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Social Care Worker

Posted on June 11, 2025

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Social Care Worker

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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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