Adult Support Worker

Enable Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training opportunities

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Long service reward scheme

Maternity Leave pay adjustments

Paternity Leave pay adjustments

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Dublin is seeking a part-time Adult Services Support Worker to support adults with disabilities across training, employment and community inclusion. The role emphasizes a person-centred approach and adherence to policies to promote dignity and user choice.

The successful candidate will join a team delivering frontline services with opportunities for training and career development, in a supportive, values-driven organisation.

Qualifications

• Minimum QQI Level 5 Major Award in Social Care/Disability/Care skills or health-related area.
• Fluency in English.
• Current eligibility to work in Ireland.
• Available for immediate start.
• Full clean driving licence with ability to drive automatic and manual vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Provide opportunities for people with disabilities to develop options in training, employment and inclusion.
• Support individual service users to participate in programmes and activities.
• Work through a person-centred approach aligned with Enable Ireland's policies and procedures.
• Promote dignity, respect and development of choice for service users.

Skills

Fluency in English

Education

QQI Level 5 Major Award (8 modules) in Social Care/Disability/Care skills or relevant health related area

Job 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 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.

Adult Services Support Worker

Dublin Adult Services CHO7 Area Crumlin/Rialto

Contract Type: Permanent Part Time

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: The current salary scale for this post is €35,070 to €42,440 pro rata per annum for fulltime posts of 39 hours per week. The hourly rate ranges from €17.29/h to €20.92 p/h

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: 30 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.

Overview of the Post

• To provide opportunities for people with disabilities to develop a range of options in the areas of training, employment and greater inclusion in the community generally.
• Supporting individual service users to participate in the various programmes and activities within the service.
• Working through a Person-Centred approach and in line with Enable Ireland’s code of practice, policies & procedures.
• The service is one which is based on the promotion of dignity, respect and the development of choice for those who use the service.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have

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 within 12 months of start date).
• The Post holder will have previous experience of working with adults with disabilities in the health care sector.
• Fluency in English
• Candidates must have current eligibility work in the state
• Available for immediate start
• Full clean driving licence which is valid in the state with agreement to undertake D1 driver training if required. Ability to drive both automatic and manual vehicles is essential.

Desirable Criteria

• Specific requirements relating to working with individuals e.g. previous experience of working with individuals with Physical Disabilities/Acquired Brain Injury/Epilepsy and/or behaviours of concern.
• Holder of CPC Driver card
• Minimum of 1 year experience of delivering personal care in a health or social care context
• Experience in clamping wheelchairs.

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

For a full list of our benefits & conditions please search: https://www.enableireland.ie/about-us/careers/employee-benefits

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 7th October 2026 @ 12pm

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months in the region.

• 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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