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JOB REQUIREMENTS PLEASE NOTE: Training fees will be paid at the current hourly rate for Firefighters during training. This hourly rate is currently €26.04. Failure to successfully complete all of the above courses will result in the termination of the Firefighter’s employment as the recruit firefighter has failed in achieving the appropriate competency to undertake the role. Some or all of the above courses will be held at a training facility, which may or may not be situated locally. From the date of commencement as a recruit Firefighter, there shall be a period of 12 months during which the recruit Firefighter shall be on probation. During this time the recruit Firefighter shall be continually assessed to determine his/her suitability for continued employment. Such period of 12 months may be extended at the absolute discretion of the County Council. The recruit shall not become a permanent Firefighter at the end of the period of probation unless the County Council is satisfied that the Firefighter has been satisfactory in all respects. Remuneration A Firefighter shall be paid at the appropriate approved national rates of Fire and Drill Fees and Retainer Fees and in accordance with any national agreements for retained Firefighters. Payment of fees is currently made fortnightly.
Social Care Worker
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 Social Care Worker to join our team in Respite Services Carlow / Kilkenny. Contract Type: Permanent Contract Hours: Full time / Part time Salary Scale: €39,160 - €54,746 pro rata per annum Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 pro rata per annum This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations. Overview of the Post Carlow/Kilkenny Children’s respite service provides services to children within the Carlow/Kilkenny area. Enable Ireland respite services are committed to working in partnership with service users and families in the planning, delivery and evaluation of all services. Kilcar House provides planned short-term respite care, both day and night, where children will be grouped together by age and interest. Our staffing levels compliment the health and social care needs of the children attending respite. See Job Description for full details. The successful candidate will have: Essential Criteria: Candidates must:- · Hold professional registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU. · Have experience of working with children disabilities and their families. · Possess a full, clean, manual driving licence with access to own transport. · Be currently eligible to work in the State. · Have experience and knowledge of the role of a key worker. · Have experience of delivering personal care. · Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability, for the proper discharge of the role. · On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU. · Knowledge of Enable Ireland. · Good understanding of Social Model of Disability. · Understanding of HIQA regulations, standards and registration process. · Awareness of safeguarding issues. The post holder will demonstrate an ability to:- · Support service users in a range of activities. · Experience developing personal plans. · Have an understanding of the concept of equal opportunities and how this relates to children with a disability. · Maintain accurate written records and reports in accordance with professional guidelines. · Good knowledge of child protection & child development. · Have appropriate IT skills eg. Word/ excel. · Understand relevant legislation and professional standards to ensure compliance with best practice. · Ability to demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality. · Have experience in contributing to the development of personal plans. · Experience of engaging in professional supervision. · Develop and promotes good interpersonal relationships with the Service Owners and their families. · Ability to communicate at all levels within the service. Disseminate information appropriately in a clear manner. · Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills. · Commitment to working in partnership with parents/carers and children. · Disseminates information appropriately in a clear manner. · Ability to work collaboratively with others and use own initiative when indicated. · Actively participate in team meetings. · Flexible, adaptable and open to change. · Demonstrate a proactive approach to overall performance. · Demonstrate innovation and creativity. · Willingness to embrace service development and change. Desirable Criteria: · Manual handling qualification. · First aid qualification. · Experience of working with children and families in a community based setting. · Demonstrate strong organisational ability. · Have developed ethical awareness for best practice. · Experience developing quality systems. 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: Friday 10th July 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. · Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. · Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community. · The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment. · Please review Enable Ireland’s Rezoomo Privacy Policy here: https://enableireland.ie/resources/publications/rezoomo-privacy-policy · Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy
National Facilities & Workplace Safety Lead
Location: National role, hybrid (base to be agreed), with regular travel to 25+ locations nationwide Position Type: Permanent Monday - Friday 9am-5pm /35 hours per week National role, hybrid (base to be agreed), with regular travel to 25+ locations nationwide Role & Responsibilities: The role supports safe, compliant and fit-for-purpose environments across: Service delivery locations; Head office; Fundraising activities; Shared services and administrative functions The postholder will act as a conduit across the organisation to ensure that Pieta’s premises meet legislative requirements and organisational standards, ensure the organisation meets all Health and Safety obligations and will work closely with stakeholders to support safe day-to-day operations. Key Responsibilities: Facilities Management How to Apply: Applications for this post should be made via Apply Now by 30th June 2026. Please attach a CV and outlining your particular suitability for the role.
