Children & Youth

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Peter McVerry Trust: Outreach Worker - Aftercare Services

PMVT offers a number of Step-down Aftercare Services. Providing placements to young people aged 18 & over transiting from children residential services, foster care placements & residential aftercare services. Our aim is to provide continued support to young people.

Dublin, Kildare & Bray, Co Wicklow
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Tir Na Nóg Community Childcare Centre: Lead Educator & Early Years Educator

We are re looking to recruit for the following full time positions: Lead Educator and an Early Years Educator. Suitable candidates must be of a warm and caring nature, enthusiastic, ability to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team and have relevant experience.

Collooney, Co Sligo
  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Training

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

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

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

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

Barnardos: Project Worker - Child and Family Service Mulhuddart

The purpose of this full time 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 organisations, community and voluntary bodies. Fixed Term Contract.

Dublin 15
  • Children & Youth

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

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

Tusla: Social Work Team Leader, Rolling Campaign 2024 – Dublin, Kildare & Wicklow

We are recruiting Social Work Team Leader Rolling Campaign. The purpose of the post is to manage the provision of a social work service within a multidisciplinary context & in so providing a person centred service to individuals & families in community setting.

Dublin, Kildare & Wicklow
  • Children & Youth

Tusla: Professionally Qualified Social Workers – Dublin Mid Leinster

To provide a social work service that seeks to improve the health and social wellbeing of the service users within the context of the local communities. S/he will achieve this thorough the implementation of an accessible, equitable, person-centred service.

Dublin Mid-Leinster
  • Children & Youth

MCMA Healthcare: Social Care Workers, Special Care - Portrane

Promoting the rights & responsibilities of each young person within the service. Participating in the development & implementation of Care and Placement Plans. Promoting physical, emotional, social, educational & religious welfare of each young person.

Portrane, Co Dublin
  • Children & Youth
  • Health

Three Steps: Social Care Worker, Working with Children - Meath

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 and adults & are willing to work hard, to learn & develop as a Social Care practitioner, we would like to hear from you.

Navan, Trim & Athboy, Co Meath
  • Children & Youth