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 Social Care Worker to join our team in Dublin Adult Day Service, currently based in Dun Laoghaire.
Contract Type: This is a permanent contract.
Contract Hours: 39 hours per week.
Salary Scale: €38,107 - €50,953 pro-rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments).
Annual Leave Entitlement: 31 days per annum.
Overview of the Post:
Please see Job Description for full list of duties.
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria:
1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.
(a) Eligible applicants will be those who, on the closing date for the competition:
(i) Hold professional registration, or be eligible for registration, on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU. See list of recognised Social Care qualifications at: CORU Approved Qualifications
OR
(ii) Have a Schedule 3 qualification. See list of recognised Schedule 3 qualifications at: Schedule 3 Qualifications
OR
(iii) Have a comparable qualification recognised by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
OR
(iv) Applicants who satisfy the conditions set out in Section 91 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 must submit proof of application for registration with the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
The acceptable proof is correspondence from the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU confirming their application for registration as a Section 91 applicant was received by 30th November 2025.
OR
(v) Provide proof of statutory registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.
AND
(b) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability, for the proper discharge of the role.
2. Annual Registration
(i) On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
AND
• Experience in contributing to the development of personal plans.
• Experience and knowledge of the role of a key worker.
• Experience of delivering personal care.
• Experience of assisting adults with medical needs/ administering medication.
• Experience of engaging in professional supervision.
• Possess a full, clean driving licence.
Desirable Criteria:
• Experience of working with adults and families with physical/sensory/intellectual disabilities.
• Minimum of 1 year post qualification experience relevant to the role.
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: 19th February 2025
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
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.
• 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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