Social Worker - Team Leader C & F service

Social Worker Team Leader – Child and Family Service, North Dublin city

Cpl Healthcare, in partnership with Tusla, Ireland's Child and Family Agency are recruiting for a Social Worker Team Leader to work as part of a Duty / Intake Social Work team located in North Dublin city.

This is a permanent position and will also offer a generous relocation package for candidates applying from outside Ireland and sponsorship of a critical skills employment permit if required.

As a Team Leader, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• 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.

Benefits include:

• Permanent employment contract including sponsorship of a critical skills employment permit if required
• Competitive salary between €70,277 - €81,063 depending on experience
• 35 hour working week
• 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 continuous professional development plan
• Further career progression opportunities within the service
• 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

Entry Requirements:

• A recognised qualification as a Social Worker and eligible for registration with CORU
• A minimum of 5 years post graduate experience working as a social worker 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
• 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

For a further information and a full job description, please email [email protected] or call Brian on +353 87 222 6752 / +353 1 482 5421 / +353 87 222 6752