Social Care Worker

Enable Ireland; Wicklow; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Annual leave entitlements

Flexible working

Long service reward scheme

Maternity/Adoptive/Paternity leave

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Wicklow (CHO6) is seeking a highly-motivated Social Care Worker to join our team at Silverpine House, Bray. You will work as part of a dedicated team providing respite and holiday breaks for children with physical and/or sensory disabilities or mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, within a quality framework.

The successful candidate will hold CORU registration, have knowledge of personal plans, experience delivering personal care, and a full driving licence.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with CORU and renewed annually.
• Experience delivering personal care and supporting children with disabilities.
• Full, clean driving licence and eligibility to work in Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to children and adults with disabilities within community-based settings.
• Work as part of a dedicated team providing respite and holiday breaks in a structured quality framework.

Job description

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.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Social Care Worker to join our team in Wicklow (CHO6). We have full-time, part time and relief opportunities within our teams in Silverpine House, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

Contract Type

Full Time, Part Time and Relief posts

Contract Hours

Full-Time Post, 39 hours per week. (169 hours per month worked on a weekly roster basis). Relief posts are not allocated set hours.

Salary Scale

€39,943 – €55,841 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement

31 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.

Overview of the Post

To work as part of a dedicated and innovative team in a community-based house providing respite and holiday breaks for children with physical and/or sensory disabilities or mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, within a quality framework.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

Please See Job Description For Full List Of Duties.

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria

• Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.
• Hold a professional registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU. This must be renewed annually.
• Candidates must have the knowledge, skills, and suitability required to perform the role effectively.

Additional Criteria

• Experience in contributing to the development of personal plans.
• Experience and knowledge of the role of a key worker.
• Experience of delivering personal care,
• Experience of assisting children with medical needs/ administering medication.
• Experience of engaging in professional supervision.
• Possess a full, clean driving licence.
• Eligible to work in the State.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working with children and families with physical/sensory /intellectual disabilities.
• Minimum of 1 year post qualification experience relevant to the role

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: 16th October 2026

Interview date for successful applications: TBC

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

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