Children & Youth

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Jelly Tots Community Crèche and Playschool: Childcare Manager

We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated person whose role will be to provide a stimulating and nurturing environment, and whose leadership skills and passion for early childhood development will contribute to the on-going growth of Jelly Tots as a quality service.

Abbeyleix, Co Laois
  • Children & Youth

Barnardos: Accounts Payable & Insurance Administrator

Provide an efficient and flexible administrative support service to the Finance department, with a specific focus on Accounts Payable and Insurance. Must have excellent communications and interpersonal skills. Teamwork required and the ability to work in collaboration with others.

Dublin 8
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Meath Travellers Workshop: Family Link Worker - Tusla Traveller Parent Support Project

Responsibility in the areas of relationship building between the local Traveller community, Tusla PPFS, HSE and relevant local community partners who support parents and families. Support needs and will contribute to the areas parent support plan if available.

Navan, Co Meath
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Focus Ireland: Child Support Worker, Family Services, Aylward Green, Dublin

The purpose of this role is to work as part of a team for the provision of a package of intensive support to children & families moving from homelessness into long-term housing. To promote the development of positive parent & child relationships. Contract: Full-time, Permanent.

Dublin
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Youth Work Ireland Midlands: Senior Youth Worker & Youth Diversion Practitioner

We invite applicants for the posts of Senior Youth Worker (1) UBU Tullamore and Youth Diversion Practitioner – Family Support (1) Tullamore. The successful candidates for both projects will demonstrate ability to collaborate with local community and agency groups.

Tullamore, Co Offaly
  • Children & Youth

LauraLynn Ireland’s Children’s Hospice: Interim Communications Manager

This role sits within the Marketing and Communications Department. You will directly line manage the Communications Executive and will be responsible for both strategy and the delivery of communications and awareness activities across the organisation.

Dublin 18 / Hybrid
  • Children & Youth
  • Health

Candle Community Trust: Youth Educator

We would be interested to hear from candidates who can deliver one or more of the following subjects: Personal Effectiveness, Work Experience, Mathematics and Health Related Fitness at QQI Levels 3, 4 and 5. This post may be offered on a full time or part time basis.

Dublin 10
  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Training

Candle Community Trust: Art Instructor

The successful candidate will work as part of our Training Programme where educational and developmental programmes are delivered in a dynamic learning environment in our purpose-built, newly developed campus. This post may be offered on a full time or part time basis.

Dublin 10
  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Training

Pieta: Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist - Waterford

Reporting directly to the centre’s Clinical Service Manager the role of the Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist is to provide professional and compassionate therapeutic support to children & adolescents who are in suicidal or self-harm crisis, or those bereaved by suicide.

Waterford City
  • Children & Youth
  • Health

Pieta: Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist - Dublin South

Reporting directly to the centre’s Clinical Service Manager the role of the Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist is to provide professional and compassionate therapeutic support to children & adolescents who are in suicidal or self-harm crisis, or those bereaved by suicide.

Dublin 24
  • Children & Youth
  • Health

Bawnogue Deansrath School Completion Project: Project Workers (Part-Time) x 2

Bawnogue Deansrath SCP is based in South West Clondalkin, Dublin 22 with four schools in our cluster (three primary schools and one post-primary). We are recruiting for 2 X Project Workers Part-time (22 hours per week), one if which is Maternity Leave Cover.

Dublin 22
  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Training

Rahoon Family Centre: Lead Youth Worker

Applicants require a relevant qualification / experience in youth work, childcare, community work or other relevant discipline. Strong leadership & team building skills; Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to be creative. Good IT skills. Fluency in English, both written & verbal.

Galway City
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Youth Officer (Part Time), Portlaoise UBU Youth Service

The successful applicant will have education to National Degree standard. Demonstrable knowledge & understanding of Foróige’s philosophy & approach to youth work and engaging young people & families. Experience in designing appropriate responses to youth needs.

Portlaoise, Co Laois
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Youth Officer - Youth Officer (Part Time), Kildare Young Parents Support Project

The Kildare Young Parents Support Project offers support in health, relationships, accommodation, social welfare entitlements, education, training, child development, parenting, childcare, legal issues, antenatal education, and anything concerning the young parents' life.

Newbridge, Co Kildare
  • Children & Youth

Pobal: National Manager (Better Start, Strategic Development and Projects Division)

Responsibility for leading, within Better Start, the work on a series of major reforms & strategic developments in support of Department of Children Equality Disability Integration and Youth policy in the area of service quality & inclusion for early learning & care & school-age childcare.

To Be Agreed / Blended / Dublin
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Aisling Project: Project Coordinator

The Coordinator role is a pivotal in Aisling Project and the post holder will have a great degree of responsibility for the day-to-day running of the project in accordance with the objectives of the project, will work with flexibility and diligence in meeting this responsibility.

Dublin 9
  • Children & Youth

Ballyroan Community & Youth Centre: Childcare Assistant (Temporary)

Childcare Assistant - starting in Mid-June 2024. Part time hours during school days (19 – 30hrs per week). Full time hours during school holidays. Maintain a professional standard of childcare at all times. Work as part of a team, planning children’s learning experiences.

Dublin 14
  • Children & Youth

Active Connections: Field Guide (Part Time) x 2

We need professionals (2-3 weekends per month) who are compassionate and articulate and who can convert the Active Connections CLG experience into a life lesson. Previous experience working with at risk adolescents and people with additional needs would be an asset.

Co Kerry
  • Children & Youth
  • Interest Groups

Crosscare: Youth Employability Officer

This role aims to support young people aged 16 to 25 years who are out of education/ training/ employment or who are in education but experiencing difficulties. Involves identifying, engaging & mentoring young people through the transition phases of their lives.

Dundrum / Rathdown, Dublin
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Cloyne Diocesan Youth Services: Family & Youth Support Worker (Cork City)

A vacancy has arisen for a full time Family & Youth Support Worker in Cork City to work with young people &their families, including Ukrainians. The successful candidate will be working with Cloyne Diocesan Youth Service, to provide targeted support to children & families.

Cork City
  • Children & Youth
  • Community

Foróige: Youth Justice Workers x 2, GAP YDP & MAY YDP

Applicants will have education to Degree standard preferably in the area of Youth/ Justice/ Social / Community Work/Childcare. Ability to relate to young people & engage the target group. Relevant paid or voluntary experience of working with young people.

Cork
  • Children & Youth

Foróige: Youth Officer, Mahon UBU

The successful applicant will have education to Degree standard preferably in youth work / addiction / health promotion. A minimum of 1-year relevant work experience. Ability to mentor/advise youth and families on options available. Ability to engage target group.

Mahon, Cork
  • Children & Youth

ISPCC: Childline Therapeutic Support Worker, Cavan

To provide a mobile support service to children with particular focus on Children from War-torn areas including conflict zones including children & young people from Ukraine & those residing in IPAS aged 0-18. The service which will include face to face & web-based support.

Cavan
  • Children & Youth

Mellow Spring Childcare Development Centre: Manager

Responsible for the overall development of the centre. Ensure that all policies, procedures & legal requirements are adhered to & updated as necessary. Provide support, supervision & appraisal to all staff. Maintain high level of safety, health & hygiene standards in the service.

Dublin 11
  • Children & Youth