Lead Pedagogue (Social Care Leader)

Job Title: Lead Pedagogue (Social Care Leader)
Job Category: Permanant
Department: Out of Home Care
Job Code: 27082025
Location: Donohill Meadows, Co Tipperary.
Position Type: Full Time
Salary: Negotiable, based on experience
Date posted: 27/08/2025
HR Contact: Melissa MacKinnon
Closing date: 15/09/2025

Applications Accepted By: E-mail: HR@compasscfs.ie

Do you want to be part of an organisation that:

• Provides a dynamic and diverse range of services and supports to young people and families.
• Is a leading provider of settled and stable homely, low occupancy, residential placements for young people.
• Puts children and employees at the centre of all we do, and that is not for profit.
• Emphasises quality of care, organisation culture, support, and collaboration with all levels of the organisation.
• Supports your professional development and provides career progression opportunities.

What we offer:

• Salary €42,000 - €45,000 (Inclusive of Overnight Allowance)
• Employment Assistance Programme
• Education, Training, and Continuous Professional Development Support
• Psychology led Clinical Team Supervision
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Team Building Activities

Essential qualifications:

• QQI Level 7/8 in Social Care, or equivalent qualification from another jurisdiction
• QQI Level 8 in Psychology
• QQI Level 7 or Professional Practice Qualification in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy
• QQI Level 7 or Professional Practice Qualification in Counselling / Psychotherapy
• QQI Level 7 or Professional Practice Qualification in Addiction Counselling
• QQI Level 7 in Youth and Community or similar
• QQI Level 7 in Social Science / Social Studies
• QQI Level 7 in Family Support
• Professional Qualification in Teaching (Not TEFL)
• Professional Qualification in Nursing Studies
• QQI Level 7 in Disability Studies
• QQI Level 7 in Applied Behavioural Analysis
• QQI Level 7 in Early Years Care where centre caters for children under 12 years.
• BA in Applied Policing or equivalent
• Holder of Higher Certificate in Custodial Care (Irish Prison Service) or equivalent
• 2 Years Post Qualification Experience working in the Social Care Field

Desirable experience:

Experience working with vulnerable young people.

Experience working within a residential & team environment.

Experience working with youths and families in the community

Established in 2012, Compass Child and Family Services (CLG) is a Charity offering out of home care arrangements for children in the care of the Irish State. Our philosophy of working with children and their families is guided by the principles of Social Pedagogy.

The main object for which the Company is established is:

• Compass CFS works with families and its individual members to support and encourage the effective functioning of families living in Ireland.
• Compass CFS provides residential medium to long term care for children and young people in the care of the Irish State.
• The fostering and promotion of aid to children, young people and their families in accordance with the Child Care Act, 1991 and Children’s Act, 2001.
• Compass CFS provides Aftercare services and supports for young persons over 18 years old who have been cared for by the Irish State.

All our services and how we engage in our work is guided by Social Pedagogical Principles. Social Pedagogy is based on humanistic values stressing human dignity, mutual respect, trust, unconditional appreciation and equality. It is underpinned by a fundamental concept of children, young people and adults as equal human beings with rich and extraordinary potential and considers them competent, resourceful and active agents.

Compass CFS invests surplus reserves in developing new services in line with the constitution and objectives of the charity. This includes but not limited to projects that do not make money, the promotion of social work and social pedagogy in Ireland, and supporting other charitable funds, associations and institutions calculated to promote or assist the main objectives of the Compass CFS constitution.

Our organisation and its services are of a size that allows a sense of connectedness and familiarity between its people and this is reflected in our model of care and philosophy which truly values the importance of relationships and respect. This allows for a qualitative sense of purpose within the lived everyday experience for adults and Young People alike.

If you are curious, person centred and ambitious for positive outcomes for young people as a result of their care experience with us, then working with Compass CFS has much to offer you in helping you to achieve meaningful goals in your professional journey.

Please find a full job specification for the post and application form attached.

For informal enquiries please contact: Paul O’Gorman 087 2021198

For general information please visit: www.compasscfs.ie

Application deadline: 02/07/2024
Reference ID: 18062025DM

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: €45,000.00-€48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Company events
• Employee assistance program

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Tipperary, CO. Tipperary: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• CORU Registration (preferred)
• Full Irish Driver Licence (required)

Work Location: In person