The Oberstown Children Detention Campus in Dublin is to hire 25 additional staff.

It is seeking to recruit residential social care workers in the first large-scale recruitment campaign since the inception of the new campus in 2016.

Oberstown is Ireland's only detention campus for young people.

A residential social care worker's primary purpose is to work directly with the young people on campus, in the provision of services to support their care and development and re-integration into the community.

Oberstown director Pat Bergin said: "Our people are at the heart of our organisation and we are looking for passionate, committed, professionals who want to deliver a care model that strives to uphold the very best standards for young people in detention.

"We are looking for people who want to contribute and make a difference in a young person’s life."

He added: "Young people in the youth justice system often have a history of trauma and can at times display challenging behaviour.

"That’s why staff in Oberstown who work with young people must be fully qualified residential social care workers with three years’ experience."

HR manager at Oberstown, Bernadette Raleigh, said: "We are asking social care workers to come and work on the frontline with young people and help to make a difference in their lives.

"Working at Oberstown is not without its challenges but is also very rewarding, multi-faceted and there are many dimensions to working with the young people on campus."

The closing date for applications is April 17th.

Interested parties should log onto the Oberstown website to apply.

Oberstown is funded by the Irish Youth Justice Service (IYJS), which is an office within the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.