Current Vacancies

About the role

Join Extern as a Bank Worker and make a real difference in the lives of young people aged 8–17. You’ll support them to build wellbeing, independence, and positive life skills through activities at home, in school, and in the community, including after-school sessions, day trips, and residential experiences.

You may also help deliver our Short Stay Break Service, providing short-term breaks that offer a supportive, safe, and engaging alternative to placement breakdown.

Flexible, rewarding, and impactful — be part of a team that truly changes lives.

About the role

As a Key Worker, you will support young people aged 8–17 and their families by promoting wellbeing, independence, and positive life choices within their community.

Working within our Short Stay Break Service, you will provide a structured, safe, and engaging environment for young people during four-day, four-night breaks at an Extern youth facility. Through a mix of social, educational, cultural, and recreational activities, you will help young people explore lifestyle issues and build resilience, while social workers engage with carers to prevent placement breakdown.

Your work ensures that children and young people can return to their living arrangements successfully, with the support they need, and may go on to access further services within Extern’s continuum of care.

About the role

As a Bank Worker, you will provide essential support to our hostels, helping service users with offending backgrounds improve their wellbeing, independence, and life choices. You may also have direct contact with their families and friends, creating a positive impact that extends beyond the individual. This role requires resilience, flexibility, and an open mind, as you will be working with people with complex needs and supporting them through meaningful change.

About the role

As an Insights, Research and Engagement Officer, you will help shape how Extern tells the story of its impact. Working within the Communications, Engagement and Partnership Department, you’ll uncover the data, insights, and evidence that drive better decisions and stronger outcomes for the people we support. From designing and delivering research that informs service development and public consultations, to producing powerful impact analysis for our Annual Reports across Ireland and Northern Ireland, your work will ensure

Extern’s voice is grounded in real evidence and lived experience. You’ll also play a key role in strengthening tender and funding applications by providing compelling, evidence-based insights that demonstrate the difference Extern makes every day.

About the role

Our Communications, Engagement and Partnerships Team is here to share the amazing work we do and celebrate the impact we make together. This role will contribute to the delivery of a full range of proactive public relations, public affairs, marketing and internal communication activities to support the delivery of Extern’s strategic and corporate objectives, building and deepening knowledge of Extern’s work amongst stakeholder groups across the island of Ireland.

About the role

Dismas House provides tailored housing and support services to individuals who have experienced both homelessness and involvement with the criminal justice system. Our mission is to empower people to rebuild their lives and achieve long-term stability.

A major challenge faced by those we support is breaking the cycle of reoffending, which can prevent individuals from sustaining resettlement and achieving positive, lasting change. As a Project Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting clients to overcome these barriers, offering practical guidance, advocacy, and encouragement to help them maintain housing, develop life skills, and successfully reintegrate into the community.

Your work will directly contribute to reducing recidivism and creating meaningful, life-changing outcomes for people who are often overlooked and marginalised.

About the role

The Programme Manager is a senior management position within Extern, reporting directly to the Director of Services. The post holder will be responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of Extern’s Republic of Ireland portfolio of services, including those funded by Tusla (Child and Family Agency), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Health Service Executive (HSE). They will play a key leadership role in the implementation of Extern’s Strategic Plan, ensuring the continued growth, quality, and effectiveness of services across the region.

About the role

As a Corporate Executive Assistant, you will be a key pillar of the Strategic Leadership Team, providing high-level administrative and professional support to Corporate Directors and the wider Executive Team. You will ensure the smooth operation of leadership activities, enabling senior leaders to focus on strategic priorities and organisational impact.

In this role, you will manage complex schedules, coordinate critical meetings, and act as a trusted point of contact both internally and externally. Your contribution will be vital in driving efficiency, fostering collaboration, and supporting the leadership team to achieve organisational goals.

About the role

The Janus Programme supports young people at high risk, aiming to prevent entry into care and promote successful placements in the community or foster care. It also provides tailored support for young people returning from residential care or custody.

As a Janus Project Worker, you will deliver individualised support to young people with complex needs (Hardiker levels 3 & 4), helping them develop pro-social behaviours, resilience, and positive community engagement. The programme is dynamic and creative, using local, regional, and national resources to deliver intervention strategies. Planned and responsive respite provision forms a key part of programme delivery.

You will play a vital role in helping young people rebuild connections, develop life skills, and thrive safely in their communities, making a real difference to their long-term outcomes.

About the role

This is a new role within Extern to support the Head of Safeguarding (HoS). To assist in the provision of effective and efficient safeguarding procedures and support the Head of Safeguarding in assurance to all companies in the Extern Group. The post holder will have specific responsibility for assisting the Head of Safeguarding in relation to the preparation of internal investigations, compilation of statistical reports and coordinating the support for the Head of Safeguarding in organising specific safeguarding training and reporting. ​​