Speech & Language Therapist, Senior Grade
Bray, Wicklow, Ireland
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: January 2, ******:00 PM
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.
Our 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 more.
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 Irish Independent 150
Best Employers ****
.
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
Senior Speech & Language Therapist
to join our team in
CDNT5, Bray, Wicklow
.
Contract Type
Permanent – Full Time (35 hours)
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
: 33 days
Overview of the Post
To work as a senior member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children aged 0-18 years and families within the region.
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a speech & language therapy service to include assessment diagnostics and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service delivery to children with a range of disabilities.
The post holder will be required to work across a variety of settings including the clinic, schools, preschools and special schools, children's homes and community settings.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list.
Qualifications
Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Speech & Language Therapist by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU;
Have 3 years' full time (or an aggregate of 3 years' full time) post qualification clinical experience;
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;
Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Speech & Language Therapist Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU before employment;
Maintain annual registration on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU;
Confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland;
Have current eligibility to work in the State;
Hold a valid driving licence for within the State/jurisdiction with access to own private transport;
Experience of interdisciplinary team working;
Minimum of 2 years' experience working with children with disabilities;
Experience working with children with Eating, Drinking and Swallowing difficulties;
Experience working with Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC).
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
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.
Closing date for applications: 2 January **** at 13:00 GMT.
Additional Information
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.
Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with any virtual service provider we use to host the interview and 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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