Social Care Worker

Join to apply for the Social Care Worker role at Enable Ireland. 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 advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement, with ongoing enhancement in these areas.

Contract Type: Permanent Post

Contract Hours: Part time Post, 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: €38,107 – €50,953 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to Long Service Increments (LSI). This pay scale is subject to increases in 2025 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement for Section 39 organisations.
Annual Leave Entitlement: 31 days pro rata per annum

Location: Arklow, Co. Wicklow

The post holder will work as part of our dedicated Adult Day Services team, providing social care support to adults with physical and/or sensory disabilities, or mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. The post holder will support Service Owners with their needs, goals and activities in accordance with their individual preferences.

• Provide social care support to adults with physical and/or sensory disabilities, or mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, within the Adult Day Services team.
• Support Service Owners with their needs, goals and activities in accordance with individual preferences.

• Hold professional registration, or be eligible for registration, on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU. See list of recognised qualifications at CORU Approved Qualifications.
• Or have a Schedule 3 qualification. See list of recognised Schedule 3 qualifications.
• Or have a comparable qualification recognised by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
• Or satisfy conditions in Section 91 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 and provide proof of application for registration with CORU (evidence of receipt by 30 November 2025).
• Provide proof of statutory registration on the CORU register before contract issuance.
• Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability for proper discharge of the role; maintain annual registration on CORU on appointment.
• 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 adults with medical needs/administering medication; experience of engaging in professional supervision.
• Eligible to work in the State.

• Experience of working with adults and families with physical/sensory/intellectual disabilities.
• Minimum of 1 year post qualification experience relevant to the role.
• Possess a full, clean driving licence.

• 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

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: 14th September 2025

Interview date for successful applications: 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 a 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 reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
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