Speech and Language Therapist (Senior) in Limerick

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, 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 Senior Speech & Language Therapist to join our team in Enable Ireland Children’s Disability Network Team, Blackberry Park, Dock Road, Limerick.

Contract Type: Part Time Permanent Contract

Contract Hours: 17.5 Hours per week

Salary Scale: €62,072 to €73,477 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

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.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Have three years full time (or an aggregate of three years full time) 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 Speech & Language Therapists 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.
• Full drivers licence
• Must be eligible to work in state

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of interdisciplinary working
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working with children with disabilities (including ASD assessment and intervention).
• Experience working with children with eating Drinking Swallowing (EDS) Difficulties
• Experience working in Augmentative & Alterative Communication (AAC)

Details

Location: Limerick, Ireland

Closing date: 4 Aug 2026

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.

Informal Queries by email to Olive Barry, CDNM olivem.barry@hse.ie