Careers in the Department of Children, Disability and Equality

If you are looking for a career where you can have a positive and meaningful impact in a flexible supportive work environment, where your wellbeing and self-development is valued, then consider a role with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality.

All staff, regardless of their specific job, work towards achieving our vision “for a fair equal and inclusive society where rights are respected, and where everyone can reach their potential”.

We make a difference and we are proud of what we do, with every day bringing different challenges and opportunities. DCDE staff contribute to a wide variety of areas:

• Supporting greater equality and a more diverse society
• Improving the lives of babies, young children and their families.
• Supporting and promoting the development, welfare and protection of children
• Advancing quality for vulnerable including those with disability
• Helping implement the Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme
• Supporting Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU

The Department recruits staff through the Public Appointments Service website, Civil Service Mobility and occasionally in conjunction with external recruitment agencies for direct recruitment.