Respite Support Worker in Barefield

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 Respite Support Worker to join our team in Hazeldene, Children’s Residential Respite House, Barefield, Ennis, Co Clare.

Contract Type: Full Time Permanent

Contract Hours: 39 Hours per week

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

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations

Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days pro rata per annum

To provide respite to families of children with disabilities. The respite support service will be coordinated by PIC, who will prioritize families to be involved in the service, who agrees with each family the type and level of support to be provided. The respite Support worker will be supervised by and work closely with the PIC. In order to provide a flexible respite support service, the Respite Support Worker will be required to do Sleepovers and work during evenings and weekends.

Requirements

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum QQI Level 5 Childcare course to include module on special needs or Special Needs equivalent course (total 8 modules)
• Minimum 1 Year’s experience of working with children with additional needs in a residential setting.
• Experience of working with children with autism and behaviors of concern.
• Full clean driving license
• Must be eligible to work in state

Desirable Criteria:

• Up to date Manual Handling, First Aid, Children First, ABA Programme, PECS and LAMH, Infection control, PPE, Positive Behavior support

Details

Location: Barefield, County Clare, Ireland

Closing date: 10 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 Maire McMahon Residential Respite Manager (PIC) at mamcmahon@enableireland.ie