Current Vacancies

About the role

Sitting on the Operational Leadership Team, the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager will take the lead on developing the fundraising function within the organisation across the island of Ireland.

They will have responsibility for generating income from a range of benefactors, including major donors, philanthropic trusts and foundations and corporate partners. As an ambassador for Extern, they will lead out on campaigns, cultivate and build relationships with new and existing donors, and play a key role in supporting Extern to achieve its mission.

To take the lead on this exciting opportunity, Extern is seeking a highly experienced, ambitious, enthusiastic and results-focussed fundraiser with a demonstrable track record in building lasting partnerships.

About the role

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and families?

Join our dynamic and highly motivated team delivering the Strength 2 Strength Programme - a meaningful, community-based intervention that empowers children aged 8–13 and their families across the Western Trust Area.

In this rewarding role, you'll be at the heart of a whole-family approach, working alongside families to recognise and build on their existing strengths while helping them develop new skills and resilient coping strategies. Using an evidence-based framework, you'll deliver impactful, structured support to children and young people at a crucial stage of their development — helping to shape brighter futures from the ground up.

If you're a compassionate, driven individual who thrives in a team environment and believes in the power of community, this is your opportunity to do work that truly matters.

About the role

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and families?

Join our dynamic and highly motivated team delivering the Strength 2 Strength Programme — a meaningful, community-based intervention that empowers children aged 8–13 and their families across the Western Trust Area.

In this rewarding role, you'll be at the heart of a whole-family approach, working alongside families to recognise and build on their existing strengths while helping them develop new skills and resilient coping strategies. Using an evidence-based framework, you'll deliver impactful, structured support to children and young people at a crucial stage of their development — helping to shape brighter futures from the ground up.

If you're a compassionate, driven individual who thrives in a team environment and believes in the power of community, this is your opportunity to do work that truly matters.

About the role

As a Janus Keyworker you will work with service users to improve their quality of life within their community by promoting wellbeing, independence, healthy life choices and training & employability options. These young people present with varying and complex needs any work will include engaging in and participating in overarching statutory care plans.

This is multi-disciplinary work which requires an ability to engage partners as well as young people and families. As a Janus worker, one will need to be resilient enough and open minded to deal with some of the challenges that such complex needs can present. 

About the role

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives at their most vulnerable?

Extern is recruiting a Drug & Alcohol Worker to join our Low Threshold Harm Reduction Service, supporting people across the Northern Trust area who are affected by drug and alcohol issues.

Working from a harm reduction model, you'll provide holistic assessments, care planning and structured interventions - meeting people where they are and supporting them on their journey to a better tomorrow.

About the role

Every young person deserves someone in their corner. As a Key Worker with our Short Stay Break Service, that someone is you. Working with young people aged 8–17 at a pivotal moment, you'll provide the stability, activities and genuine human connection that helps families stay together and young lives get back on track. If you're ready to show up for the young people who need it most - this is the role for you.

About the role

Are you passionate about making a real difference to children and families? We're looking for a Bank Worker to join our dedicated Strength 2 Strength team across the Western Trust Area - and this is a role where your impact will be felt from day one.

You'll work directly with children and young people aged 8–13 and their families, delivering an evidence-based programme built on a whole family approach. That means recognising the strengths already within each family, building on what's already there, and helping develop the new skills and coping strategies that can genuinely change lives.

You'll be joining a highly motivated team who care deeply about the work they do. If you share that passion, we'd love to hear from you.