▷ Immediate Start Basic Grade Occupational Therapist

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 2024. 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 Basic Grade Occupational Therapist to join our team in Bray, Co. Wicklow (CDNT5). Contract Type: Permanent post. Contract Hours: Full time post. Salary Scale: €43,276 - €57,653 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments) This pay scale is subject to increases in 2025 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations. Annual Leave Entitlement: 32 days per annum. Overview of the Post: The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an occupational therapy service including assessment, diagnostics and intervention as required to all children accessing the service; and will work as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children and families. Overview of Duties & Responsibilities: Please see Job Description for full list of duties. The successful candidate will have: Essential Criteria: Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU. AND 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. AND Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued. Annual registration On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU. AND Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland. Candidates must be eligible to work in the State. Candidates must hold a Valid driving licence for within the State / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area. Desirable Criteria: Experience working with children or adults with disabilities and their families. Experience of interdisciplinary team working. Relevant post graduate training specific to child disability services. Experience in conducting assessment of needs. Minimum of 1 year post graduate experience working with children with disabilities and their families. If you believe you would fit the role then 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 For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here: Closing date for applications: 1st October 2025 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 Enable Ireland's Rezoomo Privacy Policy here: 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 By clicking on the Continue to application button you will be directed to the careers section of our website where you can download an application form/job description/person specification and will find instructions on how to apply.