Relief Respite Support Worker

Enable Ireland; Nenagh; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

Pension

Wellbeing benefits

Career progression

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Nenagh seeks a Relief Respite Support Worker to provide respite for families of children with disabilities. The role involves flexible hours, including sleepovers, evenings and weekends, under PIC supervision, with a focus on individualized family support.

The post is a full-time permanent contract, 35 hours weekly, with salary between €35,771 and €43,288 pro rata per annum. A strong emphasis on training and employee wellbeing is stated.

Qualifications

• QQI Level 5 Childcare including module on special needs.
• Minimum 1 year experience with children with additional needs in a residential setting.
• Experience with autism and behaviours of concern.
• Full clean driving licence and willingness to drive service vehicles.
• Must be eligible to work in state.

Responsibilities

• Provide respite to families of children with disabilities, coordinating with PIC.
• Sleepovers and work during evenings and weekends as required.
• Work under supervision of the PIC to tailor support for each family.

Skills

Residential childcare

Autism awareness

Driving license

Eligibility to work in Ireland

Education

QQI Level 5 Childcare

Job description

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.

Relief Respite Support Worker

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Relief Respite Support Worker to join our team in Teach Saoirse, Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

Contract Type: Full time permanent contract

Contract Hours: 35 Hours per week

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

Annual Leave Entitlement: 10.7% of hours worked

Overview of the Post

To provide respite to families of children with disabilities. The respite support service will be Coordinated by PIC, who will prioritize families to be involved in the service, who agrees with each family the type and level of support to be provided. The respite Support worker will be supervised by and work closely with the PIC. In order to provide a flexible respite support service, the Respite Support Worker will be required to do Sleepovers and work during evenings and weekends.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities.

Essential Criteria

• Minimum QQI Level 5 Childcare course to include module on special needs or Special Needs equivalent course (total 8 modules)
• Minimum 1 Years’ experience of working with children with additional needs in a residential setting.
• Experience of working with children with autism and behaviors of concern.
• Full clean driving license and willingness to drive service vehicles.
• Must be eligible to work in state

Desirable Criteria

• Up to date Manual Handling, First Aid, Children First, ABA Programme, PECS and LAMH, Infection control, PPE, Positive Behavior support

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

Contact

Informal queries by email to Eva Simons PIC at [e-mail] / Denise Ryan CNM1 [e-mail].

Closing date for applications:

12 Noon Friday 16th October 2026

Interview date:

To be confirmed

Additional Information

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.
• 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.