Social Workers - Child and Family Service

Cpl Group

  • Ireland
  • €47,523-68,851 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Social Workers - Child and Family Service, IrelandCpl Healthcare, in partnership with Tusla, Ireland's Child and Family Agency are recruiting for Professionally Qualified Social Workers on a nationwide basis to work across a number of different services including:
  • Child Protection and Welfare
  • Family Support
  • Duty/Intake (initial assessment)
  • Children in Care
  • Fostering
Tusla, the Child and Family Agency was established in 2014 and is responsible for a range of statutory functions including provision of child protection, alternative care, specified regulatory services and a range of family support services to enable its staff to make an important contribution to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for children living in Ireland.Tusla has commenced a major improvement programme with significant focus on Practice, Culture and Structure.The Child and Family Agency has responsibility for the following range of services:
  • Child Protection and Welfare
  • Family Support
  • Alternative Care
  • Adoption
  • Tusla Education Support Services (TESS)
  • Domestic Sexual and General Based Violence (DSGBV)
  • Children's Service Regulation
  • Counselling and Therapeutic Supports
Benefits include:
  • Permanent employment contract including sponsorship of a critical skills employment permit
  • Competitive salary between €47,523 - €68,851 depending on experience
  • 35 hour working week
  • Excellent relocation and onboarding package to the value of €4,710 towards flights and accommodation for non-EU applicants and €4,100 for EU applicants
  • Assistance with registration with CORU, the Health & Social Care Professionals regulatory authority and reimbursement of fees to the value of €510
  • Induction and orientation program on arrival
  • Generous annual leave (29 days) and public holiday (10 days) entitlements per year
  • Excellent supervision and a focus on developing Social Worker strengths as well as continuous Training and Development sessions with a dedicated and individualised training plan
  • Further career progression opportunities within the service
Entry Requirements:
  • A recognised qualification as a Professionally Qualified Social Worker and professional registration in your country of practice
  • Eligible to apply for registration as a Professionally Qualified Social Worker with CORU, the Health & Social Care Professionals regulatory authority
  • Experience and an interest in working in children and families services
  • Experience and an interest in working in child protection
  • A full clean driver's licence is desirable
  • Police clearance
  • Professional approach to work
  • Flexibility in work practice
  • Excellent verbal and written English
For a further information and a full job description, please email

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