Clerical Officer
JOB REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Minimum Eligibility Requirements are the minimum requirements required for the position and are set out by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for administrative and technical/engineering grades. For outdoor grades and some specialised grades, the minimum eligibility requirements are set out by Kilkenny County Council Human Resources Department in consultation with the relevant Line Manager, as they are not set centrally by the Department. Applicants will be required to submit scanned images of documentation to establish that they meet the following minimum eligibility criteria: CHARACTER Applicants shall be of good character. HEALTH Each applicant must be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service. MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Minimum Eligibility Requirements are the minimum requirements required for the position and are set out by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for administrative and technical/engineering grades. Applicants will be required to submit scanned images of documentation to establish that they meet the following minimum eligibility criteria: Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of the completed application form: As of 25 March 2019, the weekly Contributory State Pension rate is €248.30. The normal retirement age under this scheme is the same age at which a person can claim the Contributory State Pension. The minimum age for receipt of this pension is 66 years. There is a compulsory retirement age of 70 years.
Project Worker
Siul Le simply means to walk with. The Good Shepherd Centre Clg are proposing a Pilot project in partnership with The Collective Sensory Group, supported by the HSE Disability Services. To initially operate for 12 months. The Siul Le Project. It is the partners experience that there is a cohort of service users in homeless services and/or housed with a disability or undefined life challenges who struggle to exit homeless services and/or settle and sustain long term housing and life opportunities. They are in fact a group susceptible to long-term homelessness and its recurring vulnerabilities with high-risk behaviours. In the main they are distant and estranged from services. The ability to assess and use this information from a multi-disciplinary perspective with the service user and to access services is a priority. For many of that cohort accessing homeless services this is due to family breakdown, experiences of violence and other vulnerabilities. In the south east the private rented sector has become unaffordable for social housing applicants. Housing supply is low, and the Housing Assistance Scheme (HAP) has a growing unpopularity among landlords. Individuals with sensory and development difficulties or with a disability in general can find this an impossible space to navigate to successful outcomes. The Local Authority Housing Disability Strategy for People with Disabilities continues to seek to prioritise access to supports and quality housing for service users with mild to severe disabilities. The Good Shepherd Centre and HSE will seek to agree targets with each of the local authority steering groups for access to Siul Le Service and likewise access to emergency and suitable long-term accommodation. The client group present with mild Intellectual disability, Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, Dyslexia and a range of poor coping skills. Many have experienced family breakdown and/or struggle to access and/or sustain accommodation. They are vulnerable. Some have a history of addiction and high risk behaviours such as self-neglect and/or self-harm
Project Worker For The Homecare Programme
Introduction to the Model Homecare has been initiated as a customised model of high-level support to promoteindependent living in the community for mental health service users whose tenancies or home occupation are at risk because of ongoing challenges in relation to self-neglect, hoarding and/or incapacity to maintain their home to an adequate standard. It is a collaboration with Carlow County Council, the Carlow/Kilkenny HSE Mental Health Services and the Good Shepherd Centre, Kilkenny. It is informed by the National and Local Housing Strategies for People with a Disability, Sharing the Vision (Dept of Health, 2020), Housing for All- A new housing plan for Ireland( Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage , 2021) and the HSE’s National Recovery Framework (HSE, 2018). Funding has been sourced from the Kilkenny HSE Mental Health Services and the Good Shepherd Centre to employ a project worker through the Grant Aid process. Secure tenancies with support are recognized as the way forward for many of those with complex needs. The Good Shepherd Centre in conjunction with Mental Health Service Area 5 Kilkenny and in partnership with Kilkenny Local Authority will provide homecare support and a recovery orientated tenancy sustainment programme.
Care Assistant
This is a 39 hours a week position. The role will involve assisting in the provision of Health & Social care in all aspects of daily life for our core members that we support. The Care assistant will build strong supportive relationships and assist our Core members with support in all aspects of daily living in line with the needs, will and preference of the individual and as outlined in an agreed care plan. He/she will ensure that they are being met through professional work pratices. We would ask that they must be flexible in their approach to service provision and should have the ability to work as a member of the team. The purpose and role is to build strong supportive relationships with our Core members, to be responsible for the daily routines and welfare of the Core members within the house you are working in. You will be accountable to the House Leader and Residential Coordiantor (PIC) and contribute by working closely with the members of the staff team, helping promote good practice, taking part in staff meetings and contributing to meeting objectives. To ensure that the Residential Service is run in keeping with the ethos and spirituality of L'Arche as outlined in our Identity and Mission Statements. To assist the House Leader and Deputy House Leader in regard to compiling and presenting reports as required. To work with the volunteer Live In Assistants for the smooth running of the house. To promote the dignity and image of the Core members. Must be willing to be flexible to cover the seven day roster that include days, nights, sleepover, late evenings and weekends. To maintain the Health and Safety of the working area, maintenance of written records, monitoring accidents, incidents, reporting and recording them appropriately. The applicant must have a minimum of a Fetac/QQI level 5 in Healthcare/Social Care. There is a six month probationary period applying to the employment and is subject to Garda vetting. Note: Only individuals currently resident and approved for work in Southern Ireland can be considered for this position.
