Social Worker Senior Grade

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 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 Senior Social Worker to join our team in CHO 8 Meath CDNT 4 Dunshaughlin / East Meath.

Contract Type: This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: €64,386 to €75,753 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 34 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.

Overview of the Post:

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a Social Work service to children and families accessing the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT). These supports include providing assessments and interventions to children accessing the team and for the effective delivery of a quality social work supports, meeting the ongoing complex and challenging needs of children and families.

The duties of this post will combine direct intervention with children and families with the provision of support and supervision to professionally qualified social worker (s) on the team

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

1.Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

i. Be registered or be eligible for registration, on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU

And

ii. Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) relevant post qualification experience

And

iii. Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability, professional and managerial ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office

iv. Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued

2. Annual Registration

i. On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU.

AND

ii. Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland

· Eligible to work in the state

· Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area

Desirable Criteria:

· 1 years’ experience as a Senior Grade, or in other similar type role.

· Experience working with children with disabilities and their families.

· Experience in providing training to parents and other professionals.

· Experience in supervision of staff.

· Experience in managing resources.

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 on the Employee Benefits link below:

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

What now?

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: Friday 25th October 2024 @ 12pm

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months in CHO8

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