Basic Grade Speech and Language Therapist

Enable Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlements

Flexible working

Long service reward scheme

Pension

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Dublin South East is seeking a highly motivated Basic Grade Speech and Language Therapist to join our team. The post involves delivering SLT services to children aged 0–18 across clinics, preschools, schools and community settings within an interdisciplinary team.

The role requires CORU registration or eligibility, experience with children with disabilities, and a commitment to family-centred care.

Qualifications

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Speech and Language Therapist by CORU.
• Maintain annual CORU registration while in post.
• Eligible to work in Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of Speech and Language Therapy services for children aged 0–18 and families within an interdisciplinary framework.
• Conduct assessment and intervention, including ongoing service development.
• Deliver services across clinics, preschools, schools, children’s homes and community settings.

Skills

CORU registration

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Child disability experience

Education

SLT degree (CORU registered or eligible)

Tools

Assistive Technology

Job description

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 2025.

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 Speech and Language Therapist to join our team in Dublin South East (CHO6). We have full-time opportunities within our teams in Sandymount and Leopardstown.

• 1 WTE based in Leopardstown
• 1 WTE based in Sandymount

Contract Type

Permanent Posts

Contract Hours

Full and Part Time Posts

Salary Scale

€42,384 - €61,945 rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement

32 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.

Overview of the Post

Enable Ireland delivers children’s services through the Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNT) under the national Progressing Disabilities Services (PDS) model for children and young people with complex needs arising from a disability. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a range of Speech and Language Therapy services for young people (0 – 18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework. Service will include assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service development. This will be delivered through a family centred approach across a variety of settings including the clinic, preschools, schools, children’s homes and community settings.

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, as a Speech and Language Therapist by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• 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 Speech and Language Therapist Register maintained by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.
• On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Speech and Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.
• Eligible to work in the State.

Desirable Criteria:

• Post graduate work experience as a Speech & Language Therapist.
• Experience of interdisciplinary team working.
• Experience working with children with disabilities and their families.
• Any relevant post graduate training specific to child disability services. e.g. Hanen, Lamh, PECS, ADOS, AT training.
• Experience in working with Assistive Technology.
• Post graduate experience in Feeding, Eating, Drinking and Swallowing (FEDS).

Benefits

• 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

Closing date for applications

2nd Septmeber 2026

Interview date for successful applications

24th September 2026

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

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