Customer Assistant
Summary From our Head Office to the shop floor and everywhere in between our primary goal is to create and deliver a fantastic customer journey for everyone who shops at Lidl. Customer obsessed, high energy and love learning every day? If that sounds like you, earn €460+ per week as a Customer Assistant on our standard 30 hour contract.You’ll work across different shift times, on varied tasks and with different colleagues.What does a normal day* as a Customer Assistant look like? (*there’s no such thing as ‘normal’ in retail but we’ve tried our best!)As a Customer Assistant you are required to sell alcohol, therefore you must be 18 or over to work in our store. Shift Patterns: • Morning shift: Starting at 5am or 6am with your team, you’ll be getting our award-winning products fully stocked on the shop floor and our delicious bakery products ready for our customers to enjoy by opening time so they can Go Full Lidl! • Middle shift: Starting mid-morning or early afternoon, you’ll make sure our stores are spotlessly clean, well presented and our products remain fresh, all while helping customers with queries on the shop floor and working on tills to minimise till queues• Late shift: From your start time in the afternoon, you’ll make sure our customers experience is top class by serving them with a smile while on the tills, restocking missing items and getting the store ready for the next day What you'll do • Interacting with the customer in a pleasant, friendly and helpful manner• Ensuring stock loss controls are followed in all areas of the store • Maintaining store and external cleanliness and hygiene standards• Following freshness and rotation principles• Ensuring all waste is managed correctly• Assisting in the stock count process What you'll need • A can-do attitude and excellent customer service skills• The willingness to go the extra mile for our customers• To be responsible and reliable• To enjoy working in a fast-paced, varied environment• A good team player• Preferably, previous experience in a customer facing role but this is not essential provided you have the right attitude What you'll receive We offer a competitive and transparent salary system, that ensures pay equality across all positions at Lidl Year 1 • Basic Rate €15.40• €19.25 (Unsocial Hours) • €23.10 (Overtime/Sundays) • €30.80 (Bank Holiday) Year 2 • Basic Rate €16.20 • €20.25 (Unsocial Hours) • €24.30 (Overtime/Sundays) • €32.40 (Bank Holiday) Year 3 • Basic Rate €16.90 • €21.13 (Unsocial Hours) • €25.35 (Overtime/Sundays) • €33.80 (Bank Holiday) Year 4 • Basic Rate €17.90 • €22.38 (Unsocial Hours) • €26.85 (Overtime/Sundays) • €35.80 (Bank Holiday) Lidl is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements, we will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and want to ensure that all applicants have the same opportunity regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religious belief, political opinion or membership of the traveller community.
Care Assistant
The candidates will be committed to providing the highest standard of services in support of adults to live satisfying, fulfulling and interesting lives. This position will require some flexibility including early mornings, evenings, sleepovers and weekend work. Note: Only individuals currently resident and approved for work in Southern Ireland can be considered for this position.
Assistant Principal Officer - Transfer Pricing Specialist
Role Responsibilities and Functional Areas The Assistant Principal will lead and direct a specialised transfer pricing function. The role may involve assignment to one of the following areas: International Taxation In this area, the Assistant Principal will be involved in international transfer pricing matters, including resolving transfer pricing-related tax disputes with foreign jurisdictions and assisting in Ireland’s participation at the OECD, EU and UN on transfer pricing policy matters. The Assistant Principal will be a Competent Authority and will have the capacity to resolve Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAPs) and negotiate Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs), as well as the ability to lead and direct a team in that work. Audit & Compliance In this area, the Assistant Principal will be responsible for conducting transfer pricing risk assessments and compliance interventions, including transfer pricing audits. The Assistant Principal will have the capacity to undertake these interventions and the ability to lead and direct a team conducting a number of such interventions. They will be expected to challenge and confront non-compliance in the area of transfer pricing. The Assistant Principal will also provide transfer pricing support and advice to colleagues across operational divisions in Revenue. The allocation of duties will depend on business needs, and successful candidates may be assigned to either of the functional areas outlined above. Person Specification "The international tax landscape remains complex and challenging, and Revenue continues to dedicate significant specialist resources to managing the compliance risks and dispute resolution opportunities in this space." – Commissioner Ruth Kennedy Assistant Principal Transfer Pricing Role The Assistant Principal role is a key senior management position within Revenue, and successful applicants will be expected to make a strong contribution to the continuous development of Revenue’s transfer pricing capacity and capability. The person required for the Assistant Principal post must be able to demonstrate the following skills: • Good technical understanding of transfer pricing and the ability to further develop these skills. • Practical experience of working on, or leading, transfer pricing projects such as transfer pricing planning, preparing transfer pricing documentation, benchmarking, transfer pricing audits, transfer pricing dispute prevention or resolution, cross-border transfer pricing controversy cases, or the valuation of intellectual property. • Understanding how multinational businesses operate from both a legal and commercial perspective