Support Worker (Female)
Support Worker (Female)
As a Support Worker, you’ll be providing essential support and making a real impact.
About the Role
At Positive Futures, we support people with learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries, and autism, helping them live fulfilling and independent lives.
As a Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of this mission, providing essential support and making a real impact.
What You’ll Be Doing
✅ Providing Person Centered Support.
✅ Supporting people to be safe and healthy.
✅ Supporting independence, social and communication skills.
✅ Supporting people to develop and maintain key skills.
What We’re Looking For
We want to hear from people who share our passion! To be successful in this role, you’ll need:
Essential Criteria
To apply for this role, you MUST have:
Minimum 6 months experience providing paid or voluntary care or support for someone. You can meet this criteria if you
Have worked for at least 6 months in a paid care/ support role
OR:
You have at least 6 months voluntary experience e.g. can tell us about caring or supporting a child, family member, relation or friend, OR volunteering or completing a work placement where you provided care or support.
- Full, valid driving licence or an ability to travel independently to meet the requirements of the post.
Desirable Criteria
- Previous experience of supporting someone with autism
- Recognised Level 5 award relevant to the role
- Relevant third level qualification at degree level i.e. social work, psychology, and/or allied health.
- Post-graduate qualification relevant to the role
- Proficiency in using standard office IT applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
Why Join Positive Futures?
We know that looking after our team is just as important as looking after the people we support. That’s why we offer amazing benefits, including:
Ireland Benefits:
📚 Training & Career Development Opportunities
Ready to Make a Difference?
We’re an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone is welcome. If you’re excited about this opportunity but don’t quite meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We’d love to hear from you!
📩 Apply now and start your journey with Positive Futures.
🌍 We are an equal opportunity employer.