Limerick Social Service Council invites applications for the following position:

Community Social Worker

Limerick Social Service Council provides a dynamic and responsive services to individuals and families across Limerick City and County in the areas of parenting and family support, counselling and psychotherapy, early years services and services for older people.

The Child and Family Service is one of the core service areas within LSSC and includes the Community Social Work and Family Support Service, the Community Mothers Programme, the Teen Parent Support Programme, the Family Advocacy Service and the Relationships and Sexual Health Programme. The team works collaboratively to provide client centred, quality supports that lead to positive outcomes for families.

We now have an opportunity for the position of Community Social Worker. The successful candidate will have an opportunity work collaboratively with a committed group of professionals to support families to build stronger relationships, develop their parenting and communication skills and address a range of challenges that they may be facing. This work will be done through one to one home visits, centre-based work and targeted group work interventions, where needed.

Terms and Conditions:

• Permanent Contract, subject to 6 months’ probation, references, Garda Vetting and continued funding from funding agencies
• Salary: Commensurate with Experience
• Generous Annual Leave
• Pension Scheme
• Ongoing Continuous Professional Development

Please see job descriptions for details of the post.

Full job description is also available on www.lssc.ie.

To apply:

Please send an up to date Curriculum Vitae together with cover letter by e-mail to Margaret Mastriani, Child and Family Service Manager to margaret.mastriani@lssc.ie 
Informal Inquiries to Brian Ryan, General Manager, LSSC at brian.ryan@lssc.ie or 061-314111

Closing date for applications is 5.00 pm on Monday, July 15th. 

LSSC is committed to a Policy of Equal Opportunity