Adult Support Worker

Enable Ireland; Nenagh; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Long service reward scheme

Paid maternity/adoptive/paternityleave

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland is seeking a highly motivated Adult Support Worker for Nenagh Adult Services, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. The role involves providing personalised supports within the adult day service and the service owner's home, including assisting with personal care and mobility, and helping access community services.

The post emphasises inclusion, training opportunities and a range of benefits. Closing date 26th August 2026 with rolling review.

Qualifications

• QQI Level 5 in Care skills including a module on special needs (8 modules).
• Minimum of 1 year experience with adults with disabilities.
• Full clean driving licence with no restrictions.
• Eligible to work in the state.
• Effective communication and good recording practices.
• Knowledge of the social model of disability.
• Good understanding of Adult Protection and Lone working.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team within the adult day service and service owner's home.
• Provide personalized supports including personal care and mobility.
• Support access to services in the community and our virtual day service.
• Encourage opportunities in training, employment and inclusion.

Skills

QQI Level 5 Care

Disabilities experience

Driver's Licence

Work eligibility

Communication skills

Social model of disability

Adult protection & lone working

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.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Adult Support Worker to join our team in Nenagh Adult Services, Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

Contract Type: Full Time Permanent Contract

Contract Hours: 39 Hours per week

Salary Scale: €35,070 - €42,440 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

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 per annum pro rata

Overview of the Post:

The role of the Adult Support Worker is to work as part of a team within the adult day service and the service owners own home, providing personalized supports. This will include assisting to personal care needs, mobility, and supporting access to services in their community and on our virtual day service. The post holder will encourage and support opportunities to help develop a range of options for service owners in areas of training, employment and greater inclusion in their local communities.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please See Job Description For Full List

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

• QQI Level 5 in Care skills to include a module on special needs (total 8 modules) or Equivalent Qualification
• Minimum of one years’ experience working with adults with disabilities
• To hold a full clean drivers licence with no restrictions and be willing to drive Enable Ireland vehicles
• Must be eligible to work in the state
• Effective communication skills and good recording practices
• Knowledge of social model of disability.
• Good understanding of Adult Protection and Lone working.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of working with adults in a day service setting.
• Experience of working in community setting.
• Knowledge of person centered planning and Key Worker system
• Knowledge of New Directions guidelines

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 click here:

Informal Queries by email to Marian Roche CNM2 [e-mail]

Closing date for applications:

5pm Wednesday 26thAugust 2026

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.

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

• The post will subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
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