Social Care Worker in Dublin

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 highly-motivated Social Care Workers to join our team in Dublin (CHO6). We have full-time and part-time opportunities within our teams in Sandyford and Dun Laoghaire.

Contract Type: Permanent Posts.

Contract Hours: Full time and part time hours considered up to 39 per week.

Salary Scale: €39,160– €54,746 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments).

Annual Leave Entitlement: 31 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.

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.

Please note that you must hold a full, clean, manual class B driver’s licence to be eligible for this role. You will be required to present evidence of this and your qualifications before being invited to interview.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have:

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 or 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.
• Eligible to work in the State.
• 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

Sector: public sector

Closing date: 12th October 2026

Interview date for successful applications: TBC

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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.