Adult Home Support Worker

Enable Ireland; Ennis; Sur place; EUR 36 000 - 43 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Excellent 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

Résumé du poste

Enable Ireland in Co Clare is seeking highly-motivated Part-time and Relief Adult Home Support Workers to join our team in Ennis. The role provides support to adults with physical disabilities in community and family settings, with evening, weekend and overnight shifts.

You will work as part of a person-centred team, assisting with daily living, accessing social and recreational activities, and supporting service users and families. QQI Level 5 and a driving licence are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum QQI Level 5 Major Award in Social Care/Disability/Care skills or related health area.
• One year of experience working with adults with disabilities.
• Full clean driver's license and willingness to drive service transport.
• Eligible to work in the state and basic IT skills.

Responsabilités

• Provide support services to adults with physical disabilities in community and home settings.
• Assist with daily living activities and access to social/recreational activities.

Connaissances

Full clean driver's license

Basic IT skills

Formation

QQI Level 5 Major Award in Social Care/Disability/Care skills or relevant heath related area

2 modules completed eligibility to apply

Description du poste

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, 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 highly-motivated Part‑time and Relief Adult Home Support Workers to join our team in Enable Ireland Adult Services, Co Clare

Contract Type: Part‑time and relief contracts available

Contract Hours: Evening, weekend and overnight shifts available

Salary Scale: The current salary scale for this post is €35,771 to €43,288 pro rata per annum.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 10.7% of hours worked

Overview of the Post:

The purpose of the role is to provide support services to adults with physical disabilities in a community and home setting. This post will involve working in our community houses in the Ennis area and also supporting individuals in their family home. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to the empowerment of people with disabilities working as part of a team through a person-centered approach and will work with service owners in accessing social and recreational activities in the community and assisting with all aspects of daily living.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum qualification QQI Level 5 Major Award (8 modules) in Social Care/Disability/Care skills or relevant heath related area.
• (Individuals with 2 modules completed will be eligible to apply once commitment given to complete the remainder of the major award)
• 1 years' experience working with adults with disabilities.
• Full clean driver's license and willingness to drive service transport.
• Be Eligible to work in the state
• Basic IT skills.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working with adults in HIQA designated centre.
• Experience of working in community and in-home setting.
• Have experience supporting a service owner with behaviours that challenge
• In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the short listing process

Benefits:

• 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

Closing date for applications: 4pm Monday 30th October 2026

This is a rolling competition. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview at regular intervals. Enable Ireland reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications are received. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; early submission is strongly encouraged.

Interview date: TBC

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.

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