Speech and Language Therapist Basic Grade

Enable Ireland; Kildare; Remote; EUR 43,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training opportunities

Generous annual leave

Long service reward

Maternity leave adjustments

Adoptive leave adjustments

Paternity leave adjustments

Job summary

Enable Ireland is hiring a Speech and Language Therapist - Staff Grade to join our paediatric team in County Kildare. The role focuses on assessment and therapy for children aged 0–18 in clinic, school and community settings, within an inter-disciplinary framework. You will work on family-centred plans and contribute to service development.

The post requires CORU registration or eligibility, a current driving license, and experience with FEDS, AAC and autism. Permanent full-time contract.

Qualifications

• Must be registered, or eligible for registration, with CORU.
• Experience with children with disabilities and complex needs.
• Experience in Speech and Language Therapy with FEDS needs.
• Experience in AAC and Autism with children.

Responsibilities

• Provide Speech and Language Therapy services to children and young people (0–18 years) and their families.
• Deliver assessment and intervention within an interdisciplinary framework.
• Supervise and contribute to service development.
• Work across clinics, preschools, schools, and community settings.

Skills

AAC experience

Autism experience

Assessment of Need

Driving licence

Education

CORU registration eligibility

Job description

Speech and Language Therapist Basic Grade

• Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland
• Permanent, Full time

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

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 Speech and Language Therapist - Staff Grade to join our team in CHO7 CDNT 10 Mid Kildare .

Contract Type: Permanent Full time

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: €43,231 to €63,184pro rata per annum.

Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 32 days pro rata per annum.

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

The successful candidate will have

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Speech & Language Therapist by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU (https://www.coru.ie/)

And

• 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

• Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Speech & Language Therapist Register maintained by the Speech & 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 & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU

And

• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland
• Be currently eligible to work in the state
• Valid driving license for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver

• Experience working with children with disabilities and complex needs
• Postgraduate experience and/or training working with children with Feeding, Eating, Drinking & Swallowing (FEDS) needs.
• Experience in conducting Assessment of Need assessments
• Experience in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
• Experience in working with children on the Autism Spectrum
• Experience of working with children with disabilities.

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

What now?

Enable Ireland welcomes applications from candidates who will be eligible for Professional Registration in the coming months.

In the event that candidates are considered for appointment pending their Professional Registration, they may initially be appointed to an assistant grade post.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 27th October, 2026 @ 12pm

You may be eligible for the student sponsorship scheme. Please see information attached

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 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

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer