Canal Communities Regional Addiction Service CLG

Well-being Worker (18 hours per week for 2 years)

The Canal Communities Regional Addiction Service (CCRAS) is a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) with charitable status and overseen by a voluntary Board. It is tasked by the Canal Communities Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force (CCLDATF) with implementing a range of initiatives to address and respond to substance misuse and its causes and consequences within the Canal Communities area of Dublin, which consists of Bluebell, Inchicore, and Rialto.

As part of a joint initiative involving the three youth projects in the Canal Communities area - Bluebell Youth Project, Core Youth Service (Inchicore) and Rialto Youth Project - CCRAS is now seeking interested candidates for the role of

Well-being Worker (18 hours per week for 2 years)

Location: Youth projects in Bluebell, Inchicore and Rialto

Contract: Two years, with a probationary period of six months.

Salary: €26,384 for the first year, and €28,143 for the second year, both for an 18-hour week.

Closing date: 5.00 p.m. Tuesday 15th July 2025.

Interviews: Monday 28th July or Tuesday 29th July 2025.

Overall purpose of the job

The overall purpose of the post is to provide therapeutic and emotional support to young people facing challenges related to mental health, substance use, trauma, and life circumstances. The role bridges a critical gap between overstretched clinical services and youth work practice by embedding a therapeutic presence directly within youth services. It offers a flexible, stigma-free, and youth-friendly model of support grounded in both professional therapeutic training and youth work values.

Candidate attributes and experience

Essential

• Level 8 qualification in a therapeutic discipline (e.g., counselling, addiction counselling, psychotherapy, psychology, mental health nursing)
• At least two years’ experience working therapeutically with young people , preferably in a youth work or community setting
• Demonstrated ability to work with young people from marginalised or trauma-affected backgrounds
• Good knowledge of issues related to addiction, substance misuse and mental health
• Strong inter-personal and relational skills (e.g., empathy, emotional intelligence, active listening)
• Ability to build trust quickly and work without judgment
• Understanding of and alignment with youth work principles
• Experience working flexibly in non-clinical, community settings
• Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively with youth work teams.

Desirable

• Experience in group facilitation
• Full driving licence.

Applications by email only, to include cover letter and CV, to the CCRAS Administrator, Elaine Whelan, at admin@ccras.ie (Tel. 086 384 5542)

by 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday 15th July 2025.

The Canal Communities Regional Addiction Service CLG is an equal opportunities employer.

The J C Foundation: it has been possible to establish this position thanks to the generosity of the J C Foundation.