Children & Youth

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Foróige: Development Worker, Volunteer Development and Club Support

The successful applicant will have the following essential requirements: Education to Degree standard, candidates with exceptional, relevant work experience may also be considered in lieu of degree qualifications. Access to car and full driving licence. Ability to engage target group.

Cork City

Foróige: Youth Justice Worker, West Tallaght YDP

Youth Diversion Projects engage young people in a range of needs led interventions, such as personal and social development programmes, skills building activities, education, training and employment support and social enterprise initiatives, all based on their unique circumstances.

Dublin 24

Foróige: Training Officer, Leadership for Life

The Leadership for Life programme, which sits within the wider Training, Learning and Development function enables young people to develop the skills & qualities necessary for them to be effective leaders, as well as challenging them to use these skills for the betterment of society.

Negotiable

Foróige: Project Worker, South Leitrim Youth & Family Support Worker

The South Leitrim Youth & Family Support Project provides a range of developmental educational programmes & activities for young people in particular targeting young people & parents/families who are at risk of or experiencing personal, educational, family or social difficulties.

Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim

Scouting Ireland: Communications Officer

Scouting Ireland seeks a motivated & talented individual to join our team as a Communications Officer. This position will initially provide maternity leave cover, with the view, subject to funding to transition to a permanent role. Candidates must have a full driving licence & their own car.

Hybrid / Dublin 16

An Cosán: Early Years Education Lead

An Cosán is currently seeking an enthusiastic Early Years Education Lead for our Early Years’ services in Cabra, Whitehall & Tallaght. This role plays a critical part in the provision of high-quality Early Childhood Education & Care for our communities. FT or 30 hours / week, permanent.

Tallaght, Whitehall & Cabra, Dublin

Childhood Matters: Social Care Leader / Social Worker

We are recruiting a Therapeutic Social Worker and/or Social Care Worker (minimum 3 years relevant experience) to work across clinical services & strengthen our multidisciplinary team. Job type: Full-time. Working pattern: 37.5 hours / week typically from 9am-5pm on Monday-Friday.

Cork

Childhood Matters: Senior Occupational Therapist

Successful candidates will take a key role in contributing to Mentalisation-Based Treatment discussions of each referred child’s needs as well as those of the system around them, formulating the presenting difficulties and considering appropriate intervention. 37.5 hours per week.

Cork

CARI (Children At Risk in Ireland): Psychotherapist (Part Time)

You will provide therapy to children and adolescents who have been affected by sexual abuse, as well as therapeutic support to their parents or carers. You will collaborate with a dynamic multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality service delivery & consistent, trauma-informed care.

Limerick

Ballyfermot STAR: Team Leader, Realt Solas

Overall Aim: To have responsibility for the development & delivery of a quality evidenced based service for people who use substances & people who have problems with gambling. Realt Solas programme is the first point of contact for people who use substances accessing our services.

Dublin 10

Pieta: Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist - Waterford

Reporting directly to the centre’s Clinical Service Manager the role of the Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist (15 hours/week) is to provide professional & compassionate therapeutic support to children & adolescents who are in suicidal or self-harm crisis, or those bereaved by suicide.

Waterford City

Pieta: Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist - Letterkenny

Reporting directly to the centre’s Clinical Service Manager the role of the Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist (15 hours/week) is to provide professional & compassionate therapeutic support to children & adolescents who are in suicidal or self-harm crisis, or those bereaved by suicide.

Letterkenny, Co Donegal

Compass Child and Family Services: Residential Services Manager

You will have responsibility for the care delivered to the young people living in out of home care settings with Compass CFS. We are interested to hear from individuals who are enthusiastic about contributing to the development of a service based on social pedagogical principles.

Donohill, Co Tipperary

Wicklow Travellers’ Group: Traveller Family Link Worker

The Traveller Family Link Worker will build relationships and work in conjunction with Wicklow Travellers Group, the local Traveller community, early years providers & any other relevant services in order to improve the overall outcomes for children. Full-time or part-time option.

Co Wicklow

Young Social Innovators: Head of Finance & Governance

We are looking for someone with strong competencies, a proven track record in finance, governance/compliance and day to day operational management. In addition, the successful appointee will have wider organisational experience (preferably within the not-for-profit sector).

Hybrid / Flexible / Dublin 11