• Work within a therapeutic care model to support children and young people.
• Foster positive relationships with young people, their families, and professionals.
• Participate in planning, decision-making, and review processes for care.
• Provide nurturing and inclusive support while respecting individuality and dignity.

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes.

  The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position.  

  Don Bosco Care offers a quality working environment where young people come first; Our
  therapeutic care model and our ethos are at the core of all of our work with children and young people.  Established in 1979, Don Bosco Care is one of the leading social care service providers in Ireland.  Through our residential, aftercare and outreach services, we provide a range of high quality residential, aftercare and outreach support programmes.
  Our model of care places the child or young person at the centre of our work. This allows the child or young person and their family to actively participate in all planning, activities, decision-making, interventions and review processes.

  The individual needs, rights and wishes of each child or young person are at the fulcrum of all of our interactions with them. The nurturing care and support which we offer is aimed to encourage the holistic development of the young person and is affected in a way that respects their dignity and individuality as persons.
  Don Bosco Care is committed to offering young people a professional service that is based upon building positive relationships which lead to openness, trust and the creation of positive experiences. The approach to the work is therapeutic in the support we offer the child or young person and the challenges we place before them. It is aimed at bringing about the healing of negative experiences and trauma. The work is carried out with the child or young person in a spirit of participation, inclusion and consultation.

  The Management and staff of Don Bosco Care, strive to work in close partnership with the young people, their families, Social Workers and other professionals in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for the young people.

Essential Statutory Qualifications & Experience:

Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:

1.   Possess the National Diploma in Childcare awarded by Quality & Qualifications
     Ireland(QQI) (Dearbhu Cáiliochta agus Cáiliochtai Éireann) (formerly HETAC)/DIT or
2.   Possess the National Diploma in Applied Social Care Studies awarded by Quality &
     Qualifications Ireland, (QQI) (Dearbhu Cáiliochta agus Cáiliochtai Éireann)/DIT or
3.   Possess the Diploma in Social Care awarded by awarded by Quality & Qualifications
     Ireland, (QQI) (Dearbhu Cáiliochta agus Cáiliochtai Éireann) (formerly HETAC)//DIT or
4.   Possess the Diploma in Applied Social Studies/Social Care from DIT or
5.   Possess a BA (Ord) in Social Care Practice (Level 7 on the QQI framework)
6.   Possess Open Training College National Diploma in Applied Social Studies (Disability).
     or
7.   Possess an equivalent qualification

Desirable

• Experience in working with vulnerable children and young people
• Experience in working within a residential and team environment
• Full clean driving licence

N.B. Candidates should be eligible to register with CORU by December 2025