Relief Adult Support Worker

Enable Ireland; Tipperary; Sur place; EUR 36 000 - 43 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Excellent internal and external培训

Flexible Working

Generous annual leave entitlements

Long service reward scheme

Pension

Wellbeing benefits

Résumé du poste

Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland. This role involves working as part of a team within the adult day service and the owner's own home, providing personalised supports including personal care and mobility assistance.

You will help service users access community services and our virtual day service, and you will be encouraged to develop opportunities in training, employment and inclusion within local

Qualifications

• QQI Level 5 in Care Skills to include a module on special needs
• Minimum of one year’s experience working with adults with disabilities
• Full clean driving licence with no restrictions and willingness 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

Responsabilités

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

Connaissances

Effective communication

Driving

Adult protection awareness

Lone working awareness

Eligibility to work in Ireland

Formation

QQI Level 5 in Care Skills

Description du poste

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.

Locations

• Nenagh
• Thurles

Contract

Variable Hours Contract

Contract Hours

Variable Hours

Salary Scale

€35,771 - €43,288 pro rata per annum.

Overview of the Post

The role of the Adult Support Worker is to work as part of a team within the adult day service, the service owners own home, providing personalised 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 of Duties & Responsibilities

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
• In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the short listing process

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 Monday 30th November 2026

Application Process

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 Enable Ireland's Rezoomo Privacy Policy here: Please review the Enable Ireland's External Data Protection Notice available at 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.