Psychologist (Clinical /Educational) Senior
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: February 4, *******: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 well-being.
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
Psychologist
to join our team in
CHO7 CDNT 7 Tymon
.
Contract Type:
Permanent Full Time
Contract Hours:
35 hours per week
Salary Scale:
€96,057 to €112,908 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:
34 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.
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 Psychology 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.
Candidate Requirements
Eligible applicants must have a university degree or diploma (QQ1 level 8 equivalent) with 1st or 2nd class honours in Psychology.
Have an Irish post-graduate professional psychology qualification accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology; or an equivalent qualification from another jurisdiction validated by the Department of Health.
Demonstrate competence in the Care Group/s applied for.
At least five years satisfactory post-graduate experience in professional psychology, with no more than three years spent completing the postgraduate professional qualification and no less than two years full-time post-qualification experience as a professional psychologist.
For clinical or counselling psychologists, at least 60 days supervised clinical placements in relevant settings (or equally supervised post-qualification work experience).
For educational psychologists, at least 60 days supervised placements or post-qualification experience in Child Disability or Child Psychology settings.
Member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Current eligibility to work in the state.
Valid driving licence within the state/jurisdiction and access to own transport for service delivery across a large geographical area.
Previous experience in a senior post and interdisciplinary team working.
Skills and competencies in assessment and intervention with mental health needs as they present in children/young people with disabilities.
Experience working with children aged from birth to 18 years, with a range of disabilities (including physical disability, autism, learning disability) and their families.
Qualification in completing diagnostic work-ups including ASD, Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability.
Benefits
Excellent internal and external training opportunities.
Generous annual leave entitlements.
Flexible working.
Long service reward scheme.
Pay adjusted Maternity, Adoptive and Paternity Leave.
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here.
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: Wednesday 4th February **** @ 12pm.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
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.
Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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