Senior Speech & Language Therapist

Enable Ireland is a leading national voluntary organisation which provides family support services for people with disabilities and their families, in partnership with the HSE and other State and voluntary agencies.

We require dedicated professionals who are committed to providing the highest quality services possible to service users. We offer a challenging career as part of our integrated team approach to delivering services.

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 2023.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Senior Speech & Language Therapistto join our team in CHO1 Cavan CDNT

Contract Type: Permanent Full-time Contract

Contract Hours: 1.0 WTE 35 hours per wweek

Salary Scale: €53,388 to €63,198 pro rata per annum

“This pay scale is subject to increases in 2024 in accordance with the recent WRC interim agreement (Ref CAM -100101-22) towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.”

Overview of the Post:

To work as a senior member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children and families within the region. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a speech and language therapy service to include assessment diagnostics and intervention, clinical and performance supervision and ongoing service delivery to children with a range of disabilities. Services are currently provided to children aged 0-18 years with physical, sensory, learning disabilities, developmental delay and autism. The role will include providing services to children in special schools

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

• Plans and organises individual and group caseloads, to include assessments, interventions and diagnosis for children (0 – 18 years) with a range of disabilities including physical, sensory, learning disabilities, developmental delay and autism.
• Demonstrates a sound understanding of administrative practice and protocol in decisions.
• Demonstrates sufficient clinical skills in SLT assessment intervention and diagnostics to meet the specific needs of children 0 – 18 years with a range of disabilities including physical, learning, sensory, autism, etc.
• Attend and actively contribute to relevant clinical, professional and service meetings.
• Participates as a full member of the inter/trans-disciplinary service team.
• Builds credibility and portrays the profession/service in a positive light by being professional and well informed.
• Gets a message across fluently and persuasively in a variety of different media (oral, written and electronic).

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

i.Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Speech & Language Therapist by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU

And

ii.Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) post qualification clinical experience

And

iii.Candidates must 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

iv.Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued

Annual Registration

i.On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.

And

ii.Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland

• Be eligible to work in the state.
• 3 years recent relevant post qualification experience which includes a minimum of 1 year post qualification experience of working with children with a range of disabilities / developmental delay and their families.
• Experience of working with children aged 0 – 18 years and their families.
• 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:

• Post graduate training and experience in Management of FEDS Disorders
• Relevant post graduate training specific to 0 – 18 years.
• Experience in conducting Assessment of Need.
• Relevant training and experience in the assessment and intervention of children with autism.
• Experience and/or training in clinical supervision.

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 training opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• 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 search:

https://www.enableireland.ie/about-us/careers/employee-benefits

What now?

Applications must be made on the Enable Ireland application form only. CVs will not be accepted.

If you feel you’d fit the role then please email: dcoyle@enableireland.ie for an application form, job description and person specification or visit our website via clicking APPLY NOW.

Forward completed applications to Deirdre Coyle by email at dcoyle@enableireland.ie

Closing date for applications: Friday 26th April 2024 @ 12pm

Interview Date: to be confirmed

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months in CHO1

Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

• 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. 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.