Team Lead JOB OPPORTUNITY 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 2023. Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze 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 Team Lead to join our team in Castlerea, Roscommon. Contract Type: This is a permanent contract. Contract Hours: 39 Salary Scale: €38,107 - €50,953 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments) Overview of the Post: To assist with the co-ordination and delivery of services to children referred to the Roscommon Respite Connect service. The main responsibilities include working in partnership with families, outreach respite manager and the connect team, to ensure a safe effective service to children and young persons is provided. Provide administration support to the connect programme as directed by the outreach respite manager. Facilitating communication and leading a team in the delivery of the Connect service under the direction of the Outreach Respite Manager. Overview of Duties & Responsibilities: Please see Job Description for full list The successful candidate will have Essential Criteria: QQI or equivalent Social Care/Childcare/Nursing Qualification Level 7 or higher. 1 years' experience of working with children/young persons in home and or in a community-based setting. Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction Access to own transport -Must be eligable to work in the state Desirable Criteria: Management qualification Experience working with children with a range of disabilities including Autism. Supervisory experience QQI or equivalent Social Care/Childcare/Nursing Qualification Level 8 or higher. 3 years' experience of working with children/young persons in home and or in a community-based setting. If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today. Benefits 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 on the employee benefits link below: Closing Date: Thursday 5th September 2024 Interviews will take place in person at Castlerea Informal Queries: By email to Marian O'Boyle at A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months. Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer. 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 the Enable Ireland's External Data Protection Notice available at 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 By clicking on the Continue to application button you will be directed to the careers section of our website where you can download an application form/job description/person specification and will find instructions on how to apply.
