Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland are recruiting for a Locum Team Leader position in Cavan / Monaghan and for a panel of Team Leaders to fill posts in 2025 Nationwide

Job Ref-NATTL0525

Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland provide unique intensive support programmes to young people. We have a strengths based, wrapround approach to support and we employ community based Youth Advocates - which leads to long-lasting positive outcomes for young people and families. 

The Team Leader will manage the provision of direct services to clients and their families who are referred to the programme. You will manage a team of community based Advocates and ensure that all clients receive an appropriate and high-quality service.  As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome all applicants from diverse backgrounds with a relevant qualifications and work experience.

 These posts offer:

• A competitive salary of €47,729 per annum
• An opportunity to make a difference in your community and society as a whole
• A huge amount of flexibility and work / life balance - YAP Ireland operates a remote / hybrid working policy
• The opportunity to join a growing, dynamic and forward-thinking organisation
• Employer contribution to PRSA 
• Additional annual leave: (an additional day per year of service to a max of 25 days plus long service leave days)
• An opportunity to develop & grow your skills through our Staff Training & Bursary Scheme
• 92.24% of employees agreed or agreed strongly that YAP is an enjoyable place to work (Staff Opinion Survey 2025) 

If this is what you are looking for we would like to hear from you. 

Essential Criteria: 

Successful Candidates will have:

• Degree, preferably in Advocacy or in the Social Care field: e.g. Youth Work, Community Work, Psychology, Child Psychology, Social Work, Social Science or Social Care etc
• Have at least 3 years’ experience of direct work with children and or young people
• Have at least 2 years’ experience of managing and supervising staff/ volunteers in the social care sector
• Full Clean Driver’s Licence and access to own transport. 

Please see the link below for the full Job Description and Person Spec:
https://yapireland.ie/work-with-yap-ireland/careers-with-yap-ireland/full-time-management-careers/

To apply for this position please fill out the online application form by clicking on the following link – https://yapireland.secure.force.com/jobapplication and selecting the NATTL0525. Please use the job description and job specification to outline your suitability to the role when completing the application form.

Closing date for receipt of application forms is 16 June 2025. 

 Interviews will take place in Cavan on the 23rd of June

Interviews for the panel will take place in Dublin on the 24th of June. 

If you are selected for interview you will need to be available on this date to attend interview in person in YAP Ireland Dublin or Cavan Office.

Only completed applications will be accepted, CV’s will NOT be accepted.  

If you encounter any difficulty, please email info@yapireland.ie