Social Care Worker

Enable Ireland; Bray (OK); On-site; USD 45,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Long service reward

Maternity leave adjustments

Adoptive leave adjustments

Paternity leave adjustments

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland is seeking a Social Care Worker for Bray, Wicklow, with roles across full-time, part-time, and relief postings. The post involves respite and holiday support for children with physical/sensory disabilities within a community-based house, following a structured quality framework.

The successful candidate will hold CORU registration, contribute to personal plans, act as a key worker, and provide personal care as needed.

Qualifications

• Essential Criteria: Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc. Hold a professional registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by CORU (renewed annually).
• Additional Criteria: Experience in developing personal plans and acting as a key worker; experience delivering personal care and assisting children with medical needs.
• Desirable Criteria: Experience working with children and families with physical/sensory/intellectual disabilities; minimum 1 year post-qualification experience.

Responsibilities

• Overview of the Post: work as part of a dedicated team in a community-based house providing respite and holiday breaks for children with disabilities.
• Duties include working as part of a rostered team, delivering personal care, supporting children with medical needs, and participating in professional supervision.

Job description

Job Description

Employer

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.

Position

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: €39,160 - €54,746 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments) This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations. Annual Leave Entitlement: 31 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.

Duties & Responsibilities

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: 1. 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

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 3rd September 2026 Interview date for successful applications: 15th Septmeber 2026 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. 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.