Support Worker (Relief)

Enable Ireland; Arklow; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlements

Flexible Working

Long service reward scheme

Maternity Leave adjustments

Adoptive Leave adjustments

Paternity Leave adjustments

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Ireland invites applications for a Relief Support Worker role in Arklow, Co. Wicklow. The post involves assisting with personal care, mobility, and helping individuals access activities across day services, community and online/virtually.

Candidates must have a FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Social Care (or be currently undertaking) and be eligible to work in the State. A clean driving licence is desirable and the role offers training, generous leave, and opportunities to support

Qualifications

• FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Social Care or other similar health care area.
• Be undertaking a FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Social Care or other similar health care area, with 2-3 modules completed.
• Eligible to work in the State.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and mobility as part of daily living.
• Support access and participation in activities provided by day services, in the community and online/virtually.
• Help develop options for training, employment and inclusion in the local community.

Skills

Empathy & communication

Basic IT skills

Education

FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Social Care

FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Social Care (in progress)

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, is an equal opportunities employer. We strongly 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 Support Worker to join our team in Arklow, Co. Wicklow.

Contract Type: Relief Post.

Salary Scale: The current salary scale for this post is €35,771 - €43,288 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.

Overview of the Post

The role of the Support Worker is to facilitate the Service Owner in all aspects of daily living, including: assisting with personal care needs, mobility, and supporting access and participation in activities of choice provided by day services, in the community, and online/virtually. The post holder will provide opportunities to help develop a range of options for the individual in areas of training, employment and greater inclusion in their local community.

Candidates must be available to start immediately.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

Please See Job Description For Full List.

Essential Criteria

• FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Social Care or other similar health care area.

OR

• Be undertaking a FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Social Care or other similar health care area, in which 2-3 relevant modules have already been completed.

AND

• Eligible to work in the State.

Desirable Criteria

• Clean class B driver’s license.
• Experience of supporting people with disabilities in an employment, voluntary or personal capacity.
• Experience providing personal care to adults.
• Experience working with adults in social/leisure settings.
• Experience of working in community/non-centred based settings.
• Basic IT skills.
• Good knowledge and experience of routine vehicle maintenance.
• Experience of positioning and clamping wheelchairs and their occupants in vehicles.

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

What now?

Closing date for applications: 2nd November 2026

Interview date: TBC

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.
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