Ireland’s leading children’s charity is recruiting:

Caretaker - Finglas Family Resource Centre

Location: Finglas Family Resource Centre, Dublin 11

Contract: Part-time (25 hours per week) and Fixed Term Contract for 1 year

Salary: €14.22 - €14.70 per hour (25 hours per week)

Are you a purpose driven individual who is passionate about making a difference and helping some of society’s most vulnerable children? At Barnardos, we pride ourselves on delivering impactful services that make a difference to the lives of children and families across Ireland.

We believe that childhood lasts a lifetime. As trauma informed specialists our core purpose is to provide the necessary support for children to overcome childhood adversity, embedding a trauma informed ethos and practice into every service we provide.

Why work at Barnardos?

As a Caretaker, we appreciate the value of your time when providing essential services, that’s why we have the necessary support structures and network in place that will allow you to make a real impact on the lives of children across Ireland. We also offer the following:

• Barnardos offers a competitive salary – recognising the experience you bring to the role
• Generous annual leave entitlements plus discretionary Company days
• Employee pension scheme with employer contribution / Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Access to regular trauma informed support, supervision, training and many other professional development opportunities
• Tax saver and bike to work schemes in operation
• Access to the Employee Assistance / Wellbeing programme for employees and their immediate family members

What’s the role/service?

We are looking for a Caretaker to join our service in Finglas West Family Resource Centre.

What will my day to day look like?

In this role, you will be providing support to the FRC team and the building itself. You will be responsible for the following:

• Opening and closing the FRC building at agreed times, allowing external organisations and community groups that have been agreed by the Project Coordinator to rent rooms at the FRC building.
• Ensuring that all external agencies respect the premises and comply with room booking guidelines when renting rooms at the FRC.
• Reporting any health & safety and / or project maintenance issues to the line manager.
• Ensuring the premises are maintained and safe and carrying out regular maintenance to ensure the up keep of the project premises.

Hours of Work

The hours are 25 hours per week and will be worked Monday - Thursday.

• Monday: 2 - 9pm
• Tuesday: 3 - 9pm
• Wednesday: 3 - 9pm
• Thursday: 3 - 9pm

Flexibility is required within the role and based on the need of the project, at times weekend work may be required.

For full job description and to apply please visit Current Job Vacancies – Barnardos

Closing date: 12pm Thursday 14 November 2024
Interview date: To Be Advised

Shortlisting will apply (please note, CVs are not accepted on their own, candidates must complete and submit our application form through Barnardos website).

Barnardos is an equal opportunity employer.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.