Senior Social Worker

2 weeks ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Children's Health Ireland Jobs Full time
Overview

Senior Social Worker role at Children's Health Ireland Jobs. The successful candidate will work in The Alders Unit, a specialist child sexual abuse service, providing social work supports to children and families impacted by child sexual abuse. This is a multidisciplinary team role focused on assessments and delivery of therapeutic interventions to children and their families.

Responsibilities
  • Be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
  • Attend case conferences, MDT meetings and other professional meetings.
  • Participate in service development, monitoring and evaluation.
  • Provide supervision, training and consultations as part of the service; engage in individual and clinical supervision with the Principal Social Worker; participate in group case management and reflective supervision.
  • Deliver assessments and therapeutic interventions to children and their families attending the service.
Qualifications and Experience
  • Essential criteria are as listed in the eligibility criteria for the post.
  • Experience in child protective services or a related field is implied by the role in the Alders Unit.
How to Apply

Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter outlining relevant experience and illustrating how the essential criteria are met. A detailed cover letter is required with the CV. The closing date for submissions is Thursday, 25th September 2025 by 23:45 pm. Applications must be submitted through the advertised post on by clicking "Apply for Job". Applications submitted by direct email will not be accepted.

Informal Enquiries

For informal enquiries, contact Tara Connolly, Principal Social Worker, on or For other queries related to the recruitment process, contact Victoria Gsamelova at

Onboarding and Commencement

CHI has a monthly commencement day for new employees, internal transfers and secondments. Pre-employment and mandatory training must be completed in time to avoid deferral of the commencement date. A list of commencement dates for 2025 and 2026 is available (e.g., November ; December ; January 7, 12, 2026; etc.).


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