Outreach Respite Team Lead

JOB OPPORTUNITY

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 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 Outreach Respite Team Lead to join our team in Respite Services Carlow / Kilkenny.

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: Full time

Salary Scale: €49,597 - €60,013 pro rata per annum

Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days pro rata per annum

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

To assist the manager with the co-ordination and delivery of the range of outreach support services to children. The main responsibilities include working in partnership with families to develop goals and plans, allocating staff to deliver the service and monitoring service delivery.

The Team Lead will work with a dedicated group of children /young people in a person-centered approach to meet their identified need, provide administration support to the service and provide support and supervision to the allocated staff team as directed by the Manager.

The range of services may include after school, day, evening, weekend respite, summers camps and other forms of alternative respite as they are developed.

See Job Description for full details.

The successful candidate will have:-

Essential Criteria:

· A recognised relevant third level qualification in health care, social care, child care, nursing (min level 7 or equivalent).

· 2 years’ experience of working with children/young persons in home, in a centre or in a community-based setting.

· 1 years’ experience of working with children with a range of disabilities including Autism.

· Full driver’s license.

· Must be elibible to work in the state

· Registration relevant to the role.

· Knowledge of best practice within disability services and understanding of the social model of disability.

· Knowledge of family centred approach in the delivery of services to people with disabilities.

· Broad knowledge of Enable Ireland Services.

· Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and service-related database systems.

Desirable Criteria:-

· Previous supervisory experience.

· Management qualification.

· Specific knowledge of disability.

· Knowledge of interagency models of working.

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?

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Friday 22nd May 2026

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

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