Overview
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, independent living and skills for daily living.
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 a highly-motivated Respite Support Worker to join our team in Teach Saoirse, Children’s Residential Respite House, Nenagh, Co Tipperary.
Contract Type: Full Time, Part Time and Variable Hours Contracts available
Contract Hours: Full Time, Part Time and Variable Hours available
Salary Scale: €32,639 - €39,499 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to Long Service Increments (LSI).
Pay Scale Note: 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: 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 agree 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. In order 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.
The successful candidate will have
* Minimum QQI Level 5 Childcare course to include module on special needs or 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 behaviors of concern
* Full clean driving licence
* Up to date Manual Handling, First Aid, Children First, ABA Programme, PECS and LAMH, Infection control, PPE, Positive Behavior support
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
* 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: 12pm Friday 10th October 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.
* 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 Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy 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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