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Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.
We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Occupational Therapist (Staff Grade) to join our team in CHO8 Meath CDNT 4 Dunshaughlin /East Meath.
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Hours: 35 hours per week (1.0 WTE)
Salary Scale: €43,276 to €57,653 pro rata per annum.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)
This pay scale is subject to increases in 2025 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations
Annual Leave Entitlement: 32 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.
Overview Of The Post
To work as a member of the inter-disciplinary team providing services to children and families within the region. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an occupational therapy service to include assessment diagnostics and intervention and ongoing service delivery to children with a range of complex needs and/or disabilities. Services are provided to children aged 0 - 18 years with physical, sensory, learning disabilities, developmental delay and autism.
Overview Of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria
Eligible applicants must:
Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU (
And
Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office
And
Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued
Annual Registration
i. On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU
ii. Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland
Be eligible to work in the state
Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area
Desirable Criteria
Postgraduate experience of working with children and families in a community based setting.
Post graduate experience working in disability services for a minimum of 6 months
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
Excellent internal and external training opportunities
Generous annual leave entitlements
Flexible working
Long service reward scheme
Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
Wellbeing benefits
Pension
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here or search:
What now?
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted
NOTE
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.
2025 Graduates may be eligible for the student sponsorship grant for this role. FAQs attached.
Closing date for applications: Friday 15th August 2025 @ 12pm
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months in the region.
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.
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