Family Support Worker

Enable Ireland; Roscommon; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlements

Long service reward scheme

Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Co Roscommon is seeking a Family Support Worker to help children participate in the community and achieve person-centred goals. The role supports practical, personal and social needs and is offered on a Return of Hours contract (20+ hours per week negotiable).

Candidates should have a QQI Level 5 major award in childcare, be flexible about working arrangements and location, and be able to maintain required documentation. A full, clean driving licence may be required.

Qualifications

• Be flexible in relation to working arrangements, duties and location.
• Record workload and maintain required documentation on activities and tasks completed during work session.
• Some positions may require transport provision. In these cases, the applicant must hold a full clean driving license.

Responsibilities

• To provide support to children to enable them to participate in the community, achieve person centred goals and facilitate inclusion.
• The Family Support Worker will provide practical, personal and social support to the individual they work with.

Education

QQI Level 5 major award in childcare

Job description

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 Family Support Worker to join our team in Co Roscommon.

Contract Type: Return of Hours (20 + per week negotiable)

Salary Scale: FSW pay scale €35,771 (17.63 per hour) - €43,288 (21.34 per hour) 7 points

To provide support to children to enable them to participate in the community, achieve person centred goals and facilitate inclusion. The Family Support Worker will provide practical, personal and social support to the individual they work with.

The successful candidate will have

• QQI Level 5 major award in childcare
• Be expected to honor and respect the diverse requirements of both individuals, families and groups using the service
• Work as part of the team within the service, will be reliable and professional in their work
• Respect the confidentiality code at all times
• Follow policies and codes of practice of the organisation
• Be flexible in relation to working arrangements, duties and location
• Work under direction of the Team Lead and/or Outreach Respite Manager
• Record workload and maintain required documentation on activities and tasks completed during work session
• Some positions may require transport provision. In these cases, the applicant must hold a full clean driving license.
• Access to transport and full clean driving license
• Manual and Patient handling

Benefits

• Excellent internal and external training opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Long service reward scheme
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

Closing date for applications: Friday 16th October 2026

Additional Information

• 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