Social Worker - Senior Grade

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. The 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 and independence.

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 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 Social Worker Senior Grade to join our team in the Children's Disability Network Team based at Curraheen, Cork.

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: €69,179 to €81,393 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: 34 days pro rata

Overview of the Post

Enable Ireland delivers children's services through the Children's Disability Network Teams (CDNT) under the national Progressing Disabilities Services (PDS) model for children and young people with complex needs arising from a disability. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a range of Social Worker services for young people (0 18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework. Service will include assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service development, delivered through a family centred approach across a variety of settings including the clinic, preschools, schools, children's homes and community settings.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

• 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.
• Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) relevant post qualification experience.
• 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.
• Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.
• Experience working with children with disabilities and their families.
• Experience in providing training to parents and other professionals.
• Experience in supervision of staff.
• Experience in managing resources.
• In depth understanding of Children's First legislation.
• Must be eligible to work in the State.
• Full clean Driving Licence and access to own transport.
• 1 year's experience as a Senior Grade or in other similar type role.

Benefits

• Excellent internal and external training opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Long service reward scheme
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.