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Role: Project Workers

Location: Limerick

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Fixed Term for 12 months (from start date) with potential to become permanent

Full time, 37.5 hours (inclusive of breaks)
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€42.624 - €47, 264 per annum (pro rata).

About the role

We’re currently recruiting for the project worker roles, and we’re also establishing a 12-month panel for future Project Worker opportunities across our Janus, Creative Community Alternative, Emergency Support, and Timeout teams in Limerick.

This panel will be used to fill a range of upcoming vacancies as they arise, including full-time and part-time roles, on both a permanent and temporary basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a values-driven team making a real and lasting difference in people’s lives.

If you’re ready to be part of something meaningful, we’d love to hear from you - apply now.

The closing date for all completed applications is: 28 May at 12:00pm

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Role: Keyworker

Location: Belfast

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Permanent

40 rota shift working hours (including breaks) ​
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£25,614 - £31,325 per annum

About the role

Join Extern’s Multidisciplinary Homeless Support Team and make a real difference to people rebuilding their lives.

As a Key Worker in our Floating Support service, you’ll work directly with individuals and families experiencing homelessness, complex needs, and those recently granted Refugee status in Northern Ireland. Supporting people in their own homes, you’ll provide practical help, holistic assessments, care planning, and ongoing advocacy to help them settle, integrate, and thrive in their communities.

Working in partnership with statutory and voluntary agencies, you’ll use a trauma-informed, harm reduction approach to build trust, manage risk, and support positive, sustainable change where it matters most.

The closing date for all completed applications is: 3 June at 12:00pm

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Role: Keyworker

Location: Cookstown

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Permanent

40 hours rota shift working hours (including breaks)
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£25,614 - £31,325 per annum plus sleep in payments £83.36 x 2-3 per week

About the role

Extern’s MUST Hostel supports adults experiencing homelessness, many of whom are living with complex mental health, substance use, and justice-related challenges. This is a role for someone who wants to be part of meaningful, hands-on work that supports real change in people’s lives.

As a Key Worker, you will work directly with residents, building trusting relationships and providing consistent, intensive support in a structured residential setting. You’ll help people stabilise, reduce risk, and take practical steps towards independence and a safer future.

Working alongside partner agencies, you’ll be part of a team supporting people to move forward, rebuild confidence, and transition towards independent living in the community.

If you’re motivated by impactful work, strong relationships, and seeing real progress over time, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting difference.

The closing date for all completed applications is: 4 June at 12:00pm

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