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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 has been named 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 Respite Support Worker to join our team in Hazeldene, Children's Residential Respite House, Barefield, Ennis, Co Clare.
Contract Type: Full Time Permanent
Contract Hours: 39 Hours per week
Salary Scale: €34,382 to €41,607 pro rata per annum. 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: 30 days pro rata per annum
Overview Of The Post
To provide respite to families of children with disabilities. The respite support service will be coordinated by PIC, who will prioritise families to be involved in the service, and who agrees with each family the type and level of support to be provided. The Respite Support Worker will be supervised by and work closely with the PIC. To provide a flexible respite support service, the Respite Support Worker will be required to do sleepovers and work during evenings and weekends.
Overview Of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities.
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria
* Minimum QQI Level 5 Childcare course to include a module on special needs or a Special Needs equivalent course (total 8 modules)
* Minimum 1 year's experience of working with children with additional needs in a residential setting
* Experience of working with children with autism and behaviours of concern
* Full clean driving licence
* Must be eligible to work in the state
Desirable Criteria
* Up to date Manual Handling, First Aid, Children First, ABA Programme, PECS and LAMH, Infection control, PPE, Positive Behaviour support
Benefits
* 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
Closing date for applications: 4pm Friday 9th January 2026
Interview date
To be confirmed.
* 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.
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