Social Care Worker - €38,918-€49,000 | Naas | Residential & Respite Roles

Naas, Co. Kildare
Full-Time & Relief Contracts Available
Starting Salary: €38,918 - Up to €49,000 DOE + Premium Payments

We are currently recruiting Social Care Workers for two established, regulated services in Naas, Co. Kildare:

• Residential service supporting children and young people

• Respite service supporting adults with autism

These positions offer structured environments, strong salary scales, and clear progression opportunities within therapeutic, person-centred settings.

Residential Social Care - Children & Young People

You will work as part of a therapeutic residential team supporting children and young people presenting with a range of complex needs. The voice and lived experience of each young person is central to care planning and service delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality, therapeutic, person-centred care

• Contribute to care planning, key working and report writing

• Promote safety, wellbeing, education and development

• Ensure compliance with HIQA standards and relevant legislation

• Work a structured shift pattern including sleepovers

Social Care Worker - Respite (Adults with Autism)

This role focuses on supporting adults with autism to develop independence and actively participate in their communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and review Person-Centred Plans

• Support daily living skills and personal care

• Promote autonomy, rights and informed decision-making

• Encourage community engagement and skill development

• Work a rota including evenings, weekends and waking night shifts

Essential Criteria

Applicants must have:

• Minimum Level 7 Degree in one of the following (or equivalent):

  • Social Care / Social Studies

  • Psychology

  • Youth & Community Work

  • Social Work / Social Sciences

  • Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy

  • Counselling / Addiction Studies

  • Early Years Care

  • Teaching

  • Family Support

  • Disability Studies

  • Applied Behavioural Analysis

  • Nursing Studies

  • Applied Policing

  • Higher Certificate in Custodial Care (Irish Prison Service)

  • OR CORU Registration as a Social Care Worker

• Minimum 1 year's experience working with children, young people or vulnerable adults

• Strong knowledge of HIQA standards and current legislation

• Excellent communication and report-writing skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Full clean driver's licence (required for some roles)

• Full eligibility to work in Ireland (EU/EEA only)

Salary & Benefits

• Starting salary: €38,918

• Salary scale up to €49,000 depending on experience (inclusive of sleepover allowance)

• Premium payments for Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays

Additional benefits include:

• Pension / PRSA scheme

• Income protection and death in service cover

• Maternity payment

• Compassionate leave

• Career break options

• Paid mandatory and internal training

• Structured supervision and support

• Employee assistance supports

• Refer-a-friend scheme

• Career progression opportunities

If you are a qualified Social Care professional seeking competitive pay, structured support and long-term career progression, we would like to hear from you.

For further information or to apply:

Shane Prendergast
[email protected]
086 795 6847