Speech & Language Therapist Staff Grade

Enable Ireland; Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 43,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training opportunities

Flexible Working

Pension

32 days annual leave (pro rata)

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Limerick is seeking a Speech & Language Therapist (Staff Grade) to join the CDNT team at Blackberry Park, Dock Road, Limerick. The role is a full-time permanent contract with a salary of €43,231 to €63,184 pro rata per annum.

You will provide SLT services to children aged 0–18 and their families within an interdisciplinary framework, across clinics, preschools, schools and community settings.

Qualifications

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Speech & Language Therapist by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Annual registration on CORU for Speech & Language Therapists.
• Full Driver's Licence with access to own transport.
• Postgraduate experience of working with children with disabilities in a community-based setting.
• Postgraduate experience working with children with disabilities and complex needs.
• Experience with Feeding, Eating, Drinking & Swallowing (FEDS) needs.
• Experience in conducting Assessment of Need assessments.
• Experience in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
• Experience working with children on the Autism Spectrum.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of Speech and Language Therapy services for young people (0–18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework.
• Deliver assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service development.
• Work across settings including clinic, preschools, schools, children’s homes and community settings.

Education

Speech & Language Therapist qualification

Job description

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

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 2026.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, 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 & Language Therapist (Staff Grade) to join our team in Limerick CDNT, Blackberry Park, Dock Road, Limerick

Contract Type: Full time permanent contract

Salary: €43,231 to €63,184 pro 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 of Duties & Responsibilities

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 Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers 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 the Enable Ireland
• Be eligible to work in the state
• A Full Drivers License with access to own transport
• Postgraduate experience of working with children with disabilities in a community based setting.
• Postgraduate 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

In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the short listing process

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
• Flexible Working
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
• Pension

Closing date for applications: 12 Noon Monday 16th November 2026

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.

• 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