Senior Grade Occupational Therapist

Enable Ireland; Bray (OK); On-site; USD 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Flexible Working

Annual leave

Job summary

Enable Ireland is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Bray team. You will provide assessment, diagnosis and intervention for children aged 0–18, across centre, school and community settings, with supervision duties as required. The role is permanent with flexible full/part-time options.

The post offers a salary scale of €62,072–€73,447 pro rata per annum, subject to service increments; annual leave is generous and there are extensive training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Be registered, or eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by CORU.
• Have 3 years full-time (or three years aggregate) post-qualification clinical experience.
• Provide proof of statutory CORU registration and ongoing annual renewal.
• Candidates must have current eligibility to work in the State.
• Experience supervising Occupational Therapy Students and/or Assistants.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy assessment, diagnostics and intervention for children aged 0–18 years.
• Deliver OT services across settings: centre, schools, preschools, homes and community settings.
• Provide professional supervision and participate in ongoing service delivery.

Job description

Company 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.

Salary and Working Conditions

We are currently seeking highly-motivated Senior Occupational Therapists to join our teams in Enable Ireland Wicklow Children's Services. Current Vacancy: Permanent, full or part time posts in Bray, Co. Wicklow.

Salary Scale: €62,072 - €73,447 pro 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: 33 days per annum pro rata.

Overview of the Post

To work as a senior member of the interdisciplinary team providing supports to children aged 0-18 years and families within the region.

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of occupational therapy services to include assessment, diagnostics and intervention to children with a range of disabilities, clinical supervision and participate in the ongoing service delivery. The post holder will be required to work across a variety of settings including the Centre, schools, special schools, preschools and children's homes and community settings.

Essential Criteria

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU
• Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of three years) post qualification clinical experience.
• 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 Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.
• Experience supervising Occupational Therapy Students and/or Occupational Therapy Assistants.
• Candidates must have current eligibility to work in the State.

Desirable Criteria

• Minimum of 2 years' experience working with children with disabilities (0-18 years).
• Experience of interdisciplinary team working.
• Relevant postgraduate training specific to children with disabilities (0-18 years).
• Hold a valid full driving licence for within the State/jurisdiction with access to own private transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area.

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 & Other Information

Closing date for applications: 15th September 2026. Interview date: TBC. 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.