and how their transfer pricing policies and/or tax planning and tax mitigation strategies impact on risk. • Relevant knowledge and experience of the Irish tax system, law and practice. • Relevant experience at an appropriate management level. • Excellent communication, networking and influencing skills. • The ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a team. Applicants should have all the abilities required of an Assistant Principal. In particular, applicants must demonstrate, by reference to specific achievements in their work or academic career to date, that they possess or have the capacity to acquire the skills and knowledge required for the role of an Assistant Principal. A description of the competencies is set out in the Appendix. Successful applicants should note that Revenue is a responsive and agile organisation and, as such, may be assigned to projects and other duties appropriate to the Assistant Principal, Transfer Pricing role to which they are appointed. ResponsibilitiesTransfer Pricing – General Responsibilities • Analysis of complex transfer pricing issues. • Management of a case base and engagement with taxpayers and tax advisers. • Drafting internal Revenue instructions and providing guidance to taxpayers. • Interacting with other Revenue managers. • Coaching and mentoring staff and transferring skills. • Preparing reports and recommendations on issues arising for senior management and demonstrating awareness of strategic issues. • Contributing to the effective running of the relevant Transfer Pricing Branch. International Taxation • Assisting in Ireland’s participation at the OECD, EU and UN on transfer pricing policy matters. • Timely completion of transfer pricing MAP and APA cases with Ireland’s tax treaty partners. • Developing and maintaining strong relationships with competent authorities of foreign jurisdictions. • Providing transfer pricing technical support to other areas within Revenue. • Working closely with other senior Revenue managers in relation to transfer pricing and related issues. Audit & Compliance • Appraisal, identification and assessment of transfer pricing risk. • Managing and undertaking risk-driven transfer pricing audits and other transfer pricing compliance interventions to protect the Irish corporate tax base. • Providing operational transfer pricing support to colleagues in other operational divisions in Revenue. • The responsibilities listed above will also apply in relation to the attribution of profit to branches and permanent establishments. Locations This is a nationwide competition. Please select your location preferences when completing the application form. You may only select a location where you would be prepared to take up a position, and you may only select a maximum of two locations. Please also note that location preferences cannot be changed after the closing date of the competition. Revenue has modern, flexible and family-friendly working policies, which include opportunities for hybrid working. In hybrid working arrangements, a minimum office attendance of one day per week in your assigned location will be required in all roles, with additional attendance for business meetings, divisional conferences, Finance Bill activities and EU Presidency requirements where necessary and in line with business needs. Revenue has an active mobility policy. Appointees may apply to move to an Assistant Principal-level role in Revenue or another Government Department under the Civil Service Mobility Scheme after two years in the post. Personal Pension Contribution (PPC Rate) The salary scale for the position of Assistant Principal in Revenue, as of June 2026, is as follows: €83,113 €86,173 €89,277 €92,390 €95,499 €97,292 €100,427 (LSI) €103,576 (LSI) The PPC pay rate applies when the individual is required to pay a Personal Pension Contribution (otherwise known as a main scheme contribution) in accordance with the rules of their main/personal superannuation scheme. This is different from a contribution in respect of membership of a Spouses’ and Children’s Scheme, or Additional Superannuation Contributions (ASC). A different rate will apply where the appointee is not required to make a Personal Pension Contribution. Entry will be at the minimum of the scale, and the rate of remuneration will not be subject to negotiation and may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy. Different terms and conditions may apply if you are a currently serving civil or public servant. Subject to satisfactory performance, increments may be payable in line with current Government policy. Long-service increments may be payable after satisfactory service at the maximum of the scale. You will agree that any overpayment of salary, allowances or expenses will be repaid in accordance with Circular 07/2018: Recovery of Salary, Allowances and Expenses Overpayments made to Staff Members, Former Staff Members and Pensioners. Other Key BenefitsHours of Attendance Hours of attendance will be fixed but will amount to not less than 41 hours and 15 minutes gross, or 35 hours net per week. Flexible Working Policies As an Employer of Choice, the Civil Service has many flexible and family-friendly policies, including Work-sharing, Shorter Working Year and Remote Working (operated on a hybrid basis). All elective policies can be applied for in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions and are subject to the business needs of the organisation. The Civil Service also operates a Mobility Scheme for all general service grades. This scheme provides staff with career opportunities to learn and participate in diverse roles across a range of Civil Service organisations and geographical locations. Annual Leave The annual leave allowance will be 30 working days. This allowance is subject to the usual conditions regarding the granting of annual leave and is based on a five-day working week and is exclusive of public holidays. Employee Assistance Programme You will have access to confidential support services through the Civil Service Employee Assistance Service (CSEAS) and Revenue’s wellbeing programme, “RevWell”.
