Social 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 Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2023 We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Basic Grade Social Worker to join our team in CH08 Meath CDNT 4 Dunsaughlin/East Meath Contract Type: This is a 12 month fixed term contract (Maternity Locum) Contract Hours: 35 hours per week Salary Scale: €45,819 to €60,691 pro rata per annum. This pay scale is subject to increases in 2024 in accordance with the recent WRC interim agreement (Ref CAM -100101-22 ) towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations Overview of the Post: To provide a quality, evidence based social work service to children and young people aged 0 – 18 years and their families within an interdisciplinary and family centred practice framework. The post holder will be required to support other staff and students as assigned Overview of Duties & Responsibilities: • Plans and organises activities and necessary resources efficiently and effectively. • To provide a range of Social Work services to children, young people and their families attending the service • Holds an appropriate and effective set of professional values and beliefs and behaves in line with professional standards as set down by Enable Ireland, the Children’s Disability Network Team partnership and relevant professional bodies • Collaborate with the child/young person while working in partnership with their parent/family/carer and all other relevant stakeholders to identify and achieve goals  • Forms strong positive working relationships across all areas of the service, builds on a common understanding.  • To work in collaboration with the other members of the interdisciplinary team in the planning and delivery of services for children and young people, in particular in the development of child and family centred service provision The successful candidate will have Essential Criteria: • Must be registered in the Social Work Register maintained by the Social Work Registration Board at CORU AND • Maintain live annual registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU AND • Must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office. AND • Must be eligible to work in the state • Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transfer in order to delivery services across a large geographical area Desirable Criteria: • Minimum of 1 year's post qualification experience.  • Experience of Interdisciplinary team working. • Some years' experience of working in the disability sector.  • Recent, relevant experience working with children and their families. • Experience working with children with disabilities. If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today. NOTE  Enable Ireland welcomes applications from candidates who will be eligible for Professional Registration in the coming months. In the event that candidates are considered for appointment pending their Professional Registration, they may initially be appointed to an assistant grade post. Benefits As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including: • Excellent training opportunities • Generous annual leave entitlements • 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 on the Employee Benefits link below: https://www.enableireland.ie/about-us/careers/employee-benefits 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 below for your information and complete the online application Note: Enable Ireland welcomes applications from candidates who will be eligible for Professional Registration in the coming months. In the event that candidates are considered for appointment pending their Professional Registration, they may initially be appointed to an assistant grade post. Closing date for applications:  28th May 2024 @ 12pm Interview Date:  To be confirmed A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months CHO8 Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer. • 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. • Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy