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 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 Childrens's Services Manager to join our team in the Cork Childrens, The Lavanagh Centre, Curraheen, Co Cork and attendance in Tralee, Kerry and other services as required. Contract Type: Permanent Contract Hours: Full-time Salary Scale: €80,522 to €98,683 pro rata per annum. 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: 35 days per annum pro-rata and proportionately less for less than 12 months service. Introduction: Enable Ireland is a leading national voluntary organisation which provides a range of services for children and adults with disabilities and their families, in partnership with the HSE and other State and voluntary agencies. Enable Ireland provides support to children, young people and with a disability and their families from a number of locations across Cork,Kerry South West RHA. Service provision is informed by national policies including PDS and is provided in collaboration with children and young people with disabilities and with their families, to support their development and to enable active participation in community life. The range of services in the region includes interdisciplinary team based clinical/therapy services within the Children's Disability Network Teams CDNT's, children's respite both residential and community-based activities, preschool, nursing supports to schools, hydrotherapy and specialist clinical services. Overview of the Post: To manage and co-ordinate the delivery of a range of services (existing and planned) to children and families in the designated area and hold governance responsibility for all the children's services in the region. The post holder will be responsible for planning, developing, managing and reviewing services in line with the identified needs in the area and aligned to Enable Ireland's Strategic Plan, Enable Ireland's model of service delivery, the HSE Service Plan and National Policies for Children's Disability Services (Progressing Disability Services for Children 0 - 18 years). Enable Ireland's children's services in Cork and Kerry are currently delivered to over 2,000 children and families. Currently the children's services include clinical, therapy and support services, specialist services, hydrotherapy, community and in home support as well as residential respite and day respite services. Services are provided from centre-based locations and within the local community. The service in Cork is located on a new multi-purpose site in Cork city and are located in Tralee for delivery of services in Kerry Enable Ireland is the Lead agency for four Children's Disability Network Teams in Cork and Kerry, with three teams based in Cork and one team based in Kerry currently. The Services Manager has line management responsibility for four Children's Disability Network Managers (CDNMs) and has overall responsibility for the four network teams assigned to Enable Ireland as lead agency. The CSM also line manages the Heads of discipline/Therapy Managers and line manages and holds governance responsibility for the nursing service in the Special school. The appointee also line manages the PIC and has overall responsibility for the residential and community-based respite service. Plans are underway for the expansion of the respite service Overview of Duties & Responsibilities: Please see Job Description for full list The successful candidate will have Essential Criteria: Recognised third level qualification (level 8) in health or social care relevant to the post. Min 5 years' post qualification experience including experience working in Children's disability services. Min 3 years' previous experience in service management commensurate with this role (at similar grade or similar responsibility level) Experience of ensuring clinical governance and providing clinical leadership within services. Experience of managing and working collaboratively with multiple internal and external stakeholders. Experience of service evaluation and capacity to develop strategy for ongoing continuous self-assessment in line with HSE and HIQA requirements Desirable Criteria: Management qualification Qualification specific to the Disability Sector Previous experience managing interdisciplinary teams Previous experience working in a HIQA regulated environment and with CDNT's Experience of managing/leading teams in respite and community-based services. Previous experience working with clinical teams and managing clinical teams of mixed disciplines If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today. Benefits 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 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: Closing date for applications: Monday 25th May 2026 Interview date: Week commencing 1st June 2026 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. 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