Careers

We ask each applicant to fill out a tailored application form. This allows us to better understand your experience and qualifications and support hiring managers when screening applications for positions with us.

Unfortunately, Jigsaw does not accept unsolicited CVs. As campaigns arise on our website, you must fill out an application form to be considered for any position.

This depends on the role you’re applying for. As a general rule, the entire recruitment process can take between four and eight weeks. For national recruitment campaigns, the process may take up to twelve weeks from start to end.

Yes, we ensure all personal information you provide is protected from unauthorised use.

We will also use your unique email address to contact you regarding your application. Please ensure your email address is accurate before submitting your application.

Yes, you can apply for as many vacancies as you wish. However, we will only consider one of your applications at a time, so think carefully about what role you apply for and where you wish to work.

Our clinical roles are open to CORU-Registered Social Workers and Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Nurses registered with NMBI (An Bord Altranais), Clinical, Counselling and Educational Psychologists, Psychotherapists accredited by the Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP) or the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP).

Yes. Jigsaw is an equal opportunities employer which means we do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, physical/mental disability or age. We are committed to recruiting people from a range of different backgrounds.

We also actively support those with additional requirements both during selection and in ensuring a smooth transition into our organisation.

Young people do volunteer with Jigsaw as part of our Youth Advocate Panel - you can find out more about this here. Unfortunately, Jigsaw is not in a position to offer voluntary positions due to the sensitive nature of our work.

We do however rely on an ever increasing community of volunteers who support our work through fundraising. If you would like to learn more about how you can help us create an Ireland that values and supports young people by fundraising for Jigsaw, please visit jigsaw.ie/fundraise.

Another place to look for other voluntary/work placement opportunities is Volunteer Ireland which lists different voluntary opportunities which may be available in your area.

Jigsaw do offer placements to students currently registered in training courses in Counselling/Clinical/Educational Psychology, Psychotherapy (level 9 courses), Social Workers, Mental Health Nurses and Occupational Therapists.  Find more information in our student placement application process.

If your application has been completed and uploaded correctly, you will receive a confirmation email of your application for the particular vacancy.

You can withdraw your application at any stage of the selection process, by emailing recruitment@jigsaw.ie

Open vacancies are advertised for an average of three to four weeks, we then allow one to two weeks to screen applications. We aim to update you on the progress of your application within six weeks of you applying.

We email all candidates, even if they’re unsuccessful, so if you haven’t heard back, contact the HR team at recruitment@jigsaw.ie

A summary of the recruitment process for any particular role, along with provisional dates, is outlined in each job spec.

Different stages of the process may include some or all the following: clinical or management scenarios, shortlisting, preliminary interview, presentations and main interview.

We are required to check your eligibility to work in the Republic of Ireland before we employ you. You must be able to provide a valid passport or Visa permit status (with a college letter, listing term dates, where applicable). Only original documents will be accepted.

A panel is made up of batches of candidates who have been deemed suitably appointable following successful completion of the recruitment stages of a competition, e.g. interview, scenarios, presentation etc. Jigsaw panels are not ranked. As vacancies arise, they will be filled from the panel of suitably appointable candidates.

Placement on a panel is not a guarantee of appointment to a position.

Jigsaw panels would normally have a lifetime of 12 months. For certain competitions, the lifetime of a panel may be longer or shorter, and in certain cases may be extended.

If you decline an offer of employment, you will remain on the panel if you choose.

Yes, you can apply for as many vacancies as you wish. However, we will only consider one of your applications at a time. Please ensure you make a new application for every position you apply for.

We ensure that our pay rates remain competitive. For clinical roles, our rate of pay is based on the employee’s experience and matched at the same entry rate as the HSE for the relevant discipline for clinical roles.

For non-clinical roles we provide a salary range to provide you with insight into each salary.

We pay all employees on a monthly basis.

In order to support young people, we open over a variety of hours, up to 7.30pm, one to two days per week. Visit individual service details to see the opening and closing hours of each service.

In Jigsaw, clinical roles are generic, with shared job titles, rather than specialised. This reflects the fact that, in practice, all members of the team possess core mental health assessment and intervention skills for working with young people with mild to moderate difficulties.

Read more about transdisciplinary working in Jigsaw

Jigsaw recognises that an improved work-life balance can enhance employee motivation, performance, and productivity. We want to support our employees to achieve this better balance between work and their personal commitments.

We know that caring responsibilities, leisure activities, and further learning are hugely important for personal and societal wellbeing and sometimes compete with work. For these reasons, we offer part-time work, job share opportunities, alternate working hours, and a compressed working week.

Definitely. We value talent and encourage employees to remain within our organisation. After you pass probation, we conduct internal advertisements for vacancies before externalising. Some of our Jigsaw Clinicians are now Senior Clinicians and Clinical Managers.

Everyone, from Service Administrator to CEO, starts with the same organisational induction programme.

We also have a training structure for all our employees which is aligned with our people strategy. We also have an education and training programme, which includes various courses and lots of on-the-job learning.

Each candidate must provide either their original long-form birth certificate or passport, required identification documents for the Garda vetting process, and originals of any educational qualifications that are a requirement for the position you have applied for, such as a Leaving Certificate, University Degree Transcripts, or other documentation.

Non-national qualifications must be accredited and recognised by CORU before applying. Check out the CORU website for more information on the recognition process for international qualifications.