Personal Care Assistant

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, is an equal opportunities employer. We strongly 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 Personal Care Assistant to join our team in Wicklow (CHO6). We have Relief Post opportunities within our teams in Rathmore House, Wicklow.

Contract Type: Relief Contract.

Contract Hours: Relief Post - ssuccessful candidate will be required to work days, nights and weekend shifts.

Salary Scale: €35,771 - €43,288 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.

Overview of the Post:

The role of the Personal Care Assistant is to support in the delivery of high quality respite service, including assisting Service Owners in their personal needs whilst attending their respite break, and to access all centre activities.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list of duties.

The successful candidate will have:

Essential Criteria:

1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.

· FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Social Care or relevant health related area

· 1 years’ experience in providing personal care to adults.

· Full, clean, manual driving license.

· Eligible to work in the State.

Desirable Criteria:

· Experience working with adults and families with physical/sensory/intellectual disabilities.

· Experience in driving people with disabilities on public roads.

· Experience working with adults within the community.

· Experience with PEG feeding and catheterisation.

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: 26/11/2026

Interview date for successful applications: 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.

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