Residential Support Worker Night Duty

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 Residential Support Worker- Night Duty (Sleepover) to join our team in Limerick Adult Services, Castletroy, Limerick.

Contract Type: Full Time Permanent Contract

Contract Hours: This role consists of a 13 hour shift pattern (9pm to 10am) Successful candidates could work up to 91 hours per fortnight (7 x 13 hour shifts)

Salary Scale: €34,382 - €41,607 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: 30 Days per annum pro rata

Overview of the Post:

The role of the Residential Support Worker will be to provide night support to an individual with physical disabilities to enable them to live the life of her own choosing in accordance with the values of New Directions, which underpin the principles of inclusion, rights, choice and independence in the community while also ensuring their safety.

The candidate will be lone working with one service owner in their new home in a community setting and also as part of a team in the mornings and evenings to support and assist service owner to get ready for their daily activities.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum qualification QQI Level 5 Certificate in Social Care, or relevant heath related area
• Full clean driver’s licence and willingness to drive service transport.
• 1 years’ experience working with adults with disabilities
• Good IT skills.
• Immediate eligibility to work in the state
• Good understanding of Adult Protection and Lone working.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working with adults in a residential service setting.
• Experience of working in community setting.
• Experience lone working.
• Experience working with people with physical disabilities.
• Knowledge of New Directions guidelines

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.

Informal Queries by email to Katie Shinners CNM2 kshinners@enableireland.ie

Closing date for applications: 4pm Tuesday 14thApril 2026

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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