Senior Social Worker Practitioner Longford Westmeath Services

OASIS Group; Mullingar; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time-Off for Vacation and Sick

Job summary

Muiríosa Foundation is seeking an experienced Senior Social Work Practitioner to join our Social Work Team in the Longford/Westmeath region. This permanent role focuses on delivering a rights-based social work service to adults with intellectual disabilities and their families, emphasizing person-led practice, safeguarding, advocacy, and supported decision making.

The successful candidate will work within a dedicated team, ensuring the voice, choices and aspirations of individuals supported

Qualifications

• Full manual driving licence and access to own car is required to drive between locations.
• National Qualification in Social Work (NQSW) or equivalent recognised.
• 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.

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.

Skills

Suitability as outlined in job desc./P

Full manual driving licence

NQSW or equivalent

Minimum 3 years experience

Education

National Qualification in Social Work (NQSW) or equivalent

Job description

• Full-time, Permanent

Who We Are

Muiríosa Foundation supports individuals (and their families) with an intellectual disability and/or autism to live self-directed, connected and fulfilling lives. Currently we employ over 1,700 staff and support people in Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Longford, Kildare, Tipperary, Kilkenny. We provide supports through the Regional structure and the Person Centred Wing . Each region exercises a high level of devolved autonomy across all major operational functions including residential homes

Muiríosa Foundation supports individuals (and their families) with an intellectual disability and/or autism to live self-directed, connected and fulfilling lives. Currently we employ over 1,700 staff and support people in Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Longford, Kildare, Tipperary, Kilkenny. We provide supports through the Regional structure and the Person Centred Wing . Each region exercises a high level of devolved autonomy across all major operational functions including residential homes Show more

Skills and attributes

• Suitability as outlined in job description and person specification
• Full manual driving licence and access to own car as requirement to drive between locations
• National Qualification in Social Work ( NQSW ) or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience

Description

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

Closing Date for receipt of completed applications:

Tuesday 29th September 2026 @ 7.00pm

Paid Time-Off for Vacation and Sick Days

Muiriosa Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer