JOB OPPORTUNITY
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 advocate fairness, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement.
Contract Type: Variable Hours
Contract Hours: Variable Hours (Hours Negotiable)
Salary Scale: €32,639 to €39,499 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)
Annual Leave Entitlement: 10.7% of hours worked
Overview Of The Post
To provide in-home and community based support to children with additional needs and their families. The family support service will be coordinated by the Family Support & Respite Coordinators, who will prioritize families to be involved in the service. The family support worker will be supervised by and work closely with the Family Support & Respite Coordinator. The family support worker must work during evenings and weekends.
Overview Of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities
Essential Criteria
* Minimum QQI Level 5 Childcare course (total 8 modules) to include module on special needs or Year 1 completed of a related degree programme (such as Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology) or SNA Qualification or a relevant health care qualification
* Access to Transport
* Must be eligible to work in the state
Desirable Criteria
* 1 Year's experience of working with children with additional needs.
* Holder of a full clean driving licence with no restrictions
* Up to date Manual Handling, First Aid, Children First, Infection control, PPE Training
* In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the short listing process
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
* For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here
Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.
The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
By clicking on the Continue to application button you will be directed to the careers section of our website where you can download an application form/job description/person specification and will find instructions on how to apply.
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