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 2023.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze 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 Adult Services team in Co. Clare

Contract Type: Part time Permanent

Contract Hours: 30 hours per week

Salary Scale: €32,639 - €39,499 pro rata per annum

Location: Miltown Malbay and occasionally Ennis

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 her own choosing in accordance with the values of New Directions, which underpin the principles of inclusion, rights, choice and independence in the community.

The candidate will be working in both a one to one in the community setting and also be part of the day services team and work in the day centre.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have:

Essential Criteria:

· Minimum qualification QQI Level 5 Certificate in Social Care, or relevant heath related area.

· 1 years’ experience working with adults with disabilities.

· Full clean driver’s licence and willingness to drive service transport.

· Basic IT skills.

· Must be currently elligible to work in the state.

Desirable Criteria:

· Experience working with adults in a day service setting.

· Experience of working in community setting.

In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the short listing process

If you feel 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

· Competitive salary

· Generous annul leave entitlements

· Long service reward schemes

· Pay adjusted maternity leave

· Pay adjusted adoptive leave

· Wellbeing benefits

· Pension

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click on the employee benefits link below:

https://www.enableireland.ie/about-us/careers/employee-benefits

What now?

Applications must be made on the Enable Ireland application form only. CV’s will not be accepted.

To apply, please download the job description, person specification and complete the online application form.

Informal Queries to Amy Clarke by email at amclarke@enableireland.ie

Closing date for applications: Thursday 1st August 4.30pm

Interview date: TBC

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, full time and part time, temporary and permanent, which may arise during the next 12 months.

Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

· 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 the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy 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