Social Care Worker in Dublin
- Salary
- Not stated
- Contract
- Other
- Sector
- Public
- Closes
- 19 Aug 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 Social Care Worker to join our team in Dublin (CHO6). We have full-time opportunities within our teams in Sandyford and Dun Laoghaire.
Contract Type: Permanent Post
Contract Hours: Full Time Post, 39 hours per week.
Salary Scale: €39,160– €54,746 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: 31 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.
Overview of the Post:
To work as part of a dedicated and innovative team in an Adult Day Service working with Adults with physical and/or sensory or mild to moderate Intellectual disabilities, within a quality framework. The post holder will support the individuals accessing the service with all aspects of their daily lives in accordance with their individual needs and preferences.
Requirements
Essential Criteria:
- Hold a professional registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
- Have a Schedule 3 qualification.
- Have a comparable qualification recognised by Social Care Workers Registration Board.
- Candidates must have the knowledge, skills, and suitability required to perform the role effectively.
- On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
- Experience in contributing to the development of personal plans.
- Experience and knowledge of the role of a key worker.
- Experience of delivering personal care.
- Experience of assisting adults with medical needs/ administering medication.
- Experience of engaging in professional supervision.
- Possess a full, clean, manual driving licence.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience of working with adults and families with physical/sensory /intellectual disabilities.
- Minimum of 1 year post qualification experience relevant to the role.
Details
Location: Dublin
Closing date: 18 Aug 2026
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.
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Frequently asked
- What are the essential criteria for this Social Care Worker role?
- The essential criteria include holding a professional registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU, having a Schedule 3 qualification or a comparable qualification recognised by the Social Care Workers Registration Board, and maintaining annual registration on the Social Care Workers Register. Additionally, candidates must have experience in contributing to the development of personal plans, experience and knowledge of the role of a key worker, experience of delivering personal care, experience of assisting adults with medical needs/ administering medication, experience of engaging in professional supervision, and possess a full, clean, manual driving licence.
- What are the desirable criteria for this Social Care Worker role?
- The desirable criteria include experience of working with adults and families with physical/sensory/intellectual disabilities and a minimum of 1 year post-qualification experience relevant to the role.
- What are the benefits of working as a Social Care Worker at Enable Ireland?
- Benefits include excellent internal and external training opportunities, generous annual leave entitlements, flexible working, a long service reward scheme, pay adjusted Maternity Leave, pay adjusted Adoptive Leave, pay adjusted Paternity Leave, wellbeing benefits, and a pension.
- What is the contract type and hours for this Social Care Worker role?
- The contract type is a permanent post with full-time hours, 39 hours per week.
- What is the salary scale for this Social Care Worker role?
- The salary scale is €39,160– €54,746 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.