FRGJOB_1318

Location: Waterford & Wexford

Closing date: 11th September 2025

The successful candidate will be employed by Foróige as a Youth Officer. The Waterford Wexford Integrated Youth and Family Project is a new service provided by Foróige, in partnership with Túsla. The service offers structured support to identified at-risk young people and families in counties Wexford and Waterford.

The project implements a model of working with vulnerable young people and families and to provide specialist intervention and support services in partnership with others for:

1. Identified young people, who are at risk of reception into care.
2. Young people who are in foster care and approaching disengagement.
3. Young people returning to their family of origin after a period of time in care.
4. Young people with identified additional needs or levels of risk.
5. Parents and siblings of those engaged.

This service aims to meet a clearly identified need to respond in a comprehensive, holistic way to the needs of vulnerable young people and their families.