Include Youth is a rights based, Northern Irish based charity with over 40 years’ experience in working with care experienced young people and those from disadvantaged communities or whose rights are not being met. Include Youth Ireland is excited to be expanding and developing new services in the Republic of Ireland with our Give and Take programme.

We work to improve employability, personal and social development, enhancing inclusion, integration and good relations. Include Youth influences public policy led by the voice of children and young people, evidence based practice and international children’s rights standards.

Include Youth Ireland is currently recruiting for the following positions: -

Youth Worker (Our Generation)

(based in Lifford working across the border areas)
Unqualified - €29,739- €32,739 / Qualified €33,886-€37,887
The successful candidate will be placed on the scale commensurate to qualifications and experience.

Include Youth is recruiting a youth worker for our Heads-Up programme (Our Generation). We are seeking a caring and passionate individual to join our dynamic team in Lifford to work with young people both through short term interventions on a group and 1-2-1 basis to implement OG within (Lifford and surrounding border areas).

The post involves group work and 1-2-1 work, assessing and supporting the needs of young people through mental health.

Youth Worker (ACCEPT)

(based in Lifford working across the border areas)
Unqualified - €29,739- €32,739 / Qualified €33,886-€37,887
The successful candidate will be placed on the scale commensurate to qualifications and experience.

Include Youth is recruiting for a Youth Worker to implement the ACCEPT Programme across the border counties. The ACCEPT programme is a partnership between Include Youth, Springboard and Beyond Skin with NI Alternatives as lead partner. Include Youth will work along the border counties to deliver building positive relations programmes, shared learning events and the OCN Level 2 in Youth Leadership.
 

Youth Support Worker (Strive)

(Salary €29,739 per annum)
(based in Lifford)

Strive is a cross-border, cross-community, good relations programme for young people aged 14 to 24 led by Include Youth in partnership with Youth Initiatives, Newstart Education Centre, Northern Ireland Alternatives and Lifford Clonleigh Resource Centre. Strive is an intensive youth-led youth work programme . It engages young people in a transformative process, focusing on four core strands: good relations, citizenship, personal development and employability. Include Youth is seeking a Youth Support Worker to work on the Strive programme in Lifford and outreach areas.

Recruitment packs for all posts are available to download below.

Application Process:

Please upload a Covering Letter and CV to the corresponding link which is given on page 15 of each recruitment pack

IMPORTANT: Your covering letter MUST demonstrate how you meet each item of essential criteria as detailed in the job description

The closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday 1st July 2025 at 12 noon.