Job Opportunity
Kare delivers a wide range of community-based supports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities in an innovative and progressive way.
Role Overview
The South Kildare West Wicklow Disability Network Team operates a biopsychosocial model and adopted a Family Centred Approach in line with the National Framework for Progressing Disability Services. The psychologist will work as part of an inter-disciplinary team to provide clinical supports to children and young people aged 0-18 years who present with complex needs associated with a disability.
* Selection, administration and analysis of a range of standardised and non-standardised assessments of cognitive ability, emotional well-being and behaviour.
* Case formulation that informs programme/intervention development to include individual learning programmes and skills training.
* Development of behaviour management plans and provision of support regarding the implementation of same.
* Facilitation of group interventions and individual interventions for service users, their families or staff.
Responsibilities
The psychologist will be responsible for providing clinical supports to children and young people with complex needs associated with a disability.
Essential Requirements
* Hold a university degree or diploma (QQ1 level 8 equivalent) obtained with 1st or 2nd class honours in which Psychology was taken as a major subject and honours obtained in that subject.
* Have an Irish post-graduate professional psychology qualification accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology or an equivalent qualification in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology from another jurisdiction validated by the Department of Health.
* Demonstrate competence in working with intellectual disabilities - either at least 60 days or equivalent supervised clinical placements as part of the professional qualification; or at least 60 days or equivalent post-qualification supervised work experience as a psychologist.
The successful candidate will be required to provide satisfactory references and Garda Vetting and overseas police vetting, where applicable.