Family Support Worker

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 2024. 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 Family Support Worker/Driver to join our team in Co Roscommon Contract Type: Variable hours Contract Contract Hours: Relief - 3 to 30 hours available Salary Scale: €32,639 to €39,499 (€16.09 to 19.47) pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments) Annual Leave Entitlement: Annual leave entitlement is 10.7% of Hours Worker Overview of the Post: To provide support to children to enable them to participate in the community, achieve person centred goals and facilitate inclusion. The Family Support Worker will provide practical, personal and social support to the individual they work with. Flexible regarding working hours: afterschool / evenings and Saturdays / school holidays on return of hours basis as required. Please see Job Description for full list The successful candidate will have Essential Criteria: QQI Level 5 major award in childcare or equivalent (we will consider applicants working towards full major childcare qualification or equivalent) Have experience working with children/teens Have experience of working with children with disabilities Have experience providing personal care to individuals Demonstrates excellent written, presentation and verbal communication skills Demonstrates good awareness of health and safety issues Desirable Criteria: Have experience of working with children in community/non-centred based and centre-based setting as lone worker and as part of a team Have experience of working with children with disabilities and/or Autism Access to transport and full clean driving licence If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today. Benefits 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 Flexible Working Long service reward scheme Pay adjusted Maternity Leave Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave Pay adjusted Paternity Leave Wellbeing benefits Pension For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here: Closing date for applications: Friday 31st January 2025 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. Please review Enable Ireland's Rezoomo Privacy Policy here: Please review the Enable Ireland's External Data Protection Notice available at 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 By clicking on the Continue to application button you will be directed to the careers section of our website where you can download an application form/job description/person specification and will find instructions on how to apply.