Relief Family Support Worker

Enable Ireland; Ireland; In loco; EUR 36.000 - 43.000; Part-time

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible working

Training opportunities

Pension

Long service reward

Descrizione del lavoro

Enable Ireland seeks a Family Support Worker to deliver in-home and community-based support for children with additional needs and their families across Ireland. The role requires flexible hours including evenings and weekends, coordinated by the Family Support & Respite Coordinators.

The essential criteria include a QQI Level 5 Childcare qualification (or related degree/healthcare qualification), transport access, and eligibility to work in the state.

Competenze

• QQI Level 5 Childcare or related health care qualification.
• Year 1 completed of related degree (e.g., Nursing, OT, PT, Psychology).
• SNA qualification or relevant health care qualification.

Mansioni

• Provide in-home and community support to children with additional needs and families.
• Work during evenings and weekends as required.

Conoscenze

Experience with children

Formazione

QQI Level 5 Childcare

SNA qualification

Related degree - Year 1

Health care qualification

Descrizione del lavoro

JOB OPPORTUNITY 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.

Contract Details

Contract Type: Variable Hours Contract Hours: Variable Hours (Hours Negotiable) Salary Scale: €35,771 to €43,288 pro rata per annum. Annual Leave Entitlement: 10.7% of hours worked

Overview of the Post

To provide in-home and community based support to children with additional needs and their families. The family support service will be coordinated by the Family Support & Respite Coordinators, who will prioritise families to be involved in the service, who agrees with each family the type and level of support to be provided. The family support worker will be supervised by and work closely with the Family Support & Respite Coordinator. In order to provide a flexible family support service, the Family Support Worker will be required to work during evenings and weekends.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities The successful candidate will have:

Essential Criteria

• Minimum QQI Level 5 Childcare course (total 8 modules) to include module on special needs or Year 1 completed of a related degree programme (such as Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology) or SNA Qualification or a relevant health care qualification
• Access to Transport
• Must be eligible to work in the state

Desirable Criteria

• 1 Year's experience of working with children with additional needs.
• Holder of a full clean driving licence with no restrictions
• Up to date Manual Handling, First Aid, Children First, Infection control, PPE Training
• 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

Informal Queries to: Majella Hegarty - Family Support Coordinator by email at Interview date: TBC

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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