Adult Support Worker (Newcastle West/Rathkeale) in Limerick

About the Role

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, independent living, supported employment, social and leisure activities. The demand for our services continues to increase throughout Ireland. We have set ourselves the challenging goal of meeting these needs by providing a full range of high quality services, and expanding into local communities.

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 2025. 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 Limerick Adult Services, West Limerick Hub, Newcastlewest/Rathkeale

The role of the Adult Support Worker is to work as part of a team within the adult day service and the service owners own home, providing personalized supports. This will include assisting to personal care needs, mobility, and supporting access to services in their community and on our virtual day service. The post holder will encourage and support opportunities to help develop a range of options for service owners in areas of training, employment and greater inclusion in their local communities.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

• QQI Level 5 in Care skills to include a module on special needs (total 8 modules) or Equivalent Qualification
• Minimum of 1 year's experience working specifically in the specialty of working with adults with Autism.
• To hold a full clean drivers licence with no restrictions and be willing to drive Enable Ireland vehicles
• Must be eligible to work in the state
• 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 centered planning and Key Worker system
• Knowledge of New Directions guidelines

Details

Location: Limerick

Contract Type: Part Time Permanent Contract

Contract Hours: 35 Hours per week

Salary: €35,070 - 42,440 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Closing date: 28 Aug 2026

How to Apply

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

Informal Queries by email to Kathleen Sheahan CNM1 at ksheahan@enableireland.ie