Join Our Team at Gheel Autism Services Social Care Worker/Autism Practitioner - Living Options Location: North Dublin - North Circular Road Contract: Permanent, 0.80 Contract - Residential Roster, sleepover shifts expected. Salary Range: €37,096 - €53,674 pro rata per annum based on experience. Salary Growth: Sector-wide pay agreement will provide for a 2% increase from the 1st of April 2026. Driving Licence: Full, clean licence required Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals with autism? Do you have experience in the social care or disability sector and a commitment to person-centred support? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our innovative and dynamic team at Gheel Autism Services! Who We Are At Gheel Autism Services, we are dedicated to supporting individuals with autism through their life journey. Our mission is to enable people to have fulfilling life experiences while promoting autonomy and empowering them to make their own choices. Our services include day and vocational opportunities, outreach support, and various supported living options. We take a strengths-based approach, tailoring personalised plans to meet everyone's unique needs. Our team is committed to fostering independence, social inclusion, and overall well-being, ensuring that each person achieves outcomes that are meaningful to them. About the Role We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Social Care Worker who will act as a positive role model and contribute to a person-centred culture that promotes independence, dignity, and wellbeing. The successful candidate will provide high-quality, direct support to adults with autism, offering emotional support while actively supporting health, wellbeing, and meaningful daily living. Gheel Autism Services provides supported living services across Dublin, Kildare, and Wicklow. Our supported living model places strong emphasis on developing independent living skills, recognising individual goals and aspirations, and enabling the people we support to be active and valued participants in their local communities. Comprehensive assessments are completed in partnership with each individual to establish their wishes, preferences, and desired lifestyle. Support is delivered in line with each person's individual needs, will, and life choices, considering social, personal, and healthcare requirements. Staff work alongside individuals in their own homes and communities, supporting skill development in real-life contexts and building capacity for interdependence within social and community networks. This role involves hands-on, direct support, including assistance with personal care, daily routines, and maintaining a comfortable and supportive home environment. You will also support the development of essential everyday living skills such as money management, self-care, laundry, general household tasks, and cooking. The role is dynamic, active, and community focused. Supports regularly take place outside the home and will include attending the gym, swimming, bowling, art classes, yoga, gardening, and other local social and recreational activities. No two days are the same, and the role suits someone who enjoys being busy, flexible, and engaged in the community. Within our Living Options Service, supports are tailored to everyone's specific needs, wishes, and aspirations. Gheel Autism Services is committed to enhancing quality of life by promoting personal development, self-determination, social inclusion, and meaningful participation.
We are currently looking to hire two Social Care Worker/Autism Practitioner's for one of our residential services in North Dublin. Join Our Team - Support Autistic Adults to Live Self Directed, Meaningful Lives Location: North Dublin Community Support Team - Residential Roster Salary Range: €37,096 - €53,674 per annum + Premium Payments of up to €12,000 per annum pro rata. Salary Growth: Sector-wide pay agreement will provide for a 2% increase from the 1st of April 2026. The ideal candidate will demonstrate: A strong commitment to rights based, person centred practice The ability to work independently, using initiative and sound judgement Excellent written communication and report writing skills A warm, respectful, and non judgemental approach to relationship building Creativity and flexibility in supporting people to engage in home and community life Why This Role Matters A key feature of our residential model is nurturing meaningful connections, friendships, and a strong sense of belonging. You will help build supportive networks, promote active citizenship, and foster neuroinclusive opportunities aligned with each individual's will and preference. About these Roles Across our residential services we build trusting, respectful, and non-judgemental relationships that support individuals to create a home life aligned with their identity, values, and personal choices. Staff play an active role in enabling people to participate in meaningful activities within their local community, fostering connection, belonging, and overall wellbeing. Central to the role is a strong commitment to dignity, ensuring that support consistently protects each person's privacy, autonomy, and self-worth across all settings. The organisation is seeking proactive, imaginative, and values-driven practitioners who believe in person-led support and strive to maximise dignity and independence in every interaction. Ideal candidates are patient, positive, and open-minded, with strong intuition and the ability to support individuals at their own pace. They are confident working independently and collaboratively, creative in problem-solving, and committed to supporting people to achieve their goals, including providing intimate and personal care with sensitivity and respect. You will support autistic adults living in their own homes, focusing on: Person led, strengths based supports: Working in partnership with the person Recognising each individual's legal capacity in daily decision making Building sustainable supports and networks (paid and unpaid) Promoting dignity, autonomy, and privacy: Applying "dignity pathways" based on the person's perspective Ensuring supports uphold rights to privacy, autonomy, and self worth, including during personal care Supporting meaningful lives in home and community: Encouraging participation in community activities and personal interests Supporting natural supports, friendships, and social connection Tailoring environments to maximise comfort and engagement for sensory differences High quality documentation & planning: Understanding support plans, working files, and regulatory requirements Producing practical resources, assessments, and communication supports Working under HIQA guidelines to ensure safe, consistent, high quality supports Teamwork and professional practice: Contributing to a positive, supportive team culture Building rapport through intuition, empathy, patience, and solution focused practice This is a residential roster (Monday to Sunday) which includes sleepovers and weekend work over a 6-week rolling period.
Join Our Team at Gheel Autism Services Social Care Worker/Autism Practitioner - Two Positions Permanent Contract, Full-time, 1.00 WTE Location: North Dublin Community Support Team - Day Roster, Monday-Sunday, Two positions Salary Range: €37,096 - €53,674 per annum. Salary Growth: Sector-wide pay agreement will provide for a 2% increase from the 1st of April 2026. Who We Are At Gheel Autism Services, we are dedicated to supporting individuals with autism through their life journey. Our mission is to enable people to have fulfilling life experiences while promoting autonomy and empowering them to make their own choices. Our services include day and vocational opportunities, outreach support, and various supported living options. We take a strengths-based approach, tailoring personalised plans to meet each individual's unique needs. Our team is committed to fostering independence, social inclusion, and overall well-being, ensuring that each person achieves outcomes that are meaningful to them.
Join Our Team at Gheel Autism Services - North Dublin Transition Team Social Care Worker / Autism Practitioner Location: North Dublin- Swords and surrounding areas Contract: Permanent, full-time (39 hours/week) Salary Range: €37,096 - €53,674 per annum based on experience. Salary Growth: Sector-wide pay agreement will provide for a 2% increase from the 1st of April 2026. Who We Are At Gheel Autism Services, we are dedicated to supporting individuals with autism through their life journey. Our mission is to enable people to have fulfilling life experiences while promoting autonomy and empowering them to make their own choices. Our services include day and vocational opportunities, outreach support, and various supported living options. We take a strengths-based approach, tailoring personalised plans to meet each individual's unique needs. Our team is committed to fostering independence, social inclusion, and overall well-being, ensuring that each person achieves outcomes that are meaningful to them. About the Role The Transition Program is an innovative outreach program where the person receives sessional support in a place of their choosing (home, community, transition office). The Supports are provided in a way which is autism informed, incorporates the New Directions Framework for quality supports and are provided through a casework style of delivery where each person supported is allocated one caseworker from the team. The provision and resources are aimed at delivering bridging support to people in realising the aspirations they have for their lives in areas such as personal development, education, employment and moving out of the family home. As a caseworker, you will: Manage your own caseload of individuals supported and design your weekly schedule. Receive full training in autism practice, case management, health and safety, and more! Gain a broad range of experience by supporting up to eight people, all while using online systems. Be provided with your own laptop and phone for work purposes, allowing you to work flexibly in the community. Take the lead in liaising with professionals and external agencies such as education providers, employers, housing agencies, multi-disciplinary teams, families, and more.
