Services Manager (Childrens’s Services – Cork/Kerry South West RHA)
Cork City, County Cork, Ireland
Full time, Permanent
Who We Are
Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child\'s physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep
Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child\'s physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep
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Description
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 Childrens’s Services Manager to join our team in the Cork Childrens, The Lavanagh Centre, Curraheen, Co Cork and attendance in Tralee, Kerry and other services as required.
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Hours: Full-time
Salary Scale: €80,522 to €98,683 pro rata per annum.
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: 35 days per annum pro-rata and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.
Overview of the Post:
To manage and co-ordinate the delivery of a range of services (existing and planned) to children and families in the designated area and hold governance responsibility for all the children’s services in the region. The post holder will be responsible for planning, developing, managing and reviewing services in line with the identified needs in the area and aligned to Enable Ireland’s Strategic Plan, Enable Ireland’s model of service delivery, the HSE Service Plan and National Policies for Children’s Disability Services (Progressing Disability Services for Children 0 – 18 years). Enable Ireland’s children’s services in Cork and Kerry are currently delivered to over 2,000 children and families.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please see Job Description for full list
The successful candidate will have
Recognised qualification in health or social care relevant to the post.
Previous management experience in relevant area (at similar grade or similar responsibility level).
Experience of working in disability sector and in children’s services.
Previous management experience specific to the children’s disability sector.
Experience of managing/leading clinical teams of mixed disciplines.
Previous experience working in a HIQA regulated environment
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
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
Long service reward scheme
Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
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 25th May 2026
Interview date: Week commencing 1st June 2026
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 the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at the url 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
Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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