Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage, covering all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence and, for adults, a range of personal development, independence, and other services.
Description
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 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 highly‑motivated Basic Grade Occupational Therapists to join our teams in Bray (CDNT5) and Wicklow (CDNT6).
Contract Hours: Full time post - 35 hours per week
Salary Scale: €40,738 – €59,540 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 per annum.
Overview of the Post
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an occupational therapy service including assessment, diagnostics and intervention as required to all children accessing the service; and will work as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children and families.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list of duties.
Key Criteria
* Registered, or eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
* Requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
* 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.
* On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU and confirm it with CORU to Enable Ireland.
* Eligibility to work in the State.
* Valid driving licence for within the State / jurisdiction and own transport to deliver services across a large geographical area.
* Experience working with children or adults with disabilities and their families.
* Experience of interdisciplinary team working.
* Relevant postgraduate training specific to child disability services.
* Experience in conducting assessment of needs.
* Minimum of 1 year postgraduate experience working with children with disabilities and their families.
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 & conditions, please click here.
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.
Additional Information
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: 21 November 2025
Enabling the following: 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 https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) 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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