Social Worker Team Leader

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 Social Worker Team Lead to join our team in Adult Services based at Ballintemple, Cork.

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 18 hours per week

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

Annual Leave Entitlement: 34 days per annum

Overview of the Post:

The post holder will work across Cork Adult Services providing services to adults within the Cork city and county area. The post holder will be required to work across a variety of settings including day services, respite and residential services. The post holder will lead and be responsible for the effective delivery of a quality social work service to adults with disability meeting the ongoing complex and challenging needs of the adults and their support networks.

The duties of this post will combine direct assessment and intervention with adults with disability and their support network along with taking a lead role in adult protection. It will also include the provision of support and supervision to other Social Workers across the services as required. The post holder will take direct responsibility for an adult caseload.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

• Must be registered in the Social Work Register maintained by the Social Work Registration Board at CORU

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• Maintain live annual registration on the Social Workers Registers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU

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• Must 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

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· Have three years full time (or aggregate of 3 years full time) relevant post qualification experience

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· 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.

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· Have experience of working in disability services.

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· Have a valid driving licence with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience working collaboratively with adults with disabilities
• Experience in providing clinical supervision
• Experience in developing and delivering psycho-educational interventions to adults with disabilities

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 here:

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 6th December 2024 before noon

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

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