CareerPlan

Social Care Worker/Residential Care Worker

Drogheda, Co. LouthFull-time2026-10-13 → 2026-11-12

Core

Provide 24/7 direct support, daily activities, and therapeutic care for children and young people unable to live with their own families in a residential setting.

Role type

Residential Social Care Worker

Builds

Residential care services for children and young people referred by Tusla

Domain

Social care / Child welfare / Residential services

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Direct support provision, daily routine management, trauma-informed care, multidisciplinary team collaboration, shift work adaptability

Preferred skills

Psychology, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Counselling/Psychotherapy, Addiction Counselling, Youth and Community work, Social Science, Family Support, Teaching, Nursing, Disability Studies, Applied Behavioural Analysis, Early Years Care, Policing, Custodial Care

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Engage in daily activities and routines of the service, provide dedicated direct support to residents, contribute to their development, health, and wellbeing

Seniority

Not specified