Social Worker (Professionally Qualified)

OASIS Group; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Ireland is seeking a qualified Social Worker to join their team, providing essential services to children and young people with disabilities. The role involves working within an interdisciplinary framework to deliver quality care and support. The successful candidate will have a strong background in social work, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and generous benefits, including training opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Excellent internal and external training opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlements

Flexible Working

Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

Qualifications

• Registered or eligible for registration on the Social Workers Register.
• Recent experience working with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality service to children and young people 0 – 18 years.
• Support other staff and students as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Empathy

Education

Social Work Degree

Job description

Social Worker (Professionally Qualified)

• Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
• Full time, Permanent

Who We Are

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, indep

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, indep Show more

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 Social Worker (Professionally Qualified) to join our team in North Tipperary CDNT, Nenagh, Co Tipperary

Contract Type: Full time permanent contract

Salary: €49,581 to €65,674 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 34 days pro rata per annum

Overview of the Post:

To work as a member of the children’s disability network team & home share team providing a quality, evidence based service to children and young people 0 – 18 years within an interdisciplinary framework and family centered practice and to support other staff and students as assigned.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU.

AND

• Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

AND

• Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.

Annual registration

• On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU.

AND

• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to the Enable Ireland
• Recent, relevant experience working with children and their families.
• Experience working with children with disabilities.
• Experience of Inter-disciplinary team working.
• Some years’ experience of working in the disability sector.

In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the short listing process

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

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
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

For a full list of our benefits, please click here.

What now?

To apply, please download the job description and person specification for your information and complete the online application form.

Informal queries by email to Ann Somers at [e-mail]

Closing date for applications: 4pm Friday 22nd May 2025

Interview date: To be confirmed

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 the 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