Social Care Team Leader
Social Care Team Leader
Location: Rathmines, Dublin
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 36–48 hours per week
Starting Rate: €19.50 per hour, negotiable depending on experience
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Social Care Team Leader to provide day-to-day leadership within a specialist residential service supporting Separated Children Seeking International Protection.
You will lead and support the care team, promote high standards of safeguarding and care, and help create a safe, nurturing and trauma-informed environment where children can thrive.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead shifts and provide guidance and support to the staff team.
- Promote child-centred, rights-based and trauma-informed practice.
- Supervise, mentor and develop Social Care Workers.
- Ensure safeguarding and child protection standards are maintained.
- Support Care Plans, Placement Plans, risk assessments and safety planning.
- Monitor care documentation and recording standards.
- Participate in admissions, assessments and transition planning.
- Work collaboratively with Tusla, education, healthcare and other professionals.
- Support quality improvement and HIQA inspection readiness.
- Promote children’s participation and positive outcomes.
- Participate in the on-call rota where required.
Essential Requirements
- Recognised Social Care qualification or relevant related qualification.
- Current CORU registration.
- Minimum 2 years’ relevant experience.
- Previous experience supervising or leading staff.
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding and child protection.
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills.
- Commitment to child-centred and trauma-informed practice.
- Eligibility to work in Ireland.
- Satisfactory Garda Vetting.
Experience with separated children/unaccompanied minors, residential childcare, trauma-informed care or cross-cultural practice is highly desirable.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary.
- 23 days’ annual leave.
- Professional development and specialist training, including TCI.
- Reflective supervision and supportive leadership.
- Career progression opportunities.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Bike to Work Scheme and TaxSaver.
- Team-building initiatives.
Apply Now
If you are an experienced Social Care professional passionate about safeguarding, leadership and making a positive difference in children’s lives, we would love to hear from you.
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