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Social Care Worker
Posted on June 11, 2025
- Baile An Scotaigh, Ireland
- 0 - 0 USD (yearly)
- Full Time

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Position: Social Care Worker – Children’s Residential Care – (Monaghan)
Location: On site / With Sleepovers – Monaghan - Ireland
Job type: Permanent with clear path to management – Immediate Start
Salary Range: up to € 43,500PA
Residential Social Care Worker
Job Purpose:
You will be part of a unique team who will work together to facilitate excellent practice and be part of rebuilding children’s lives. Our vision is for every young person who lives with us to experience a safe, happy and nurturing present and a future that is filled with hope and optimism.
Position Description:
- Cultivate genuine and caring connections with the young people, always interact with the young people and their families with dignity and respect, promoting a culture of unconditional positive regard.
- Contribute to the promotion, creation, and maintenance of a welcoming, safe, caring, stable and therapeutic environment.
- Advocate for the rights and responsibilities of each young person while promoting physical, emotional, social, cultural, ethnic, and spiritual wellbeing.
- Ensure that young people are not subjected to any forms of abuse and report any concerns according to policy and procedures.
- Supervise outings from the home and undertake daily household activities such as cooking and cleaning, as part of positive modelling.
- Actively participate in working within the Model of Therapeutic Care.
- Be physically able to support with challenging behaviours when needed.
- Provide emotional support during difficult or stressful times and encourage young people's participation in care planning, placement planning, decision-making and service delivery.
- Integrate understanding of youth trauma and past experiences into practice through specialised training such as Developmental Trauma and Attachment from the Therapeutic Support Team.
- Collaborate with support networks, including social workers and educators, guardians and family members.
- Collaborate effectively within a team, engaging in regular communication through daily handovers, team meetings, and various reviews and planning sessions. Give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers.
- Maintain consistency in execution of childcare plans.
- Complete and maintain accurate records and reports for each young person in line with statutory requirements and Client’s policies and procedures.
- Take on key worker duties including the handling of daily petty cash, accurately documenting receipts, securely storing money and valuable items and serving as a primary point of contact for professionals/family/young person.
- Contribute to community engagement and agency partnerships to enrich residents' experiences and opportunities.
This role involves sleepover shifts.
Full driving licence is required for this role
Required Education & Experience:
- Ability to work in regulated activity, care for and supervise young persons
- Full clean driving license
- Flexible – willing and able to adapt to changing circumstances, shift patterns and expectations
- Level 7 qualification (degree) or above in one of the following:
Social Care Social Work Health and Social Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy Youth & Community Teaching Nursing Social Science Addiction Counselling Counselling / Psychotherapy Family Support Disability Studies Applied Behavioural Analysis Early Years Care
Compensation and Benefits:
- Competitive pay scales starting at €32,739 based on experience, waking nights are paid at the full hourly rate starting from €16.14, sleep in nights are paid at the rate of €13.50 per hour
- Annual Pay Review
- Income Protection
- Enhanced maternity/ paternity leave cover
- Exceptional Training Opportunities both internal and external
- Flexible working arrangements
- Competitive annual leave entitlements with increases for long service
- Employee Pension Scheme
- Sick Pay
- Accelerated Social Care Leader Programme
- Management Training Programme
- Education Assistance Programme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- First Access to career opportunities as we continue to grow our services throughout Ireland
Support shifts: 8- 10 hour shift e.g. 10am-8pm or 12pm-10am.
- 18-hour Sleep in shift (Late Early, 18hr): Start at 10am-12am. Sleep in the home 12am-7am. Finishing the shift 7am-11am. Paid a separate hourly rate for the sleep in hours in addition to your contracted hours.
Please apply through the link provided or send your cv direct to linda@careconex.ie
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: €29,916.65-€56,331.37 per year
Work Location: In person
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