Recruiter – Children’s Residential Social Care

Position Title: Recruiter – Children’s Residential Social Care

Location: Dublin Hybrid

Annual Leave: 22 Days per annum exclusive of bank Holidays.

Location and Working Pattern: This is a hybrid role, with a requirement to work on-site a minimum of 3 days per week at our Dublin Office: Millbank House, Arkle Road, Sandyford, Dublin D18, D18C6R3.

The role also requires attendance at off-site meetings, training sessions, job and career events and conferences as needed.

About Odyssey Social Care

Odyssey Social Care is dedicated to providing exceptional children’s social care services, with a commitment to innovation, excellence, and positive impact. We strive to create a supportive environment for our young people, staff, and community, ensuring quality and compliance across all operations. We are passionate about our focus on 3X10X strategy and in particular, our authentic commitment to deliver our 10X Positive Impact.

Our management tools, The Realiser, Playbook and our Family Principles are at the core of how we do business. They drive our priority to Realise Potential of our people and our business.

About The Role

Position Overview:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Recruiter with a strong background in Direct Sourcing and International Recruitment to join our growing team. This role is pivotal in supporting the recruitment of qualified professionals for Children’s Residential Social Care Services across Ireland. The successful candidate will be instrumental in identifying, engaging, and onboarding top-tier candidates who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and young people.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure Best in class recruitment processes to Lead full-cycle recruitment for roles within children’s residential care, including Social Care Workers, Team Leaders, and Managers.

Develop and execute direct sourcing strategies using job boards, social media, networking, and internal databases.

Manage recruitment campaigns, also targeting qualified professionals from EU and non-EU countries.

Ensure compliance with Irish employment law, CORU registration standards, and Tusla guidelines.

Maintain accurate recruitment metrics and reporting to inform strategic decisions.

Represent the organization at job fairs, open days, and recruitment events.

Requirements

Proven experience in recruitment, ideally within Social Care, Healthcare, or Nonprofit sectors.

Demonstrated success in direct sourcing and attracting international talent.

Strong understanding of the Irish social care landscape, particularly Children’s Residential Services.

Familiarity with CORU registration and Tusla Child & Family Agency standards.

Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

Ability to work independently and manage multiple recruitment campaigns simultaneously.

Experience using ATS platforms and recruitment tools to enhance efficiency and data driver decision making. Experience with PinPoint ATS a plus!

Desirable

Degree or qualification in HR, Social Care, or related field, or relevant experience.

Experience recruiting for trauma-informed or therapeutic care settings.

Multilingual abilities or experience working with diverse cultural backgrounds.

Why Join Us

Be part of a mission-driven organization transforming the lives of children in care.

Work with a supportive, passionate team committed to quality and safeguarding.

Enjoy flexible working arrangements and opportunities for professional development.

Company Benefits:

o Pension contribution matching.

o Employee Assistance Programme.

o Free core professional training.

o Career progression pathways.

o Team building activities and company social events.

o Cycle to Work Scheme.

o Refer-a-Friend bonus.

Required Criteria

Skills Needed

About The Company

Overview

Mission: Odyssey Social Care provides safe homes where children and young people can heal from trauma, rebuild trust, and discover their own strengths. We give them the support and opportunities they need to build resilience and step into a brighter future.

Working for Odyssey Social Care involves being part of a team (led by CEO Stacey McGrath, above) dedicated to supporting children and young people.

As professional caregivers, we are caring, compassionate and resilient. We work with children who have experienced trauma, and believe in healing through trusting care relationships.

The Odyssey Way

We put the needs of the child at the forefront of everything we do. Our care framework is designed to be flexible, responsive and provide holistic care to our young people.

Our care model, The Odyssey Way, is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and outcome-led. It supports the needs of each individual child, helping them to work through trauma by focusing on overall wellbeing.

Our unique, specialised intervention, the Odyssey Saoirse Project, uses eco-therapy, adventure-based life skills and positive mentoring to help young people heal, grow and thrive.

Company Culture

Our Values

Safety – safe homes, safe care, safe relationships

Quality – trauma-informed, evidence-based, outcome-led

Trust – built through honest communication and consistency

Empowerment – giving young people and staff the tools to succeed

Inclusion – equity and belonging for all

Impact – measurable difference for young people, staff, communities & planet

Accessibility & Sustainability

Odyssey Social Care is committed to encouraging a culture of diversity and inclusion across our organisation.

As a Certified B Corp, we also believe in providing care sustainably, measuring our impact across our people, our communities, and the planet.

Company Benefits

On joining Odyssey, you’ll be supported every step of the way.

Competitive salary & incremental pay progression

Flexible rostering that supports work-life balance

Accredited training & continuous development

Education assistance grants

Health & life insurance supports

Social events & wellbeing supports

Real career progression – 80%+ of our leaders Have grown from within

We believe in caring for our staff with the same commitment we bring to the young people in our homes.

For more details, visit About Us

Flexible schedule, Employee development programs, A diversity program, Cycle to work, Referral bonus, Company retreats, Life insurance, Employee Assistance Scheme, Social Opportunities, Culture of recognition, On the job learning, Long service awards

Salary

€45,000.00 per year