Social Workers - Child and Family Service

Social Workers Child and Family Service, Ireland

Cpl Healthcare, in partnership with Tusla, Ireland's Child and Family Agency are recruiting for Professionally Qualified Social Workers on a nationwide basis to work across a number of different services including:

Services

• Child Protection and Welfare
• Family Support
• Duty/Intake (initial assessment)
• Children in Care
• Fostering

This Child and Family Agency was established in 2014 and is responsible for a range of statutory functions including provision of child protection, alternative care, specified regulatory services and a range of family support services to enable its staff to make an important contribution to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for children living in Ireland.

It has commenced a major improvement programme with significant focus on Practice, Culture and Structure.

Additional Services

• Child Protection and Welfare
• Family Support
• Alternative Care
• Adoption
• Education Support Services (TESS)
• Domestic Sexual and General Based Violence (DSGBV)
• Children's Service Regulation
• Counselling and Therapeutic Supports

Benefits

• Permanent employment contract including sponsorship of a critical skills employment permit
• Competitive salary between €47,523 - €68,851 depending on experience
• 35 hour working week
• Excellent relocation and onboarding package to the value of €4,710 towards flights and accommodation for non EU applicants and €4,100 for EU applicants
• Assistance with registration with CORU, the Health & Social Care Professionals regulatory authority and reimbursement of fees to the value of €510
• Induction and orientation program on arrival
• Generous annual leave (29 days) and public holiday (10 days) entitlements per year
• Excellent supervision and a focus on developing Social Worker strengths as well as continuous Training and Development sessions with a dedicated and individualised training plan
• Further career progression opportunities within the service

Entry Requirements

• A recognised qualification as a Professionally Qualified Social Worker and professional registration in your country of practice
• Eligible to apply for registration as a Professionally Qualified Social Worker with CORU, the Health & Social Care Professionals regulatory authority
• Experience and an interest in working in children and families services
• Experience and an interest in working in child protection
• A full clean driver's licence is desirable
• Police clearance
• Professional approach to work
• Flexibility in work practice
• Excellent verbal and written English