Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2025.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.
We are currently seeking a highly-motivated CNM2/ Person In Charge (PIC) to join our team in Ard Na Mara, Ballyhimkin, Ladysbridge, Co Cork.
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary Scale: 58,245 to 69,260 pro rata per annum.
This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.
Annual Leave Entitlement: Annual leave entitlement is 34-37 days (depending on experience) per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service
Overview of the Post:
The Respite Services Coordinator/Person in Charge (PIC) will be responsible for the overall management of Enable Irelands Ard na Mara Respite Services for adults based in Ladysbridge, East Cork. This includes PIC responsibility for the residential respite service, the management of staff and providing the highest standards of residential respite and alternative respite services and individualised packages of care when required.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring compliance with HIQA standards and implementation of Enable Ireland policies and procedures supporting best care and practice in disability services. The main responsibilities include working in partnership with service owners, their representatives/families, resource management, ensuring a safe effective service to service owners, staff development, standard setting and monitoring, facilitating communication and managing staff teams to deliver the service. The post holder will also have a lead role in the management and monitoring of risk, safeguarding and Health and Safety across adult respite and day services.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please see Job Description for full list
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria:
Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:
- Must be registered with AN Bord Altranais (NMBI) as a Registered Nurse
AND
- Are registered in a division by the register of Nurses in which the application is being made
OR
- In exceptional circumstances, which will be assessed on a case-by-case basis registered in another Division of the register of Nurses
AND
- A recognised validated University Degree or an equivalent qualification in Nursing
AND
- Have a minimum of 5 years post qualification full-time experience
AND
- Have a recognised management qualification
AND
- Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development
AND
- Have a minimum of 3 years working at a senior level, or in a supervisory capacity
- Have a minimum of 3 years experience working with Children/Adults with disabilities, (physical disability, autism, learning disability) and their families
- Demonstrate the ability to provide staff supervision training and development
- Have an excellent working knowledge of HIQA Guidance for the Assessment of Centres for persons with Disabilities, regulations and inspection requirements
AND
- Be eligible to work in the State
Annual Registration
- On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the appropriate/relevant Division of the register of Nurses maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for the role.
Desirable Criteria:
- Good knowledge of the disability sector e.g. Time to Move On From Congregated Settings
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
- Excellent internal and external training opportunities
- Generous annual leave entitlements
- Long service reward scheme
- Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
- Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
- Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:
What now?
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 11th Jun e2026 at noon
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
- The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
- Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
- Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
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