Senior Social Worker Practitioner Longford Westmeath Services

Muiríosa Foundation; Mullingar; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Muiríosa Foundation in Mullingar invites applications for a Senior Social Worker Practitioner role in the Longford/Westmeath region. This permanent full-time position (70 hours per fortnight) leads social work practice, ensuring rights-based, person-centred support for adults with intellectual disabilities and their families.

You will provide assessments, advocacy, safeguarding, and service development within a multidisciplinary team, maintaining high-quality records and working with external

Qualifications

• Social work qualification and CORU registration are required.
• Minimum of three years’ post-qualification social work experience.
• Experience in assessment, intervention, advocacy and multi-disciplinary work.
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills.
• Valid driving licence with access to own transport.

Responsibilities

• Provide social work assessment, intervention, advocacy and support planning with individuals and families.
• Help access services and opportunities to enhance well-being and independence.
• Contribute professional expertise in complex cases and safeguarding matters.
• Develop relationships with individuals, families, colleagues, and partner agencies.
• Support quality improvement and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Assessment & intervention

Advocacy & multi-disciplinary working

Communication & report-writing

Driving licence & own transport

Education

National Qualification in Social Work (NQSW)

CORU registration

3+ years post-qualification experience

Job description

Senior Social Worker Practitioner

Longford /Westmeath Services – Mullingar / Tullamore Based

Permanent Full Time Position – 70 hours per fortnight

At the Muiríosa Foundation, our mission is to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities have access to the supports they need to live self-directed, connected, inclusive, meaningful and fulfilling lives. We are seeking an experienced, motivated, inclusive and values-driven Senior Social Work Practitioner to join our Social Work Team in the Longford / Westmeath region.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dedicated Social Work Team, providing a high quality, rights-based social work service to adults with intellectual disabilities and their families. The successful candidate will be passionate about supporting adults with intellectual disabilities through person-led practice, safeguarding, advocacy, and supported decision making, ensuring that the voice, choices and aspirations of the individuals supported remain central to all aspects of their work.

Core responsibilities:

• Provide social work assessment, intervention, advocacy and support planning in partnership with individuals supported and their families.
• Support individuals to access services, resources and opportunities that enhance well-being, inclusion, independence and quality of life.
• Contribute professional expertise in complex social work cases and safeguarding matters.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with individuals supported, families, colleagues, statutory and community agencies.
• Support service development and quality improvement initiatives that enhance outcomes for individuals supported.
• Maintain accurate, timely and professional records, reports and documentation in accordance with professional and organisational standards.

Essential Requirements:

• National Qualification in Social Work (NQSW) or equivalent recognised qualification.
• Current registration with CORU’s Social Work Register.
• Minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification social work experience.
• Experience in assessment, intervention, advocacy, multi-disciplinary working and case management.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and report-writing skills.
• Full current manual driving licence and access to own transport.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities.
• Knowledge of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015.

Informal enquiries to:

Eimear Colgan, Social Work Team Leader, [e-mail] 087-2585323

Closing Date for receipt of completed applications:

Tuesday 29th September 2026 @ 7.00pm