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Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland Vacancies: Advocates – Fixed Purpose Contracts YAP Ireland is continuously recruiting male and female Advocates to work within their local communities, supporting children, young people and families to achieve their goals. We invite applicants from all areas of Dublin (including West Wicklow & Kildare) area to apply using the following codes: - Job Ref code: NEAST0926 Louth, Meath, Cavan & Monaghan WES0926 – Midlands (Laois, Offaly, Longford etc), Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon YAP Advocates come from all walks of life and make a huge difference to the lives of Young People and Families. The young people we work with come from diverse ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. We welcome applicants with first hand work / life experience of the issues facing these young people and their families including Roma and Travellers. We provide training and experience that creates opportunities for Advocates to become skilled at working with young people and families within their community in a strengths-based way. Please Note: If you are not in these area’s but you’re still interested in working as an Advocate, please fill out the application form and someone will contact you when we are recruiting in your area. Youth Advocates – Fixed Purpose Contracts – Person Spec and Job Description The Youth Advocate reports to a Team Leader. This post requires working within the YAP strengths-based model, to provide 1:1 support for vulnerable young people and their families and to support them in their home and local communities so that they can achieve their goals. YAP Ireland provides a strengths-based, needs led service for 6-12 months to children, young people and families who are struggling with a range of issues in their lives. You will work intensively with them to achieve positive change and meet their goals. 1. Responsibilities and Tasks: 1. To deliver a 1:1 service to young people and families under the supervision and support of the Team Leader. 2. Together with the Team Leader to build a positive, supportive working relationship with the young person and their family using the YAP strengths-based model to help them achieve their goals. 3. Together with the Team Leader, to develop a plan of work (Individualised Service Plan) to focus on the abilities, strengths and needs of the young person and their families. 4. To carry out day to day work with the young person and family, addressing their needs as outlined in the ISP. This may involve supporting the young person to participate in appropriate education, accessing appropriate services or finding community activities to link the young person into. 5. To promote, enable and empower the young person and families voice to be heard and ensure they have a voice in their service/life/community. This includes activity groups, participation and consultation groups. 6.Together with the Team Leader, to adopt a Wraparound approach that will bring together those key people and services who can offer support to the young person and family during and after the YAP Service. 7. To identify and evaluate the changing needs and interests of the child/young person as the relationship progresses and to adapt the service accordingly. 8. To understand the Health and Safety policies required for all activities with young people including any specific medical history, medications and specific special needs and/or diagnosis. 9. To complete in a timely and accurate manner the required weekly paperwork and to submit to the line manager by the agreed deadlines. 10. To be familiar with all Yap’s current policies and procedures, especially in the areas of Child Protection, Confidentiality and On-Call and to work within those in a professional manner. 11. To attend staff development, training and supervisory sessions as scheduled. This will include regular supervision. Some training courses are mandatory and advocates will be required to attend this training. 12. To undertake other duties as appropriate. Advocate Person Specification Experience Essential Life Experience relevant to young people and families e.g. raising children, child minding, sports coaching, community work, volunteering, youth club or lived experience of overcoming the challenges facing young people and families. Non-essential 3 months experience of working / volunteering within a youth work, family support or community setting Skills Essential A positive attitude towards children and young people and an ability to work from a strengths based perspective, be non-judgemental and creative. A knowledge/understanding of issues affecting young people. Good communication skills Good time management and organisational skills Basic computer skills Ability to write reports on work undertaken Full Driving Licence and own transport. What we offer:
Chef De Partie
Full-Time Chef de Partie Required. Employer and Employment Location: Pak Village Chinese Restaurant, Market Street, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. Work Includes: Preparing Chinese cuisine food items and meal components at your station. Manage oriental ingredients that should be frequently available on a daily basis. Cooking a specific portion of each plated Chinese meal. Assisting with marinating, cutting and precooking Asian cuisine foods. Following directions provided by the head chef. Stocktaking and ordering supplies for your station. Suggest new rules and procedures for optimizing the cooking process. Required: 3+ years previous relevant experience. Minimum Annual Salary: €37,024 Working Hours: 40 hours/week, hourly rate 17.80 euros. AD PUBLISHED: FROM 03RD JULY 2026 - 31ST JULY 2026
