Children & Youth

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Ballark Community Training Centre: Soft Skills Trainer (Part Time)

Ballark Community Training Centre is a CDETB funded Training Centre. The Board of Management is currently advertising for the maternity cover position of Soft Skills Trainer. The role will involve delivering training to early school leavers between the ages of 16 and 21.

Dublin 9
  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Training

Cloyne Diocesan Youth Services: UBU Youth Work Coordinator

Seeking a qualified, motivated & capable youth worker with a flexible, positive and can-do attitude. You will be involved in direct youth work, taking the lead with youth groups, and working closely within the local volunteers and CDYS UBU Youth Project Team.

Mallow, Co Cork
  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Training

Respond: School Age Practitioner (Part Time)

To act as a positive role model and be responsible for the delivery and implementation of a high quality after-school programme under the guidance of the national quality frameworks Aistear and Síolta both indoors and outdoors. 20 hours per week.

Mallow, Co Cork
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Five Rivers Fostering: Fostering Link Social Worker

We are recruiting a Fostering Link Social Worker. Qualifications: Qualified Social Worker. Registered Social Worker with CORU. Full time permanent position (37.5 hours). The job location is flexible (combination of home and Dublin office working is permissible).

Home Based / Dublin
  • Children & Youth

Irish Girl Guide: Regional Development Officer (Part Time) - South West Region

The role is to develop and support Guiding and to provide advice and practical support to volunteers in the designated area. The role is based from home with travel to various parts of the Region. Travelling to support local IGG Units is an essential part of the job.

Home Based / South West
  • Children & Youth
  • Interest Groups

Cork Simon Community: Youth Homeless Drug Prevention Project Worker (Maternity Cover)

We are seeking applications for the position of Youth Homeless Drug Prevention Project Worker. The purpose of the position is engagement with young people who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness & diversion to alternative options where appropriate.

Cork
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Don Bosco Care: PA to Director of Services

We are looking for someone who is committed to treating our children, young people and other stakeholders with respect and dignity and will uphold the Don Bosco Care culture and ethos. Qualification in business administration or other related courses is desirable.

Dublin 3
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Brookfield Youth and Community Centre: Team Leader

We invite applications for the fixed term post: Community Centre Team Leader. The successful candidates will be flexible & adaptable with excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills. He/she should have at least 1 years’ experience in a similar role.

Tallaght, Dublin 24
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Traveller Visibility Group: Roma Education Worker

The Traveller Visibility Group (TVG) has been awarded funding to run the Cork Pilot NTRIS Education Programme. We are currently recruiting for one positions under this Pilot, a Roma Education Worker. Contract duration: Ends June 2025. 37 hours per week.

Cork City
  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Training

Chime: Explore Educational & Vocational Mentor

Work as part of the designated Team in delivering a quality and effective service. This service will be provided through offering educational and vocational support services to young adults (16-25 years) in the assigned areas. This role is full-time, fixed term contract.

Galway or Letterkenny, Co Donegal
  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Training

Barnardos: Programme Assistant (Part Time) x 2 - Loughlinstown Early Years’ Centre

The purpose of these roles is to provide a safe, child centred environment/experience to children in the context of the service in which you work and appropriate to the role. Contract: Part-time (15 hours). Role 1: Permanent. Role 2: Fixed Term contract to July 2024.

Loughlinstown, Co Dublin
  • Children & Youth

Solas Project: Youth Worker

Work within the spirit & values of Solas Project, the vision of which is an Ireland where all children & young people truly know their self-worth and can take full advantage of their potential. We are achieving this through a range of innovative & holistic interventions.

Dublin 8
  • Children & Youth

Barnardos: Project Worker - Family Support Service Limerick

The purpose of this full time Fixed Term role is to develop and implement programmes that respond to the needs of children and families referred to the service working in partnership with families and other organisational, community and voluntary bodies.

Limerick
  • Children & Youth

Barnardos: Administrator Business Services & Insurance

The purpose of this permanent and full time role is to provide an efficient and flexible administrative support service to the Finance team, with a specific focus on co-ordinating Barnardos Business Services, Insurance and property administration.

Dublin City / Hybrid
  • Children & Youth

Dunmanway Family Resource Centre: Family Support Worker / Access Worker

To work with the Project Co-ordinator to implement our work plan so that supervised access can be provided & that local families are supported & encouraged to function more effectively & so that the community is a good place for children to grow up in.

Dunmanway, Co Cork
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Foróige: Youth Officer, Drug Prevention & Education Initiative

The aim of the Drug Prevention and Education Initiative (DPEI) is to ensure that community-wide support exists for a risk and protection, data-driven, research-based, outcome-focused prevention approach to substance misuse in young people.

Newbridge, Co Kildare
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Youth Officer (Part Time), Kildare Young Parents Support Project

The successful applicant will have education to National Degree standard. Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of Foróige’s philosophy and approach to youth work and engaging young people and families. Car owner with full driving licence.

Newbridge, Co Kildare
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Youth Officers x 2, The BLEND Project

Successful applicants will have the following requirements - Education to National Degree standard. Ability to work on own initiative & promote integration through youth work. Access to car & full driving licence. Excellent team working skills. Report writing experience.

Dublin 13
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Youth Justice Worker, FAYRE Farranree YDP

These projects are part of a network of Youth Diversion Projects; funded by the Department of Justice and by the European Social Fund and Dormant Accounts, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána under the new Youth Justice Strategy 2021 – 2027.

Farranree, Co Cork
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Youth Justice Workers x 2, HAY YDP

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

Dublin 1
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Youth Officer, SAFE Project

The successful applicant will have education to National Degree standard. Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of Foróige’s philosophy and approach to youth work and engaging young people and families. Car owner with full driving licence.

Laois / Offaly
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Youth Officers x 2, Midlands Integrated Youth & Family Project

This Project is provided by Foróige, in partnership with Tulsa. The service offers structured support to identified at-risk young people and families within the Tusla Midlands area covering the counties of Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath.

Portlaoise, Co Laois
  • Children & Youth

Ballyogan Family Resource Centre: Early Years Educator

As an Early Years Practitioner (22 hours) you will become a member of the Ballyogan Community Childcare Team, responsible for delivering high quality care and learning opportunities for children, based on their needs and interests. Qualification level: Minimum Fetac Level 5.

Dublin 18
  • Children & Youth

Coolmine Therapeutic Community: Early Years Relief Worker

We are seeking a Relief Childcare Support Worker to assist the childcare service where needed. You must be flexible to suit the service needs & adhere to all childcare policies while providing a quality service. You must be willing to work with new-born babies & young children.

Dublin 15
  • Children & Youth

Odyssey Social Care: Social Care Vacancies - Carlow

We are opening a New Residential Service and are recruiting for the posts: Social Care Manager, Deputy Social Care Manager, Social Care Leaders, Social Care Workers & Relief Social Care Workers. We are committed to achieving positive impactful growth for our young people.

Bagnelstown, Co Carlow
  • Children & Youth