Childcare Worker

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties.

Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage.

Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence.

For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties.

Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage.

Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence.

For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep Show more DescriptionWould you like to work for a great employer?

Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity.

We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Childcare Worker to join our team in CHO6 Dublin South, currently based in Sandymount.

Our Sandymount office is located in a vibrant seaside village with a welcoming community feel.

Just a short walk from Sandymount Strand, the village offers a great mix of cafes, restaurants, and local shops, including a Tesco for convenience.

The office is served by the DART commuter train and central bus routes, making it easily commutable from the city and surrounding areas.

Contract Type : Permanent Post.

Contract Hours : Full-time position working 37.5 hours per week (0.95 WTE).

0.92 WTE post : Working 37.5 hours per week, with 4 weeks of unpaid leave (or non-working time) in August.

• Salary paid over 12 months. Salary Scale : The current salary scale for this post is €32,640 to €39,499 pro rata per annum
• The pro-rated salary for this role will be paid monthly over a 12-month period.

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2025 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations. Annual Leave Entitlement : 30 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.

Overview of the Post : The post holder will work as part of a team in Little Pals integrated preschool.

The preschool is part of Enable Ireland services to children and families within the CHO6 area providing preschool, ECCE and CCS programmes in the preschool environment in compliance with Tusla Guidelines.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities : Please see Job Description for full list of duties.

The successful candidate will have :

Experience of carrying out preschool learning programmes.

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today. As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including :

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here :

What now? To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form.

CVs will not be accepted. Closing date for applications : 07 / 07 / 2025

Interview Date for chosen applicants : 14 / 07 / 2025

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.

Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with : 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable).

Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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