Children & Youth

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Kellsgrange Residential Care Services: Deputy Manager

The criteria for applying includes a Level 7 or 8 qualification in Social Care / Applied Social Studies or in a relevant field of Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Youth and Community Work, Social Work, Social Sciences, Teaching, Nursing and Addiction Studies.

Co Waterford
  • Children & Youth

Kellsgrange Residential Care Services: Social Care Leader & Social Care Worker

Kellsgrange Residential Care Service are hiring for the role of Social Care Leader & Social Care Worker. The roles will require a dedication and passion to working therapeutically as part of a multidisciplinary-team with children within a single-occupancy setting.

Co Waterford
  • Children & Youth

St Catherine’s Community Services Centre: Childcare Assistant Manager

We wish to recruit a term time Childcare Assistant Manager. The role is full-time, 36.25 hours per week from 9.15am - 5.30pm daily. Candidates must have a child centered communicator with a thorough knowledge of child development and application in practice.

Carlow
  • Children & Youth

Liffey Area Partnership: Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Work closely with an SLT colleague & the Family Matters team of parenting & family support workers, in delivering therapeutic interventions to children in both early years settings & primary schools, who are referred to the Family Matters Area Based Childhood Programme.

Dublin 10
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Youngballymun: Community Midwife

The role of the Community Midwife is to work with management and staff in Youngballymun, as well as community partners including the HSE & maternity hospitals to develop a strategy to support the needs of expectant parents as well as new parents & their infants.

Dublin 9
  • Children & Youth
  • Health

Youngballymun: Administration Assistant (Part Time)

The Administration Assistant will support all aspects of administrative & office support activities in the project alongside the Project Managers, Project Administrator & staff team. This post is 21 hours per week and is funded through Tusla on a one-year initial contract.

Dublin 9
  • Children & Youth

Belvedere Youth Club: Project Worker - Diamond Youth Justice Team

Provide key working & care planning, offending behaviour modules, educational modules, arts based activities, developmental activities and lifestyle education, outreach to existing participants, supported referral to other agencies, and work with Parents / Guardians.

Dublin 1
  • Children & Youth

Belvedere Youth Club: Family Therapist - Diamond Youth Justice Team

Work with children / young people typically in the 12 to 18 years & 18 to 24 years and their families providing a high level of support to vulnerable young people, challenging behaviours & building a positive working relationship with each individual in meeting their needs.

Dublin 1
  • Children & Youth

Hata Homes: Waking Night Support Worker

Waking Night Support Workers are responsible for the safety & security of the service by ensuring that the home is safe, and the young people are supported. Will assess risk, manage incidents, and provide person-centred support. Full & part time roles available.

Co Dublin
  • Children & Youth

Daughters of Charity Community Services: St. Vincents Community Training Centre Manager

We invite applications from enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals for the position of: St.Vincents Community Training Centre Manager. Full Time Permanent Contract. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with a passion to lead transformational education.

Dublin 1
  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Training

Holy Family Community Crèche: Relief Cleaner

Our primary aim is to nurture happy confident children who are interested in all they see, hear & do and who can use their own initiative & develop their independence. We are recruiting for a Relief Cleaner (Immediate start). Hours: 5.00pm to 9.00pm Monday to Friday,

Dundalk, Co Louth
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Extern: Assistant Service Manager (Time Out) - Galway

The Extern Time Out Service assists service users by improving the quality of their lives within their community by promoting wellbeing, independence & healthy life choices. The Time Out programme meets the needs of service users & their families by providing respite.

Galway / Roscommon
  • Children & Youth

Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Social Care Worker (Full & Part Time) - Panel

The primary purpose is to work directly with the young people on campus & their families, as well as internal & external professional & agencies, in the provision of services to support the care & development of the young person & their re-integration into the community.

Lusk, Co Dublin
  • Children & Youth

Longford Community Resources: Youth Service Co-ordinator

The Co-ordinator for the County Longford Youth Service project will work 35 hours per week with an initial contract to 31st December 2026. The Co-ordinator will be responsible for overseeing the implementation & day-to-day operation of County Longford Youth Service.

Co Longford
  • Children & Youth

Cloyne Diocesan Youth Services: CCA Support Worker

The successful candidates will provide intensive one to one intervention with young people and families / carers to prevent young people being placed in residential care and/or to support them to re-enter the community and family environment. This is a full time post.

Mallow / North Cork
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Cloyne Diocesan Youth Services: Youth Diversion Project Coordinator - Cobh

Applicants should have a 3rd Level Degree (Level 8 or equivalent) in Youth Work, Social Care, or a related field and a minimum of 2 years’ experience in working with young people in a targeted way in a youth justice, community/outreach setting. Working Hours: 35 per week.

Cobh, Co Cork
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Pieta: Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist (Part Time) - Tuam

Conduct risk & suitability assessments & implement risk management plans as appropriate. Provide evidence-informed, brief, strengths-based & goal focused interventions. Work in accordance with Pieta’s Policies, Procedures & Guidelines. Hours: 15 per week, permanent.

Tuam, Co Galway
  • Children & Youth
  • Health

Pieta: Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist (Part Time) - Galway

Reporting directly to the centre’s Clinical Service Manager the role of the Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist is to provide professional and compassionate therapeutic support to children & adolescents who are in suicidal or self-harm crisis, or those bereaved by suicide.

Galway
  • Children & Youth
  • Health

Empowerment Plus: Social Care Workers (Panel)

We are looking to recruit a panel of Social Care Workers for emergency 24/7 support for children/young people in the care of TUSLA who are temporarily without placement. The rota will consist of 12 and/or 24-hour shifts including a mix of waking & sleeping nights.

Foynes, Co Limerick
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Project Worker, South Sligo UBU

Applicant will have education to Degree standard preferably in Youth Work/Culture/Drugs & Alcohol/Health Promotion Work (candidates with exceptional, relevant work experience may also be considered in lieu of degree qualifications). Access to car & full driving licence.

Tubbercurry, Co Sligo
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Youth Justice Worker, Corrib YDP

YDPs engage young people in a range of needs led interventions, such as personal and social development programmes, skills building activities, education, training and employment support and social enterprise initiatives, all based on their unique circumstances.

Galway
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Youth Integration Officer, Youth Integration Project Cavan

The project will engage vulnerable young people in programmes aimed at enhancing their personal & social development outcomes – enhance communication and language, integration, confidence, creativity & imagination, building relationships, resilience & determination.

Cavan Town
  • Children & Youth

Early Childhood Ireland: Receptionist (Fixed Term)

Early Childhood Ireland is the leading children’s advocacy & membership organisation. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate, who is keen to develop in a growing team, while also creating a positive change in the lives of children in early years settings in Ireland.

Dublin 24
  • Children & Youth
  • Community