Adult Support Worker

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

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Annual leave entitlements

Flexible Working

Long service reward scheme

Maternity Leave pay adjustments

Adoptive Leave pay adjustments

Paternity Leave pay adjustments

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, is seeking an Adult Support Worker to join our Adult Services team. The role involves assisting with personal care, mobility, and enabling access to community services and our virtual day service.

This 1-year fixed-term contract offers 39 hours per week, a salary of €35,070–€42,440 pro rata, generous annual leave and training opportunities, with pension and wellbeing benefits.

Qualifications

• Must have effective communication skills and good recording practices.
• Experience working with adults with disabilities advantageous.
• Must be eligible to work in Ireland and hold a valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centered support including personal care and mobility assistance.
• Support access to services in the community and through the virtual day service.
• Encourage development of training, employment and inclusion opportunities for service users.

Skills

Effective communication

Record keeping

Education

QQI Level 5 in Care Skills

Full driving licence

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 Adult Services, Thurles, Co Tipperary.

Contract Details

• Contract Type: 1-year fixed term 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 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.

Essential Criteria

• QQI Level 5 in Care skills to include a module on special needs (total 8 modules) or Equivalent Qualification
• Minimum of one year's 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

Application Deadline

Closing date for applications: 12 Noon Monday 5th October 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 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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