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Oberstown Children's Detention Campus

Social Care Worker

206 days to apply
Apply by: 31/12/2026

Job Title and Grade Residential: Social Care Worker

Closing Date Rolling Campaign
Location of Post Oberstown Children Detention Campus

Contract Type: (Full time permanent, part time & fixed term contracts available)

Salary Scale: €37,555 to €73,237 per annum for full time and pro rata for part time
contracts. Secure Unit Allowance of €2,729.49 pro rata.

Working Hours: 39 hours per week – full time, part time contracts available.

Annual Leave: 23 days annual leave.

Reporting Relationship: The person appointed to this position will be advised of reporting relationship
on appointment.

Purpose of the Post: The Social Care Worker’s primary purpose is to work directly with the young
people on campus and their families, as well as internal and external
professional and agencies, in the provision of services to support the care and
development of the young person and their re-integration into the community. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

To be directly involved in frontline care of young people, including those with behavioural
difficulties, in a secure care setting.

To carryout duties in line with the Oberstown Children Detention Campus policies and
procedures, in particular the Safeguarding and Children First policies.

Develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, young people, and
their families.

Work in partnership with colleagues and other professionals to meet the social, emotional,
educational, health and mental health needs of the young people.

Develop, design and implement care placement programmes.

Acting as a key worker to specific young people.

Completing and maintaining administrative records relating to young people.

Promoting positive outcomes for young people in areas of staying safe, being healthy, enjoying
and achieving making a positive contribution to their own wellbeing.

Providing a positive role model for the young people.

Working in accordance with all campus wide policies and procedures, such as care, HR, health
and safety, operating, etc

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