Support Worker Respite

Enable Ireland; Leinster; Remote; EUR 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlements

Long service reward scheme

Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Ireland is seeking a Respite Support Worker for CHO8 Children Services in County Meath. This 12 month fixed term contract requires evening/after-school and weekend work, with 23.4 hours weekly (0.60 WTE) and 30 days annual leave pro rata.

The successful candidate will have QQI Level 5 in Social Care/Disability, at least 1 year working with children, a full driving license, and eligibility to work in the state. Garda vetting may apply.

Qualifications

• QQI Level 5 Major Award in Social Care/Disability/Care Skills or related health field.
• Minimum 1 year experience working with children.
• Experience in disability services.
• Full driving license and access to own transport.
• Eligibility to work in Ireland.
• Experience of working in respite services.

Responsibilities

• Provide respite services to children and young people in County Meath.
• Work afterschool and weekends as required.
• Attend to individual care plans and person-centred supports.
• Collaborate with the team and families.

Skills

Driving license

Experience with children

Disability support experience

Teamwork

Education

QQI Level 5 Major Award in Social Care/Disability/Care Skills

Job description

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep

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 Respite Support Worker to join our team in CHO8 Children Services.

Contract Type: 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Contract Hours: 23.4 hours per week (0.60 WTE)

Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days pro rata per annum

Overview of the Post:

To work as a member of the team providing respite services in County Meath. To work with the children /young people through a person-centred approach to meet their identified needs while attending afterschool / weekend respite.

This post will involve week day/ after school hours and weekend work.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have

• Minimum qualification QQI Level 5 Major Award (8 modules) in Social Care/Disability/Care skills or relevant health related area
• At least 1 year experience of working with children.
• Experience of working in a disability service.
• Full manual Driving license and access to own transport.
• Must be eligible to work in the state
• Experience of working and engaging with children with disabilities.
• Current Back Care & Patient Handling Training.
• Experience of working in respite services.

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

• Excellent internal and external training opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Long service reward scheme
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:

We are committed to fair and inclusive hiring practices and are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Closing date for applications: Friday 30th October, 2026 @ 12pm

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.

Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with:

1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and

2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer