Adult Support Worker (Newcastle West/Rathkeale)

Enable Ireland; Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 36,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Limerick invites applications for an Adult Support Worker to join the day service and related community roles. You will provide personalised supports, assist with personal care and mobility, and help service users access local activities and our virtual day service.

We seek QQI Level 5 in Care Skills or equivalent, and at least 1 year with adults with Autism. A full clean driving licence is essential. This is a part-time permanent post with pro rata pay and a benefits package.

Qualifications

• QQI Level 5 in Care skills (incl. special needs module) or equivalent qualification.
• Experience with adults with Autism (min 1 year).
• Full clean driving licence with willingness to drive Enable Ireland vehicles.
• Eligibility to work in Ireland.
• Knowledge of adult protection and lone working.

Responsibilities

• The role is to work as part of a team within the adult day service and the service owner's home, providing personalised supports.
• Assist with personal care needs, mobility, and supporting access to services in the community and via the virtual day service.
• Encourage and support opportunities for training, employment and greater inclusion in local communities.

Skills

Autism experience

Driving licence

Communication skills

Disability knowledge

Day service experience

Education

QQI Level 5 in Care Skills

Job description

Adult Support Worker (Newcastle West/Rathkeale)

• Limerick, Ireland
• Part-time, Permanent

Who We Are

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

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 Show more

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 Workers to join our team in Limerick Adult Services, West Limerick Hub, Newcastlewest/Rathkeale

Contract Type: Part Time Permanent Contract

Salary Scale: €35,771 - €43,288 pro rata per annum.

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

• QQI Level 5 in Care skills to include a module on special needs (total 8 modules) or Equivalent Qualification
• Minimum of 1 year's experience working specifically in the specialty of working with adults with Autism.
• 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.
• 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

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
• Flexible Working
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
• Pension

Closing date for applications: 4pm Tuesday 20th 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.

• 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