Senior Grade Social Worker in Dublin
- Salary (indicative scale)
- €51,127–€73,811 / year
- Contract
- Other
- Sector
- Public
- Closes
- 23 Oct 2026
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.
We are currently seeking a highly motivated Senior Grade Social Worker to join our teams in Dublin South, currently based in Sandymount and Leopardstown.
The successful candidate will have the following duties: To work as a senior member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children and families within the region. The post holder will lead and be responsible for the provision of a Social Work support to an assigned caseload which may include children and their families on the community team and/or an assigned special school team. This will include assessment and intervention, clinical and performance supervision and ongoing service delivery to children with a range of disabilities attending our service, and their families.
The duties of this post will combine direct intervention with children and families with provision of support and supervision to social workers and link workers. Services are provided to children aged 0 – 18 years with physical, sensory, and/or learning disabilities, and/or developmental delay.
Requirements
Essential Criteria:
- Must be registered in the Social Work Register maintained by the Social Work Registration Board at CORU.
- Maintain live annual registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU.
- 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.
- Have three years relevant post qualification experience.
- Be eligible to work in the State.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience working with children and their families.
- Experience working with children with disabilities.
- Experience in providing training.
- Previous management experience.
- 3 years’ experience in a senior or other management role.
Details
Location: Dublin
Contract: Permanent, part-time (17.5 hours per week) in Sandymount
Salary: €70,563 to €83,021 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments).
Annual Leave Entitlement: 34 days per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service
Closing date: 23 Oct 2026
Interview date: TBC
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.
For enquiries, contact Enable Ireland.
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Frequently asked
- What are the essential criteria for this role?
- The essential criteria for this role are: Must be registered in the Social Work Register maintained by the Social Work Registration Board at CORU, maintain live annual registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU, must have the requisite knowledge and ability for the proper discharge of the duties of the office, have three years relevant post qualification experience, and be eligible to work in the State.
- What are the desirable criteria for this role?
- The desirable criteria for this role are: Experience working with children and their families, experience working with children with disabilities, experience in providing training, previous management experience, and 3 years’ experience in a senior or other management role.
- What are the benefits of working at Enable Ireland?
- Benefits include 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, and pension.
- What is the salary for this role?
- The salary is €70,563 to €83,021 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments).
- What is the closing date for applications?
- The closing date for applications is 23 Oct 2026.