Senior Social Worker

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – SOUTHERN REGION

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland – Southern Region is a major voluntary organisation, which provides age related residential, educational and day services for people with intellectual disabilities, autism and communication disorders throughout the Cork and Kerry area.

Applications are invited for the following post

SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER –

REF: 61/2025

Permanent Full-Time (35 hours per week)

Adult Social Work Services, Cork

The Role

The Senior Social Worker will work as part of the Social Work Team for Adult Services Team within the Brothers of Charity Southern Services.

The role of senior social worker in Adult Services is to support persons supported to have opportunities for self-expression and their needs met in all aspects of their lives. Social Work strives to empower people with an intellectual disability to have dignifying relationships and to be included meaningfully in the life of their communities. The senior social worker will be involved in both a multidiscipline and uni-discipline approach to assessing the needs and supporting persons with disability in residential and day services, as well as mentoring and supervision to Social Workers.

The post holder will have the following qualifications, experience, skills and abilities: -

The Candidate:

Professional Qualifications, Experience etc.

Eligible applicants will be those on the closing date for the competition:

Each candidate for the appointment must

Be registered or eligible for registration, on the Social Work Register maintained by the Social Work Registration Board at CORU AND

Have 3 years relevant post-qualification experience in disability or working within a Multidiscipline team AND

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

Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU before a contract can be issued AND

Proven effectiveness as a professional Social Worker

2. Age

The Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act, 2018* set 70 years as the compulsory retirement age for public

servants.

* Public Servants not affected by this legislation:

Public servants recruited between 1 April 2004 and 31 December 2012 (new entrants) have no compulsory retirement age. Public

servants recruited since 1 January 2013 are members of the Single Pension Scheme and have a compulsory retirement age of 70.

3. Health

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the

office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

4. Character

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

5. Driving

Candidates must have a full driving licence which qualifies them to drive on Irish Roads with means of transport.

Salary Scale: €70,980- €81,874 per annum (Consolidated Salary Scales 1/8/25)

Reporting to: Head of Social Work Department

Informal Enquiries to:

Michelle Clarke Dunphy (Head of Social Work), Tel: +353 87 1017466

The closing date for receipt of all applications is: Sunday 14th December 2025

Interviews scheduled for Friday 9th January 2025

A panel may be formed from this competition from which future vacancies may be filled

Applications should be made online using the ‘Apply’ Link Below