Administration Support Grade 1 (CDNT)

Enable Ireland; Cork; On-site; EUR 29,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Annual leave

Long service rewards

Maternity/Adoptive/Paternity Leave

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Cork is seeking a highly motivated Administration Support Grade 1 to join our Children’s Disability Network Team. The role involves providing a wide range of administrative support and ensuring smooth office operations in a busy health service environment.

Contract is Specified Purpose (covering sick leave) up to 35 hours per week, salary €28,945 to €46,912 pro rata, plus annual leave and benefits. Experience in MS Office and reception duties preferred.

Qualifications

• Leaving certificate or equivalent education.
• Minimum 1 year relevant secretarial/administrative experience.
• Excellent IT skills with MS Office proficiency.
• Experience with a database software system.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).
• Eligible to work in the State.
• Experience in healthcare/disability sector role.
• Reception experience.
• Relevant secretarial/business or IT qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide a wide range of administration support to the Children’s Disability Network Team.

Skills

Administrative support

MS Office

Reception

Database experience

English proficiency

Healthcare sector experience

IT qualification

Education

Leaving certificate or equivalent

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

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

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 2026.

Enable Ireland, is an equal opportunities employer. We strongly 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 Administration Support Grade 1 to join our team in Cork Childrens’ Services.

Contract Type: Specified Purpose Contract (covering sick leave)

Contract Hours: up to 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: €28,945 to €46,912 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: Annual leave entitlement is 30 days pro rata per annum.

Overview of the Post:

To provide a wide range of administration supports to the Children’s Disability Network Team.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have

• Leaving certificate or equivalent standard of education
• A minimum of 1 years’ relevant secretarial/administrative experience
• Excellent IT skills, including extensive use of and proficiency in the MS Office Suite.
• Experience of working with a database software system.Fluency in the English language (written & verbal).
• Eligible to work in the State.
• Experience of working in a similar role in the healthcare/disability or equivalent sector.
• Experience of working at reception
• A relevant secretarial/business or IT qualification

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
• 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?

Closing date for applications: Friday 27th November 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.
• 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