Overview
Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage, covering physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services supporting personal development, independence and well-being.
Description
Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer and is recognised as a Best Employer 2024. We are dedicated to fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement.
Role
We are currently seeking a highly motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to join our team in Enable Ireland Wicklow Children’s Services, CDNT5, Bray.
Contract Type: Permanent & Specified Purpose Contracts
Contract Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary Scale: €59,662 - €70,624 pro rata per annum
Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)
Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days per annum pro rata
Overview of the Post
To work as a senior member of the interdisciplinary team providing supports to children aged 0-18 years and families within the region. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of occupational therapy services to include assessment, diagnostics and intervention to children with a range of disabilities, clinical supervision and participate in the ongoing service delivery. The post holder will be required to work across a variety of settings including the Centre, schools, special schools, preschools and children’s homes and community settings.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list
The successful candidate will have
* Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU (https://www.coru.ie/).
* Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of three years) post qualification clinical experience.
* 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.
* Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
* On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
* Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.
* Experience supervising Occupational Therapy Students and/or Occupational Therapy Assistants.
* Candidates must have current eligibility to work in the State.
* Candidates must hold a valid driving licence for within the State/jurisdiction with access to own private transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area.
* Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with children with disabilities (0-18 years).
* Experience of interdisciplinary team working.
* Relevant postgraduate training specific to children with disabilities (0-18 years).
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
* Excellent internal and external training opportunities
* Generous annual leave entitlements
* Long service reward scheme
* Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
* Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
* Pay adjusted 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: 28 November 2025 at 12:00 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 https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. If you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; 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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