Speech and Language Therapist Staff Grade
Location: Ballyboden, Dublin, Ireland.
Full time, Permanent.
Who We Are
Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties.
Covering childhood to adulthood, our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage.
Services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence.
For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, independence, and related support.
Description
Enable Ireland is a great employer that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland.
We are an equal opportunities employer and maintain a Silver Award in Diversity.
We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Speech and Language Therapist – Staff Grade to join our team in CHO7 CDNT 2 Ballyboden.
Contract Type:
Permanent Full time
Contract Hours:
35 hours per week
Salary Scale:
€42,384 to €61,945 pro rata per annum.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments).
This pay scale is subject to increases in **** in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.
Annual Leave Entitlement:
32 days pro rata per annum
Overview of the Post
Enable Ireland delivers children's services through the Children's Disability Network Teams under the national Progressing Disabilities Services model for children and young people with complex needs arising from a disability.
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a range of Speech and Language Therapy services for young people (0-18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework.
Service will include assessment and intervention, clinical supervision, and ongoing service development.
This will be delivered through a family-centred approach across a variety of settings including the clinic, preschools, schools, children's homes and community settings.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list.
Successful Candidate Requirements
Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Speech & Language Therapist by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
Have the requisite knowledge and ability for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Speech & Language Therapist Register before contract of employment is issued.
Maintain annual registration and confirm with CORU and Enable Ireland.
Be currently eligible to work in the State.
Hold a valid driving licence for within the State/jurisdiction and have access to own transport to deliver services across a large geographical area.
Experience working with children with disabilities and complex needs.
Postgraduate experience and/or training working with children with Feeding, Eating, Drinking & Swallowing (FEDS) needs.
Experience in conducting Assessment of Need assessments.
Experience in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
Experience in working with children on the Autism Spectrum.
Experience of working with children with disabilities.
Benefits
Excellent internal and external training opportunities.
Generous annual leave entitlements.
Long service reward scheme.
Pay adjusted Maternity Leave.
Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave.
Pay adjusted Paternity Leave.
For a full list of our benefits and conditions, please refer to the attached documents.
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form.
CVs will not be accepted.
Enable Ireland welcomes applications from candidates who will be eligible for Professional Registration in the coming months.
In the event that candidates are considered for appointment pending their Professional Registration, they may initially be appointed to an assistant grade post.
Closing date for applications:
Thursday 23rd April **** @12 pm
Note: You may be eligible for the student sponsorship scheme; please see information in the attached documents.
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position.
Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
Please review the Enable Ireland's External Data Protection Notice available at for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant's personal information.
If you are invited for interview we will share your personal data with any virtual service provider we use to host the interview and with the interview panel, if applicable.
Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy.
Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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