Speech & Language Therapist Senior Grade

Speech & Language Therapist Senior Grade

Dublin, Ireland – Full time, Permanent

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 families cover all aspects of 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

Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland and has been named one of Ireland’s 150 Best Employers 2024.

We are currently seeking a highly‑motivated Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join our team in Enable Ireland CDNT 2 & CDNT 7 based in Tallaght & Ballyboden.

Recruitment Options

- One full‑time Senior Speech and Language Therapist (1 WTE) who would split their time between CDNT 2 and CDNT 7.

- Two part‑time Senior Speech and Language Therapists (0.5 WTE each), each dedicated to one team (CDNT 2 or CDNT 7).

Contract Type: Permanent

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

Salary Scale: €59,662 to €70,624 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s long service increments and will be increased in 2025 in accordance with the WRC agreement for Section 39 organisations.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months of 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, we are responsible for the delivery of 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 within the resources allocated. As a senior member of the interdisciplinary team, the post holder will provide Speech and Language services, including assessment and intervention to children and adolescents enrolled on the CDNT, across a variety of settings: clinic, schools, preschools, special schools, children’s homes and community settings.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list.

Qualifications:

- Registered or eligible for registration on the Speech Therapists Register maintained by the Speech and Language Therapist Registration Board at CORU.

- Three years full‑time (or aggregate) post‑qualification clinical experience, including a minimum of one year working with children with a range of disabilities / developmental delay.

- Relevant post‑graduate training and experience in management of FEDS disorders and for children 0–18 years.

- Experience conducting assessment of need and in the assessment and intervention of children with autism.

- Experience or training in clinical supervision.

- Valid driving licence for delivery of services across a large geographical area and access to own transport.

Annual Registration:

Newly appointed practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Speech and Language Therapist Register and confirm it with CORU and Enable Ireland.

Minimum one year post‑qualification experience working with children aged 0–18 years and their families.

Application Conditions:

- Reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting / police clearance as relevant.

- Due to the large volume of applications, we are not able to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted.

- Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.

- The above information is a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland reserves the right to change it at its discretion.

- Review Note: Please review Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how we process applicant’s personal information. If you are invited for an interview, personal data will be shared with our virtual interview service provider and interview panel and stored in line with our retention policy.

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.

What Now:

To apply, download the Job Description and Person Specification, complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 26th November 2025 @ 12pm.

Previous applicants in the last 6 months need not apply. A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies that may arise during the next 12 months in the region.

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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