Oberstown Children Detention Campus: Night Supervising Officer (Day Contract)
Night Supervising Officer (Day Contract - Fixed Term)
Company background
Oberstown Children Detention Campus (Oberstown) is a national service that provides a safe and secure environment for young people remanded in custody or sentenced by the Courts for a period of detention. We are located on a single site in Oberstown, Lusk, Co Dublin.
The principal objective of the campus under the Children Act 2001 is to provide appropriate care, education, training and other programmes to young people between 12 and 18 years with a view to reintegrating them successfully back into their communities and society. The framework for providing these objectives is through CEHOP® which focuses on providing Care, Education, Health and wellbeing interventions, Offending behaviour programmes and Preparation for leaving.
Oberstown works with a range of other agencies and disciplines to meet the care needs of its young people while on campus. Placement planning is a priority to ensure that time spent on campus is as effective as possible to achieve best outcomes for each young person.
Job Title and Grade: Night Supervising Officer (Day Contract – 2 Year Fixed Term)
Competition reference: C17
Location of Post: Oberstown Children Detention Campus
Employer: The person appointed will be employed by the Board of Management of Oberstown Children Detention Campus.
Reporting relationship: The person appointed to this position will be advised of reporting relationship on appointment.
Purpose of the Post
The primary purpose is to provide front line care of the young people on campus, as well as internal and external professional and agencies, in the provision of services to support the care and development of the young person and their re-integration into the community.
The post holder will also be expected to provide cover for colleagues during times of absences.
Please see further information attached below.
In order to apply for this vacancy:
- Download the competency based question form to your desktop
- Complete the competency based question form in full
- Prepare a cover letter and CV to accompany the completed competency based question form
- Return your completed competency based question form, along with your cover letter and CV via email to
recruitmentmail@oberstown.com
Closing Date: Mon 04 August 2025 @ 05:00 PM