Role: Team Leader – Child and Family Service
Cpl Healthcare, in partnership with Tusla, Ireland's Child and Family Agency are recruiting for a Social Worker to work as part of a Duty / Intake team.
About the Role
This is a permanent position offering a generous relocation package for candidates applying from outside Ireland and sponsorship of a critical skills employment permit if required.
As a Team Leader, you will be responsible for:
* The management of the day-to-day provision of the social work service through leading a team of social workers, in conjunction with the Principal Social Worker.
* Taking responsibility for a defined caseload as required particularly for cases that require a high level of experience and expertise.
* Manage/provide an initial assessment service to relevant/all care groups and develop referral procedures with other social work networked services.
Benefits Include:
* Permanent employment contract including sponsorship of a critical skills employment permit if required
* Competitive salary between €70,277 - €81,063 depending on experience
* 35 hour working week
* Generous annual leave (30 days) and public holiday (10 days) entitlements per year
* Excellent supervision and a focus on developing Social Worker and managerial strengths as well as continuous Training and Development sessions with a dedicated and individualised continuous professional development plan
* Further career progression opportunities within the service
* Excellent relocation and onboarding package to the value of €4,710 towards flights and accommodation for non-EU applicants and €4,100 for EU applicants
* Assistance with registration with CORU, the Health & Social Care Professionals regulatory authority and reimbursement of fees to the value of €510
Requirements:
* A recognised qualification as a Social Worker and eligible for registration with CORU
* A minimum of 5 years post graduate experience working as a social worker with some supervisory/management experience
* Experience and an interest in working in children and families services
* Experience and an interest in working in child protection and applying relevant child protection legislation
* A full clean driver's licence
* Police clearance for any country worked in for 6 months or more
* Professional approach to work
* Flexibility in work practice
* Excellent verbal and written English