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 a highly-motivated Social Worker Staff Grade, Professionally Qualified to join our team in CHO 1 Cavan
Contract Type: Full-time Permanent
Contract Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary Scale: 46,482 to 67,823 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSIs (Long Service Increments)
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: 34 days pro rata per annum.
Overview of the Post:
Enable Ireland delivers childrens services through the Childrens Disability Network Teams (CDNT) under the national Progressing Disabilities Services (PDS) model for children and young people with complex needs arising from a disability. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a range of Social Work services for young people (0 18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework. Service will include assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service development. This will be delivered through a family centred approach across a variety of settings including the clinic, preschools, schools, childrens homes and community settings.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please see Job Description for full list
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria:
* Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date of the competition:
* Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Social Workers Register maintaining by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU
And
* Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office
* And
* Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Social Workers Register maintaining by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued
* Annual Registration
* On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU
AND
* Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland
* Applicants must be eligible to work in the state. Please review the criteria at the following link and ensure you meet the requirements before submitting your application
* Fluency in English essential
* Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area
Desirable Criteria:
* Minimum of 1 years post qualification experience.
* Experience of Inter-disciplinary team working.
* Some years experience of working in the disability sector.
* Recent, relevant experience working with children and their families.
* Experience working with children with disabilities.
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: Wednesday 24th December 2025 @ 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.
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