Overview
Staff Grade Speech and Language Therapist
Location: Regional
Organisation: National Council for Special Education (NCSE)
Contract Type: Full-Time / Permanent
Closing Date: 1st October 2025 at 3pm
Orange Recruitment is seeking dedicated and skilled Staff Grade Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join NCSE’s team supporting inclusive education across primary, post-primary, and special school settings. This role involves delivering evidence-informed strategies and interventions that promote student participation, communication, and wellbeing in schools.
Responsibilities
* Deliver teacher professional learning seminars regionally with Senior SLT.
* Design and implement inclusive education strategies and interventions.
* Collaborate with Senior SLTs to develop interdisciplinary resources for schools and NCSE staff.
* Engage in in-school collaboration with teachers, including coaching and mentoring.
* Review and evaluate interventions using current SLT literature.
* Maintain accurate clinical notes, outcomes, and service statistics.
* Manage and maintain service equipment and identify equipment needs.
* Work collaboratively with regional colleagues, HSE SLTs, NEPS psychologists, and other professionals.
* Participate in clinical supervision and reflective practice with senior therapy staff.
* Uphold professional standards in line with CORU and NCSE guidelines.
* Support student therapists and contribute to staff training.
* Provide support to parents/legal guardians as appropriate.
* Promote participation and wellbeing at whole-school, targeted, and intensive levels of support.
* Develop evidence-informed resource materials for students and teachers in collaboration with school staff.
Eligibility Criteria
* Hold a qualification in Speech and Language Therapy approved by the Speech and Language Therapy Registration Board at CORU.
* Be registered as a Speech and Language Therapist by the CORU Registration Board.
Desirable Criteria
* Post-qualification experience as a Speech and Language Therapist; ability to describe how SLT supports are delivered in schools as part of a multi-tiered model of support.
* Experience in delivering presentations.
* High-level interpersonal skills and the ability to work within teams.
* Proficiency in the use of relevant technology.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Strong personal commitment, integrity, reflective skills, and an ethical approach to work.
* Knowledge of the Irish educational system and ability to liaise with other professionals and disciplines.
* Ability to write reports as required.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider, Education, and Training
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care, Public Health, and Professional Training and Coaching
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