Overview
Brothers of Charity Services Ireland offers a variety of residential, day, respite, assessment, and clinical services to individuals with varying degrees of intellectual disability. Many of the people we support have additional needs, including autism, behaviours that challenge, and physical or sensory disabilities. Services and supports are provided to over 6,500 people, and their families, throughout Counties Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Roscommon, Tipperary, Wexford and Wat.
Skills and attributes
* CORU Registered; Experience Working with Children
Description
SLT Grade, Specified purpose contract for a period of 2 year, full time hours.
This post also involves working as part of an interdisciplinary team providing supports to children and young adults, 0-18yrs and their families. This will include children with Intellectual, Physical, Sensory disability, Autism and children at risk of or query developmental delay; where their needs require the support of an interdisciplinary team. These teams are under the national model of service provision “Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People” lead by the HSE. The successful candidate will be employed by the Brothers of Charity Services Ireland.
Assessment, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions are provided in the context of an interdisciplinary team. The CDNT aims to maximise the child/ young adult’s full potential and works within the context of the family and community, empowering and supporting parents/care givers and family members.
The Candidate:
Each candidate for the appointment must possess the following:
* Be registered or be eligible for registration, as a Speech & Language Therapist by the Speech & Language Therapists Board at CORU
* Candidates must 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
* Ideally, the successful candidate should have experience in Intellectual Disability / Physical Disability / Autism. New graduates will be considered.
* Have knowledge of working in the Disability Services.
* Demonstrate a command of the English language so as to effectively carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role
* Candidates must possess the requisite clinical and administrative capabilities to fulfil the functions of the role.
Informal enquiries to Ms Maria Gleeson, SLT Manager at maria.gleeson@bocsi.ie or contact 021-4556200
Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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