Current Vacancies

Our Services

We’re seeking qualified and compassionate Key Workers to join our Short Stay Break Service at our Roscor site. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people (ages 7-17) and their families by providing temporary respite support. We have both permanent and bank contract positions available, with potential for service growth.

The Short Stay Break Service offers young people a safe, engaging 4-day, 3-night stay, where they participate in social, educational, cultural, and recreational activities. During their stay, Key Workers support each young person with lifestyle guidance, while social workers provide support to their carers. This collaborative approach helps young people return to their home environments with renewed stability and resources.

Our Services

We are currently recruiting passionate and qualified Bank Workers for our Short Stay Break Service at Extern’s Roscor site. This role offers flexible opportunities for experienced individuals to make a meaningful impact by providing temporary support for young people (ages 7-17) and their families during short stays.

Our Services

The Short Stay Break programme meets the needs of young people (8-17) and their families by providing an alternative to placement for 4 days and 3 nights, social, educational, cultural and recreational break at an Extern youth facility.​ 

Staff engages the child or young person in a range of activities and can help him/her examine lifestyle issues while the social worker intervenes with the carers thus allowing the child or young person to return to their living arrangements with the crisis being averted.

Our Service

The Janus Programme is a life-changing initiative focused on keeping young people where they belong—at home and within their communities.

Operating across Limerick City and County, Co. Clare, and North Tipperary, the programme supports young people aged 8-17 who face significant challenges such as behavioural issues, offending, self-esteem struggles, and mental health difficulties. Its mission is clear: prevent young people from entering care and support those transitioning home from residential care or custody, empowering them to thrive in the lowest level of care possible—ideally within their families.

Our Service

Extern’s programmes are dedicated to transforming lives by keeping young people where they belong—within their communities and families.

We work to prevent the need for young people to enter care and provide critical support to sustain community or foster placements.

For those transitioning back to the community from residential care or custody, our tailored interventions ensure they have the tools and guidance to rebuild their futures and thrive in their environments.

Our Service

The Time Out Programme is designed to enhance the quality of life for service users within their communities by promoting wellbeing, independence, and healthy life choices.

This innovative programme supports service users and their families by offering respite as an alternative to short-term or long-term care. Respite is provided through emergency or planned overnight stays at Extern-approved facilities, typically lasting one to two nights. These stays are tailored to provide social, educational, cultural, and recreational experiences, creating a meaningful and supportive break for those in need.

In addition to overnight breaks, the programme also offers scope for day or outreach support, ensuring flexibility to meet the diverse needs of service users and their families.

Our Service

Extern is delivering the Janus Justice Programme, a specialist initiative supporting young people aged 12-24 across Limerick City, County, and Co. Clare.

This programme targets young people engaged in offending behaviour who may also face complex challenges such as addiction, homelessness, or mental health issues. Through tailored, intensive one-to-one interventions, Janus Justice provides critical support to those at high risk of custody, an escalation in offending/anti-social behaviour, or disengagement from the Youth Diversion Programme.

The programme focuses on addressing criminogenic risk factors while promoting pro-social skills, improving community involvement, offering experiential learning opportunities, and supporting family relationships to create positive change.

Join us in making a difference by helping young people rebuild their lives and reduce re-offending behaviours.

Our Service

Extern is proud to deliver the Southside Youth Initiative, a Youth Diversion Project (YDP) located in Southside Limerick City.

This community-based, multi-agency initiative focuses on preventing youth involvement in anti-social and criminal behaviour. By engaging young people in tailored activities, the project aims to promote civic responsibility, foster personal development, and enhance long-term employability prospects.

Through this initiative, we strive to create positive opportunities and pathways for young people, empowering them to build brighter futures and contribute meaningfully to their communities.