Deputy Social Care Manager

Kilkenny, Kildare, Donegal, Ireland Posted on 01/26/2026

Reporting to the Social Care Manager the right candidate will encourage the development of positive attachments through relationship building with the overall goal of providing a therapeutic environment for children and young people.

Community Service's ethos is to make a lasting difference in the lives of children who require a safe and supportive environment to grow and develop.

Job Overview

• Create and maintain a safe, caring and stable environment for the young people placed in the centre.
• Ensure that Care and Placement Plans are in place, agreed, implemented, and monitored regularly in respect of every young person placed in the centre.
• Promote the rights and responsibilities of each young person in the centre.
• Ensure the appropriate use of resources within the centre.
• Consult with young people placed in the centre, and their families.
• Provide an on call service for the centre and for Children's Residential Centres on a rota basis.
• Maintain the budget for the centre, in compliance with approved budgetary procedures.
• Supervise staff in the centre.
• Arrange the duty roster and manage the designated staff resources.
• Have a working knowledge of the National Standards for Children's Residential.

Requirements

• Level 7 or 8 qualification in Social Care.
• Professional Qualification in teaching, social care, social work or youth work.
• At least 3 years of post qualifying experience in mainstream residential care.
• At least 3 years direct experience of working in and/or managing services to vulnerable children and young people.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills.
• I.T Skills.
• Full clean Irish drivers' license that has been held for one year or more.

Benefits

• 4 weeks of holidays.
• Bank holidays worked at double pay.
• Pension contribution of 1.5% Employer and 1.5% employee.
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) available to staff and partners.