Cpl Healthcare is seeking a qualified Social Worker – Team Leader to join a Child Protection Team in Ireland.
About the Company
With 18 years of industry experience, Cpl Healthcare is an international leader in healthcare staffing services, providing full-time, part-time, contract, and agency staffing solutions across nursing, medical, allied health, healthcare assistant, and social care roles. The company serves both public and private sector organizations, ensuring a streamlined recruitment process for employers and employees alike. Composed mainly of healthcare professionals, Cpl Healthcare’s team offers expert advice and deep knowledge of local employment conditions, facilitating the best matches between clients and candidates.
Position: Social Worker – Team Leader
Salary: €68,217- €78,678 per year
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Dundalk, Ireland
About the Role
Cpl Healthcare, in partnership with Tusla, Ireland’s Child and Family Agency, is recruiting a Social Worker Team Leader for the child Protection and Welfare/Assessment and Intervention team in Dundalk, Co. Louth.
This permanent position offers a generous relocation package for candidates applying from outside Ireland and includes sponsorship for a critical skills employment permit if needed.
Main Duties
- The management of the day-to-day provision of the social work service through leading a team of social workers, in conjunction with the Principal Social Worker.
- Taking responsibility for a defined caseload as required n particular cases that require a high level of experience and expertise.
- Manage/ provide an initial assessment service to relevant/ all care groups and to develop referral procedures with other social work networked services.
Qualifications
- A recognised qualification as a Social Worker and eligible for registration with CORU
- A minimum of 3-5 years post graduate experience working as a social worker ideally with some supervisory / management experience
- Experience and an interest in working in children and families services
- Experience and an interest in working in child protection and applying relevant child protection legislation
- A full clean driver’s licence is desirable
- Police clearance for any country worked in for 6 months or more
- Professional approach to work
- Flexibility in work practice
- Excellent verbal and written English
Benefits
- Permanent employment contract including sponsorship of a critical skills employment permit
- Competitive salary between €68,217 – €78,687 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 (30 days) and public holiday (10 days) entitlements per year
- Excellent supervision and a focus on developing Social Worker and managerial strengths as well as continuous Training and Development sessions with a dedicated and individualised training plan
- Further career progression opportunities within the service
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply
Application Deadline
February 13, 2025