Children & Youth

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Lifestart Services: Family Visitors x 2

We are seeking to recruit Family Visitors to deliver the Lifestart Growing Child Programme & other programmes from pre-birth to 12 years of age. Post: 30 hours per week. Areas: South Donegal & Inishowen / South Central Area. Initial 1-year Specified Purpose Contract.

Co Donegal
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Three Little Birds Care: Social Care Vacancies

Three Little Birds Care are opening a new residential centre in Rhode, Co Offaly. We are recruiting for the following positions: Social Care Manager - full time, Deputy Social Care Manager - full time, Social Care Workers - full time and Relief Social Care Workers - part time.

Rhode, Co Offaly
  • Children & Youth

Candle Community Trust: Senior Youth Worker

This is a key new position within the Candle organization, the successful applicant will be responsible for the oversight, planning, and delivery of quality frontline youth services. Involves significant leadership and responsibilities within the service provision at Candle.

Dublin 10
  • Children & Youth

Belong To LGBTQ+ Youth Ireland: HR and Operations Coordinator

This role will support the organisation’s HR & Operations functions, and will lead on coordinating volunteering activities across the organisation, including exploring & implementing improvements to our volunteering programme & growing volunteering at Belong To.

Dublin 2 / Hybrid
  • Children & Youth
  • Interest Groups

WHAD (We Have A Dream) Project: Youth Justice Worker

A great opportunity for any youth justice worker to be part of an expanding youth project & be part of the development and implementation of new programmes. This position is 36 hours per week initial 1 Year contract which will be subject to application for extension.

Dublin 10
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Youth Workers, Amplify

Amplify will maximise the reach to young people who have fallen on hard times & who experience volatile & chaotic lives & where their vulnerability is heightened. Those who are at risk of anti-social influences, unemployment & who have languishing mental health are prioritised.

Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan & Monaghan
  • Children & Youth

Tús Nua Childcare Service: Deputy Social Care Manager

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, organised, and dedicated individual. You must be solution focused and innovative in your approach and take charge for the provision of a high-quality person-centred service in line with HIQA standards.

Co Cavan
  • Children & Youth

North West Clare Family Resource Centre: Crèche Manager - Little Deers Childcare Centre

Responsible for the day to day running of a creche. Responsible for the provision of a high-quality age-appropriate stimulating curriculum, care and education experience for the children & families who use our service. Permanent, full-time (37.5 hour per week) position.

Ennistymon, Co Clare
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Young Explorers’ Preschool / Dominic’s Community Centre: Childcare Vacancies

Recruiting a full time, person with a Degree in Early Childhood, (level 7/8). A person with a level 6 qualification will be considered if they are willing to train for the Degree in the immediate future & a part time qualified at QQI, Level 5 in Early Childhood Care & Education.

Dublin 24
  • Children & Youth

Aster Family Support: Family Support Workers x 2

We are seeking to fill full-time positions (37.5 hrs per week) for Family Support Workers. These positions will include working across our programmes of; Family Support, Household Assist, Parenting Programmes, Supporting the Meitheal Process and other programmes.

Dublin North
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Kenmare Family Resource Centre: Project Coordinator

The Project co-ordinator will work in partnership with the Voluntary Board of Directors to implement Kenmare Family Resource Centre’s Work Plan. The candidate should have a relevant third level qualification, minimum Level 7. Full time post – 35 hours per week.

Co Kerry
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Cloyne Diocesan Youth and Community Services: Manager, Family Support Services

The purpose of the role is to manage a team in their delivery of intensive one to one supports to individual young people & families to prevent young people being placed in residential care and/or to support them to re-enter the community & family environment.

Mallow, Co Cork
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Shannon’s Hopeline: Freelance / Self Employed Adolescent Therapist

We are seeking a pre-accredited Adolescent Therapist to provide face to face sessions for ages 13 to 25 years. A great opportunity to get involved in youth mental health. You will be part of an organisation working to develop strong and confident young people.

Dublin 8
  • Children & Youth
  • Health

Three Steps: Social Care Worker – Navan / Trim area

We are seeking qualified Social Care Workers to join our children’s residential teams. If you are able to care for vulnerable children, young people & adults and are willing to work hard, to learn and develop as a Social Care practitioner, we would like to hear from you.

Co Meath
  • Children & Youth
  • Health

Odyssey Social Care: Social Care Vacancies

We are recruiting for the following posts: Fixed Term Social Care Manager in Co Roscommon, Social Care Leaders in Co Wicklow & Co Monaghan, Social Care Workers in Co Cork, Co Wicklow, Co Monaghan & Co Limerick & Relief Social Care Workers, Nationwide.

Various Locations
  • Children & Youth

In Sync Youth & Family Services: Creative Child Therapist - Naas Child and Family Project

The Naas Child and Family Project is funded by TUSLA. This post is to deliver creative therapies to children of primary school age who reside in the north of Co. Kildare. The therapist will work as part of the NCFP multi-disciplinary team. 4 days, 6 month Maternity Cover.

Co Kildare
  • Children & Youth
  • Health

In Sync Youth & Family Services: Youth Counsellor (Full & Part Time)

In Sync Youth & Family Services have a number of vacancies in our Youth Counselling Service. We work with young people and their families who are living in Kildare / West Wicklow to enable them to live a full and active life within their communities and society.

Co Kildare / West Wicklow
  • Children & Youth
  • Health

In Sync Youth & Family Services: Therapeutic Services Administrator

The position will entail supporting two of our Therapeutic Family Projects; FAIM & NCFP. The FAIM Service is a TUSLA funded project, which provides child welfare assessments & interventions that support young people & their families. Full-time, 12 month fixed-term.

Co Kildare
  • Children & Youth

In Sync Youth & Family Services: FAIM Project Worker x 2

The FAIM Project (Family Assessment & Intervention Model) is a differential response type model. It is an initiative developed by In Sync Youth & Family Services & Tusla, the Child and Family Agency in Kildare/West Wicklow. We are recruiting 2 full time Project Workers.

Co Kildare
  • Children & Youth

Extern: Relief Workers (Social Care Services) - Dublin North

To assist service users by improving the quality of their lives within their community by promoting wellbeing, independence & healthy life choices. The projects aim to meets the needs of young people & their families by providing support in their home, school & community.

Glasnevin, Dublin 11
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

CORE Youth Service: Community Youth Worker & Outreach Workers (Part Time) x 2

We are seeking a full time Community Youth Worker along with 2 part time Outreach Workers to work in a busy, demanding and dynamic youth work environment and to engage with people from a variety of backgrounds in innovative & needs based programmes.

Dublin 8
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Extern: ​Project Worker x 2 (Permanent & Fixed Term) - North Dublin

We are recruiting for the following positions: ​Project Worker (Fixed Term for 12 Months), 37.5 hours per week, flexibility required - North Dublin and a Project Worker (Permanent), 37.5 hours per week – Janus Projects - North Dublin 37.5 hours per week.

Glasnevin, Dublin 11
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Cedarleaf Healthcare Services: Social Care Workers

Cedarleaf Healthcare Services specialises in providing Alternative Accommodation to Children and Young people who are unable to live in their homes or with alternative family members. We are seeking applications from energetic and enthusiastic individuals.

Monasterevin, Co Kildare
  • Children & Youth
  • Health

Don Bosco Care: Deputy Social Care Manager

Candidates should be eligible to register with CORU by December 2025. Three years’ post qualification experience working with young people in residential or related field. Supervision Training or Management Development Training would be an advantage.

Dublin 3
  • Children & Youth
  • Health