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, independent
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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
Therapy Assistant
to join our team in
CDNT5, Bray, Wicklow
.
Contract Type: Permanent Full Time
Salary Scale: €34,100 to €39,626
pro rata per annum.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)
Annual Leave Entitlement
: 30 days pro rata per annum
Overview of the Post:
To work under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Speech and Language Therapist to provide assistance with the provision of therapy services to children attending therapy and work as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children and families within the Wicklow area.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please see Job Description for full list.
The successful candidate will have
Candidates must have at the latest date of application:
Possess the Certificate in Health Service Skills FETAC Level 5 which contains Modules 1 & 2 or Healthcare Support with Occupational Therapy Assistant modules 1 and 2, or with Physiotherapy Assistant modules 1 and 2, or with Speech and Language Therapy Assistant modules 1 and 2, at Level 5 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) maintained by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)
OR
Possess a relevant healthcare qualification at not less than Level 5 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) maintained by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) and give an undertaking to participate in the appropriate Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy Assistant/Speech and Language Therapy Assistant training modules 1 and 2, within 1 year of taking up duty.
OR
Have obtained an equivalent to (i) from another jurisdiction.
OR
Be currently employed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant or in a comparable role.
AND
Candidates must have the personal competence and capacity to properly discharge the duties of the role.
AND
Candidates must be eligible to work in the State.
Experience of working in a Therapy Team.
Knowledge of therapy tools across one or more allied health professions – including use of visual schedules/communication books/boards or/and other communication devices, or/and understanding of set up of basic OT equipment (low support classroom seating, low support bathing and toileting aids).
Ideal candidate will have at least one year's proven experience of working with children with disability.
Experience in working directly with child/young person to develop life skills to support overall wellbeing.
Experience in working as part of a team.
Experience of providing a community-based service.
Experience of carrying out therapy programmes.
Good knowledge of computers.
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
Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
Pension
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: 3 April **** at 13:00 GMT.
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:
1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and
2) 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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