Therapy Assistant

Rezoomo; Dublin; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlements

Long service reward scheme

Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Dublin South East (CHO6) is seeking a highly motivated Therapy Assistant to join our team in Leopardstown. This part-time post sits in Leopardstown and will work under the supervision of a Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist or Speech and Language Therapist to support therapy services for children.

You will be part of an interdisciplinary team delivering services to children and families in the Dublin area, with opportunities for internal and external training and a

Qualifications

• Possess the QQI/FET Level 5 Certificate in Health Service Skills.
• FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Health Service Skills or Healthcare Support.
• Have a relevant healthcare qualification.
• AND candidates must have the personal competence to discharge the duties of the role.
• Experience of working with children.
• Experience of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
• Be eligible to work in the State.
• 1 year of experience working with young children with a physical disability.
• Experience of providing a community based service.
• Experience of carrying out therapy programmes.

Responsibilities

• Work under supervision to provide therapy services to children.
• Be a member of the interdisciplinary team delivering services in Dublin area.
• Support therapists in delivering therapy programmes as part of a team.

Skills

Experience with children

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Education

QQI Level 5 Health Service Skills (FET)

FETAC Level 5 Health Service Skills

Relevant healthcare qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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 Therapy Assistant to join our team in Dublin South East (CHO6). We havepart-time opportunities within our teams in Leopardstown.

Contract Type: Permanent Post.

Contract Hours: Part Time Posts.

• 0.5 WTE based in Leopardstown

Salary Scale: €35,478 - €41,226 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.

Overview of the Post:

To work under the supervision of a Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist or Speech and Language Therapist to provide assistance with the provision of therapy services to children attending therapy and work as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children and families within the Dublin area.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list of duties.

The successful candidate will have:

Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:

• Possess the relevant QQI Further Education and Training (FET) Level 5 Certificate in Health Service Skills.
• OR
• FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Health Service Skills or Healthcare Support.
• OR
• A relevant healthcare qualification.
• OR
• Be currently employed as an Attendant, Multi-Task or a comparable role and be willing to undertake a QQI/FET Level 5 programme in Health Service skills or equivalent.
• AND
• Candidates must have the personal competence and capacity to properly discharge the duties of the role.
• Experience of working with children.
• Experience of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
• Be eligible to work in the State.
• 1 year experience working with young children with a physical disability.
• Experience of providing a community based service.
• Experience of carrying out therapy programmes.

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

Closing date for applications: 12/10/2026

Interview date for successful applications: 02/11/2026

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