Barstaff - Majorca, Spain - Immediate Start - Accommodation Provided
Job Title: Barstaff - Majorca, Spain - Immediate Start - Accommodation provided. Details: Barstaff for a busy night time opening tourist bar in Alcudia, Majorca, Spain. Must be good with people, talkative and a reliable worker. Must be available for immediate start. Wage and accommodation provided. Applications via WhatsApp preferred: +34 618 762 827
Assistant Store Manager
We are now recruiting for an Retail Store Assistant Manager for our Kilkenny Store The Petmania Store Assistant Manager is key to the smooth and successful running of a Petmania store. Working closely with the Store Manager you will learn all the skills required to become a store Manager in the future whilst being an essential part of the performance of your store. To qualify you should have at least one years experience in a Managerial role in a retail/sales setting and be passionate about encouraging people to deliver their best. You need to be curious about learning new ways of managing areas of our business that you might not be familiar with, such as our Grooming Studio, and ready to be a hands on leader on the sales floor. This is a full time role and as it's retail we trade weekends so you will be expected to be here at least one weekend day per week. Some (but definitely not all) of the key responsibilities include; CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON TO GO TO THEIR CAREERS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK THIS JOB AND ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Warehouse Operative (evening shift)
Petmania Ltd are recruiting for a full time Warehouse Operative to join our Kilkenny team on the pick/packing shifts. Hours of work are 1.30pm to 10pm Monday to Thursday and 9-3pm on Friday with some seasonal increases. The main duties are as follows; A current Reach or Counterbalance Forklift or power pallet license would be a distinct advantage CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON TO GO TO THEIR CAREERS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK THIS JOB AND ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Social Care Worker
Contract: Permanent and Relief Contracts Available Hours: To suit you Start: Immediate Interviews for an August 2026 start New Residential Service - Social Care Workers Required
Support Worker
Contract: Permanent and Relief Contracts Available Hours: To suit you Start: Immediate Interviews for an August 2026 start New Residential Service - Support Workers Required What the role looks like day to day: • Getting to know the person you support - their preferences, routines and what matters most to them • Supporting daily life - meals, personal care, recreation, community activities • Building a steady, trusted relationship through consistency and genuine presence • Noticing what's working well and what isn't, and feeding that back so support keeps improving • Keeping clear, accurate notes and incident records • Taking part in team handovers, reflective practice and regular supervision What you'll need: • QQI Level 5 Major Award (minimum) - Social Care, Childcare, Healthcare Support, Psychology or related field • Patience, consistency and a genuine belief in what's possible for the person you support • A person centered approach - you listen first, and treat the person as an expert in their own life Nice to have: Full driving licence, experience supporting someone with high support needs. What you'll get: • 16 euro per hour + premiums, pension, employee assistance programme, free parking • Permanent contract with hours to suit you • Full paid induction training and ongoing CPD • Supportive leadership, supervision and reflective practice • A brand-new, well staffed home where you can see the difference you make, every shift CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON TO GO TO THEIR CAREERS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK THIS JOB AND ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Caregiver
Looking for meaningful work where you can truly make a difference, with real flexibility built around your life? At Dovida, Ireland’s largest and most trusted home care provider, we are welcoming caring, reliable people to join our team and support clients in the comfort of their own homes. We believe great care starts with great carers and we will support you every step of the way. Why you will love working with Dovida CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON TO GO TO THEIR CAREERS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK THIS JOB AND ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Staff
We are looking to hire hire Full Time and Part Time Staff in our Kilkenny Store. Become a member of Ireland's leading Golf Retailer and work with the best brands in golf. Retail experience essential Golf knowledge essential Custom fitting experience beneficial but not essential Enjoy working as part of a team Customer service skills Computer skills Merchandising skills Stock Management Strong work ethic Full systems training will be provided. Salary - Based on experience, discussed at interview To apply, please email CV to tara.delaney@mcguirksgolf.com
Deli Assistant
Main purpose of the role: Responsible for the preparation of high quality hot and cold deli products and for ensuring customer satisfaction is the number one priority. The ideal candidate will have/be:
