Job Description
JOB OPPORTUNITY 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 2023 Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze 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 highly-motivated Basic Grade Psychologist to join our team in North Tipperary CDNT, Nenagh, Co Tipperary Contract Type: Full Time Permanent Contract Contract Hours: 35 Hours per week Salary: €62,274 to €98,223 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments) Annual Leave Entitlement: 34 days pro rata per annum Overview of the Post: To provide a range of psychological services to children 0 - 18 years and their families who attend the Network Disability Team, within an interdisciplinary framework and family centered practice and to support other staff and students as assigned. Overview of Duties & Responsibilities: Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities The successful candidate will have Essential Criteria: Eligible applicants must: Have a university degree or diploma (QQ1 level 8 equivalent) obtained with 1st or 2nd class honours in which Psychology was taken as a major subject and honours obtained in that subject And Have an Irish post-graduate professional psychology qualification accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology Or An equivalent qualification from another jurisdiction validated by the Department of Health. And Demonstrate competence in the Care Group/s applied for. And Applicants with a clinical or counselling psychology qualification must demonstrate that they have acquired in appropriate health settings, for the area / areas for which they wish to apply - Disability (Child and Adult), Child Psychology, Adult Psychology - either at least 60 days or equivalent supervised clinical placements as part of the professional qualification; or at least 60 days or equivalent post-qualification supervised work experience as a psychologist. Note 2. Or Applicants with an educational psychology qualification must demonstrate that they have acquired in appropriate health settings for the area / areas for which they wish to apply - Child Disability, Child Psychology - either at least 60 days or equivalent supervised clinical placements as part of the professional qualification; or at least 60 days or equivalent postqualification supervised work experience as a psychologist. Note 2. Note 2:Combinations of supervised clinical placement experience as part of the qualification and post qualification supervised work experience within a single care group area to give a total of 60 days are not acceptable. Must be a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) Applicants who qualified outside the Republic of Ireland must already have their qualifications validated by the Department of Health and Children and the Psychological Society of Ireland. Meets the requirements of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) to work as an Educational Psychologist Experience of working with children of 0 - 18 yrs with at least one of the following disabilities physical disability, autism, learning disability etc) and their families. Full drivers licence with access to own transport Desirable Criteria: Experience of inter and trans-disciplinary team working. Experience of working in a disability service. Experience of working with children and adolescents with a range of disabilities post qualification Knowledge and skills in the management of behaviours of concern Knowledge and skills in conducting diagnostic assessments in children and young people including Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the short listing process If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today. Benefits 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 Long service reward scheme Pay adjusted Maternity Leave Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave Pay adjusted Paternity Leave Wellbeing benefits Pension For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click on the Employee Benefits link below: Closing date for applications: 4pm Wednesday 2nd October 2024 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. Please review the Enable Ireland's External Data Protection Notice available at 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 By clicking on the Continue to application button you will be directed to the careers section of our website where you can download an application form/job description/person specification and will find instructions on how to apply.