Ireland's External Data Protection Notice available at for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant's personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy By clicking on the Continue to application button you will be directed to the careers section of our website where you can download an application form/job description/person specification and will find instructions on how to apply.