Social Care – Work Based Learning Programme
Cork, Ireland
Contract
Closing date: August 28, 2025 11:00 AM
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 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
Social Care – Work Based Learning Programme
to join our team in various locations in
Cork
.
Contract Type:
Variable Hours with a potential for a permanent role at the end of the 3-year learning period (subject to the availability of suitable roles).
Contract Hours:
Variable – (1) 35 hours per week when undertaking on-the-job learning hours as part of the BA (Hons) Social Care, UCC and (2) additional locum relief hours as and when needed.
Note: No payment issues for course attendance in UCC.
Salary Scale:
The current salary scale for this post is €26,606.
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
: 10.7% of hours worked
Overview of the Post:
The purpose of this post is to provide the employee with on-the-job learning opportunities as a work-based learner in social care.
The successful candidate will learn social care skills on the job while providing direct support to the individuals using our day, residential and respite services with the support and supervision of their line manager and their assigned social care mentor.
The work-based learner will also attend academic training and study in UCC/MTU (
Student Contribution and Student Capitation fee costs will be met by Enable Ireland
) and are required to pass all academic examinations and meet CORU standards of proficiency during work-integrated learning/placement blocks, and to maintain records of progression and development.
Failure to pass all academic requirements may result in a pause in employment and a change in employment status subject to the employer's needs and requirements at that time.
The post-holder will work closely with the local line manager and assigned social care mentor in maintaining high standards of performance in their role.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please see Job Description for full list
The successful candidate will have
· 1. Applicants must have six recognised subjects in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) and must obtain a minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and minimum Grade O6/H7 in the remaining four subjects.
This must include Irish (unless exempt) and English.
Plus
· A minimum of 12 months experience working in a Social Care or Social Care related setting.
Or
· 2. Hold a level 5/6 QQI FETAC qualification from those listed below with Distinctions* (i.e. 80% or greater) in 4 modules.
Plus
· A minimum of 12 months experience working in a Social Care or Social Care related setting.
·
Recognition of Prior Learning
Consideration under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) may also be given to applicants who have at least three years' professional experience in a social care or social care-related field.
· RPL will be assessed using a predetermined rubric which reviews both experiential and certificated learning.
· All RPL applications will be reviewed by a suitably qualified member of the Programme Team
· Experience supporting children or adults with disability
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: Before noon Thursday 28th August 2025
Interviews to take place Friday 29th August 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.
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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
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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