Social Care Worker

Would you like to work for a great employer 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 Irelands 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 highly-motivated Social Care Worker to join our team in Enable Ireland Adult Services Limerick City Hub

Contract Type: Full Time Permanent Contract

Contract Hours: 39 Hours per week

Annual Leave Entitlement: Annual leave entitlement is 31 days pro rata per annum

Salary Scale:pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSIs (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.

Overview of the Post:

The post holder will work as part of our dedicated Adult Day Services team providing social care support to adults with physical and/or sensory disabilities or mild to moderate intellectual disabilities and Autism. The post holder will support Service Owners with their needs goals and activities in accordance with their individual preferences.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have:

Essential Criteria:

Statutory Registration Professional Qualifications Experience etc.

• Hold a professional registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.

AND

• Have a Schedule 3 qualification.

OR

• Have a comparable qualification recognised by Social Care Workers Registration Board.

AND

• Candidates must have the knowledge skills and suitability required to perform the role effectively.

Annual Registration

On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.

• Minimum of 1 years post registration experience working specifically in the specialty of working with adults with Autism.
• Experience in contributing to the development of personal plans.
• Experience and knowledge of the role of a key worker.
• Experience contributing to and implementing behaviour support plans.
• 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.
• Must be eligible to work in state
• Basic IT skills

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of working with adults and families with physical/sensory /intellectual disabilities

In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the short listing process

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

Benefits

As a staff member of Enable Ireland you will have access to a wide range of benefits including:

• 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
• Pension

For a full list of our benefits & conditions please click here:

What now

Applications must be made on the Enable Ireland application form only. CVs will not be accepted.

To apply please download the job description and person specification for your information and complete the online application form.

Informal Queries: By email to Aine Joyce Centre Coordinator at

Closing date for applications: 4pm Friday 17th July 2026

Interview date: TBC

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies which may arise during the next 12 months.

• The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance as relevant.
• Due to the large volume of applications we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
• Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
• The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland at its discretion reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
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Required Experience:

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