Occupational Therapy Assistant in Navan

About the Role

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, independent living, supported employment, social and leisure activities. The demand for our services continues to increase throughout Ireland. We have set ourselves the challenging goal of meeting these needs by providing a full range of high quality services, and expanding into local communities.

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 Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our team in CHO 8 Meath CDNT 4 Navan / Slane. Contract Type: 39 hours per week. Contract Hours: 12 month fixed term contract. Salary Scale: €34,782 to €40,418 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: 30 days pro rata per annum.

To provide a support service to children and families attending the CDNT while working as a member of the inter disciplinary team. To provide assistance with the provision of therapy services to children attending the CDNT. To plan and lead in the establishment and delivery of groups for service users of various ages. To facilitate service users social and educational activities within the group, providing a social / therapeutic approach. To provide support to children and families in order to facilitate their participation in their local communities and in all aspects of team interventions.

Requirements

Essential Criteria:

• Possess a relevant* health skills QQI Level 5 qualification (formerly FETAC) having achieved the associated Level 5 minor awards in Occupational Therapy Assistant Theory and Occupational Therapy Assistant Practice at Level 5 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).
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• Possess a relevant Healthcare qualification at not less than QQI Level 5 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) and give an undertaking to successfully complete an approved programme leading to QQI Level 5 minor awards in Occupational Therapy Assistant Theory and Occupational Therapy Assistant Practice within 1 year of taking up duty.
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• Be currently employed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant or in a comparable role for at least 1 year and give an undertaking to acquire an appropriate healthcare qualification at not less than QQI Level 5 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major award, having achieved the Occupational Therapy Assistant Theory and Occupational Therapy Assistant Practice within 1 year of taking up post.
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• Have completed the relevant QQI Level 5 minor awards in Occupational Therapy Assistant Theory and Occupational Therapy Assistant Practice and give a commitment to successfully complete a QQI level 5 major award within 1 year of taking up post.
• AND
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the state. Please review the criteria at the following link https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/what-we-do/workplace-and-skills/employment-permits and ensure you meet the requirements before submitting your application. Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area.

Desirable Criteria:

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience working with children.
• 1 years’ experience working with children with a physical disability.
• Experience of carrying out therapy programmes.

Details

Location: Navan, County Meath, Ireland. Full time, Contract. Closing date: 12 Aug 2026 11:00 AM.

How to Apply

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted. Closing date for applications: Wednesday 12th August 2026 @ 12pm. 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 Enable Ireland’s Rezoomo Privacy Policy here: https://enableireland.ie/resources/publications/rezoomo-privacy-policy. 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.