Adult 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 Adult Support Worker to join our team in Enable Ireland Day Adult Services, Thurles, Co Tipperary.

Contract Details
Contract Type: Part Time Permanent

Contract Hours: 35 Hours per week

Salary Scale: €33,708 – €40,792 pro rata per annum (based on a 39 hour week). Salary scales are subject to LSI's Long Service Increments.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days pro rata per annum

Overview of the Post
The role of the Adult Support Worker will be to provide individualised supports to individuals with a disability to enable them to live the life of their own choosing in accordance with the values of New Directions, which underpin the principles of inclusion, rights, choice and independence in the community. The Adult Support Worker will work as part of a team within the adult day service to facilitate service owners with their daily programmes. This service is a move away from a traditional centre‑based model of day service. The post holder will encourage and support opportunities to help develop a range of options for service owners in line with their person‑centred plan.

Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list.

Essential Criteria

QQI Level 5 in Care skills to include a module on special needs (total 8 modules) or equivalent qualification

Minimum of two years' experience working with adults with disabilities

To hold a full clean driver's licence with no restrictions and be willing to drive Enable Ireland vehicles

Effective communication skills and good recording practices

Knowledge of social model of disability

Good understanding of Adult Protection and Lone working

Desirable Criteria

Experience of working with adults in a day service setting

Experience of working in community setting

Knowledge of person‑centred planning and Key Worker system

Knowledge of New Directions guidelines

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

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please refer to the official benefits disclosure.

Application Process
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: 12 noon Friday 7th November 2025.

For informal queries please contact Aoife Kennedy.

Interview
Interview Date: 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 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.

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