Speech & Language Therapist Senior Grade

Speech & Language Therapist Senior Grade

Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland. Enable Ireland is named as one of Ireland's Best Employers 2024 and maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join our team. The post is based in CDNT 2 & CDNT 7 (Tallaght & Ballyboden). We are open to recruiting either:

1. One full-time Senior Speech and Language Therapist (1 WTE) who would split their time between CDNT 2 and CDNT 7, or
2. Two part-time Senior Speech and Language Therapists (0.5 WTE each), with each therapist dedicated to one team (CDNT 2 or CDNT 7).

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 0.5 WTE (17.5 hours) allocated to each CDNT OR 35 hours

Salary Scale: €57,771 to €68,385 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to Long Service Increments (LSI).

Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum, and proportionately less for less than 12 months' service.

Overview of the Post

Enable Ireland delivers children's services under the national Progressing Disabilities Services (PDS) model for children and young people with complex needs arising from a disability. As a Lead Agency within this model, Enable Ireland delivers services to children assigned to Children's Disability Network Teams (CDNT) within designated network areas. Services are provided in accordance with legislative and service delivery frameworks and requirements, within the resources allocated.

As a senior member of the interdisciplinary team, the post holder will be responsible for the provision of Speech and Language services, including assessment and intervention to children and adolescents enrolled on the CDNT. Services will be provided across a variety of settings including the clinic, schools, preschools and special schools, children's homes and community settings.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description for the full list of duties.

Essential Criteria

i. Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Speech Therapists Register maintained by the Speech and Language Therapist Registration Board at CORU )

ii. Have three years full-time (or an aggregate of three years) post-qualification clinical experience

iii. Possess the requisite knowledge and ability for the proper discharge of the duties of the office

iv. Provide proof of statutory registration on the Speech and Language Therapists Register maintained by CORU before a contract of employment can be issued

Annual Registration: practitioners must maintain annual registration with CORU and confirm annual registration to Enable Ireland.

Minimum of 1 year post-qualification experience of working with children with a range of disabilities/developmental delay and their families.

• Experience in conducting Assessment of Need
• Experience of working with children aged 0–18 years and their families
• Experience prescribing and monitoring equipment based on children's needs
• Full driving licence with access to own transport

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of interdisciplinary team working
• Minimum of 2 years' experience working with children with disabilities
• Experience working with children with Eating, Drinking and Swallowing difficulties
• Experience working with Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)

If you believe you would fit the role, please submit your application today.

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
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
• Wellbeing benefits
• Pension

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 3 September 2025 at 12pm.

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies arising during the next 12 months in the region.

• 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 a 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. Enable Ireland reserves the right to change details prior to appointment.

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Notes: Seniority level: Not Applicable; Employment type: Full-time; Job function: Other; Industries: Non-profit Organizations

Referral notes: Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Enable Ireland by 2x.

Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

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