About Enable Ireland
We are a great employer making a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland. We are named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.
As an equal opportunities employer, we proudly maintain a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity.
We advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.
Job Summary
We are currently seeking highly-motivated Senior Psychologists to join our team in CHO6, Dublin South. Posts are either based in Sandymount or Leopardstown.
Leopardstown Office
Our Leopardstown office is ideally situated within a HSE building at Leopardstown Shopping Centre, offering excellent connectivity, convenience, and a vibrant working environment.
Located directly on the Luas Green Line and just minutes from the M50, it ensures easy access for commuters from across the city and beyond.
The shopping centre offers a range of amenities including Dunnes Stores, coffee shops like Vanilla Pod and Costa, ample parking, a pharmacy, and dry cleaning services among other retailers, making it a practical and attractive location for staff.
Sandymount Office
Our Sandymount office is located in a vibrant seaside village with a welcoming community feel.
Just a short walk from Sandymount Strand, the village offers a great mix of cafes, restaurants, and local shops, including a Tesco for convenience.
The office is served by the DART commuter train and central bus routes, making it easily commutable from the city and surrounding areas.
Contract Details
Contract Type: Permanent and specified purpose posts.
Contract Hours: Full and part time hours available.
Salary Scale: €91,190 - €107,186 pro rata per annum.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments).
Annual Leave Entitlement: 34 days per annum.
About the Post
To work as a senior member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children and families within the region.
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a psychology service to an assigned caseload which may include children and their families on the community team and/or an assigned special school team.
This will include assessment diagnostics and intervention, clinical and performance supervision and ongoing service delivery to children with a range of disabilities attending our service.
Services are provided to children aged 0 - 18 years with physical, sensory, and/or learning disabilities, and/or developmental delay.
Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list.
Requirements
The successful candidate will have Essential Criteria:
* A recognised university degree or diploma (QQ1 level 8 equivalent) obtained with 1st or 2nd class honours in which Psychology was taken as a major subject and honours obtained in that subject.
* An Irish post-graduate professional psychology qualification accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology.
* An equivalent qualification from another jurisdiction validated by the Department of Health.
* Demonstrate competence in the Care Group/s applied for.
* A member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
* At least five years' satisfactory post-graduate experience in the area of professional psychology.
Desirable Criteria:
* Previous experience in a senior post.
* Experience of facilitating parent groups.
* Experience of inter or trans-disciplinary team working.
* Experience of working with children aged from birth to 18 years, with a range of disabilities, (including physical disability, autism, learning disability) and their families.
* Specific experience in assessment and intervention with children with physical disabilities and/or specific learning difficulties.
* Qualification and experience in completing ASD diagnostic assessments.
* Experience and training in formal supervision processes.
Benefits
As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
* Excellent internal and external training opportunities.
* Generous annual leave entitlements.
* Flexible Working.
* Long service reward scheme.
* Pension.
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