Basic Grade Speech and Language Therapist

Fairways Hotel; Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Annual leave

Long service rewards

Maternity leave pay

Adoptive leave pay

Paternity leave pay

Job summary

Enable Ireland is recruiting a Basic Grade Speech and Language Therapist to join our teams in Dublin South East (CHO6). We have 1 WTE in Leopardstown and 1 WTE in Sandymount, with permanent, full- and part-time posts available. Salary €42,384–€61,945 per annum, with 32 days annual leave pro rata.

Post holder will deliver SLT services in clinics, preschools, schools and community settings, within an interdisciplinary framework, to children 0–18 and their families.

Qualifications

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Speech and Language Therapist by CORU.
• Provide proof of Statutory Registration before a contract of employment is issued.
• Maintain annual CORU registration and confirm with Enable Ireland.
• Post graduate work experience as a Speech & Language Therapist.
• Experience in an interdisciplinary team setting.
• Experience working with children with disabilities and their families.
• Post graduate training related to child disability services (e.g., Hanen, Lamh, PECS, ADOS, AT).
• Experience in using Assistive Technology.
• Post graduate experience in Feeding, Eating, Drinking and Swallowing (FEDS).

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of Speech and Language Therapy services for 0–18 years and families.
• Assessment and intervention within an interdisciplinary framework.
• Delivery across settings: clinic, preschools, schools, homes and communities.
• Clinical supervision and ongoing service development.
• Family-centred approach to care.

Skills

CORU registration

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Children with disabilities experience

Postgraduate training (Hanen, Lamh, PE

FEDS experience

Assistive Technology experience

Job description

Basic Grade Speech and Language Therapist

• 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 their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep

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 their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep Show more

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)

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

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:

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Speech and Language Therapist by the Speech and Language 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 Speech and Language Therapist Register maintained by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.

Annual registration

• 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.

AND

• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.
• Eligible to work in the State.
• 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).

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

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
• Long service reward scheme
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:

Closing date for applications: 2nd Septmeber 2026

Interview date for successful applications: 24th September 2026

• 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.enableir..

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• 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer