Children's Residential Team Lead

Enable Ireland; Clare; On-site; EUR 53,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

An organization dedicated to high-quality care is seeking a Children's Residential Team Lead in Co Clare. This role involves leading a team to provide care and support for children with disabilities. The ideal candidate should have a relevant qualification and at least 3 years of experience in a residential setting, including management experience. The organization also offers generous benefits, including flexible working and ongoing training opportunities.

Benefits

Excellent internal and external training opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlements

Flexible Working

Long service reward scheme

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience in residential setting.
• Evidence of professional development.
• Ability to work with people with complex behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in delivering quality standards of care.
• Direct services including assessment and planning.
• Support staff on person-centred behavioural approaches.

Skills

Social Care qualification

Experience with disabilities

Management experience

Clean driver's license

Experience with behaviours of concern

Education

Third level qualification in Social Care or relevant field

Job description

Be among the first 25 applicants

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.

Position

Children's Residential Team Lead

Location

Hazeldene Children's Residential Respite House, Barefield, Ennis, Co Clare

Contract Type

Full Time Permanent

Contract Hours

39 Hours per week

Salary Scale

€53,374 to €62,724 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments).

Annual Leave Entitlement

34 days pro rata per annum

Overview of the Post

The Children's Residential Team Lead will be responsible for leading a dedicated team in delivering quality standards of care and support to children with physical and sensory support needs, ID and Autism in a person‑centered service. This will involve working with and being supported by management in obtaining (where required) and maintaining registration with the Health Information and Quality Authority. The post holder will work with the RRM (PIC) to direct services including the assessment, planning, delivery, evaluation of care to children and in providing support on person‑centred positive behavioural approaches to staff on the needs of individuals with complex behaviours of concern.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

Please see Job Description for full list.

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria

• Have a third level qualification in Social Care or relevant field
• Min 3 years post‑qualification experience working with people with Disabilities in a residential setting
• Evidence of management/staff supervisory experience
• Full clean driver's licence and have access to own transport
• Experience working with behaviours of concern
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable Criteria

• Management course commenced or completed
• Experience in delivering training

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 Friday 9th January 2026

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.

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