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.

We are seeking an energetic, committed Professionally Qualified Social Worker to join our Children’s Disability Network Services in Cork

We offer excellent public sector conditions, flexible family friendly working policies and career progression.

Applications are invited for the following post

Professionally Qualified Social Worker – Ref: 35/2025

Permanent Full-Time (35 hours per week)

Location: Children Disability Network 13 (Carrigaline / Kinsale / Bandon, Co. Cork) with bases in Carrigaline and Bandon, Co. Cork.

Ethos

The Brothers of Charity Services empower people with Intellectual Disability / Autism and their families to live the lives they choose. Our focus going forward is to form a relationship/partnership with each individual and his or her family, enabling them to design their own service so that they can enjoy a real meaningful life in a real place with a healthy balance of supports. We wish to create opportunities for people with an intellectual disability to have valued social roles in their communities and to have the chance to form real friendships. In order to assist us to achieve this vision we wish to recruit innovative and proactive people who will relish the opportunity to assist in implementing this vision.

Under the National programme for Progressing Disability Services for children (PDS), children’s disability network teams were formed nationwide. In Cork and Kerry there is a partnership arrangement to develop these teams between the HSE and agencies currently delivering services for children with disabilities (COPE, St. Joseph’s, Co-action, Brothers of Charity, Enable Ireland).

JOB SUMMARY

The person/s appointed to this post will work as part of inter-disciplinary team delivering a coordinated approach to children/young people from 0-18 years across all disabilities which includes intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities sensory/motor disabilities and Autism.

This post is in Network 13: Carrigaline/Kinsale/Bandon Children’s Disability Network Team (CKB CDNT), working as part of an interdisciplinary team providing supports to children and young people, 0-18yrs and their families. The criteria for CNDT is children with complex needs arising from a disability, where those needs require the support of an interdisciplinary disability team. This might include children with intellectual, physical, sensory disability, Autism and children at risk of or query developmental delay. The successful candidate will be employed by the Brothers of Charity Services Ireland. The Carrigaline/Kinsale/Bandon team is based in Carrigaline and Bandon.Assessment, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions are provided in the context of an interdisciplinary team.

The Social Worker will work in conjunction with other team members in co-ordinating and developing the service to meet the needs of the service user group and the objectives of the organisation and CKB CDNT. The Social Workers will be responsible for the provision of a high quality service and will carry out Social Work duties as required. She/he will be required to work as a key contact for particular cases as well as be part of IFSPs.

The Candidate:

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.

Salary Scale: €50,120 - €72,356 per annum including 1 LSI (Consolidated Salary Scales 1/8/25)

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Informal enquiries to:

Eleanor Stanton, Children’s Disability Network Manager, Tel: +353 21 4376581

e-mail:Eleanor.Stanton@bocsi.ie

or

Brid Scanlan, Sector Manager, Tel: +353 86 7038217, e-mail: brid.scanlan@bocsi.ie

The closing date for receipt of all applications is: Sunday 17th August 2025

Interviews Scheduled for Thursday 4th September 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

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland - Southern Region is an equal opportunities employer