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, indep
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 Speech & Language Therapist (Senior) to join our team in North Tipperary CDNT, Nenagh, Co Tipperary
Contract Type: Full time permanent contract
Salary: €62,072 - €73,477 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: 33 days pro rata per annum
Overview of the Post
Enable Ireland delivers children's services through the Children's Disability Network Teams (CDNT) under the national Progressing Disabilities Services (PDS) 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.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities
The successful candidate will have
Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
Have three years full time (or an aggregate of three 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 Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.
Annual Registration
On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
Additional Requirements
Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland
Be eligible to work in the state
A Full Drivers License with access to own transport
Experience of interdisciplinary working
Minimum 2 years' experience working with children with disabilities (including ASD assessment and intervention).
Experience working with children with eating Drinking Swallowing (EDS) Difficulties
Experience working in Augmentative & Alterative Communication (AAC)
In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the short listing process
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
Excellent internal and external training opportunities
Generous annual leave entitlements
Flexible Working
Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
Pension
For a full list of our benefits, please click here.
What now?
To apply, please download the job description and person specification for your information and complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 12 Noon Friday 29th May ****
Interview date: To be confirmed
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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