BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – SOUTHERN REGION

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is a major voluntary organisation, which provides age related residential, educational and day services for adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the Cork area. We also provide services for children and young adults across Cork and Kerry with complex needs- Intellectual, Physical, Sensory disability, Autism and children at risk of or query developmental delay; where their needs require the support of an interdisciplinary team.

Applications are invited for the following post

Senior Speech & Language Therapist

Ref: 65/2025

Permanent Full-time (35 hours per week)

Location: Children Disability Network Team 1 – North Kerry

Based in Listowel, Co. Kerry (Outreach to Castleisland/Tralee)

JOB SUMMARY

This post also involves working as part of an interdisciplinary team providing supports to children and young adults, 0-18yrs and their families. This will include children with Intellectual, Physical, Sensory disability, Autism and children at risk of or query developmental delay; where their needs require the support of an interdisciplinary team. These teams are under the national model of service provision “Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People” lead by the HSE. The successful candidate will be employed by the Brothers of Charity Services Ireland.

The local reporting relationship is to the Children’s Disability Network Manager. Speech & Language Therapists report professionally on issues of professional practice, CPD and clinical supervision to the Head of Discipline through the professional line management structure.

The Therapist will work in conjunction with other team members in co-ordinating and developing the service to meet the needs of the person supported group and the objectives of the organisation. The Senior Speech & Language Therapist will be responsible for the provision of a high-quality Speech & Language Therapy service and will carry out clinical and educational duties as required.

Assessment, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions are provided in the context of an interdisciplinary team. The CDNT aims to maximise the child/ young adult’s full potential and works within the context of the family and community, empowering and supporting parents/care givers and family members.

The Network 1 North Kerry team is based in Listowel with an outreach service to Tralee to provide input to families from the Castleisland/Farranfore area

The Candidate:

1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualification, Experience etc.
1. Each candidate for the appointment must possess the following:
1. Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Speech and Language Therapy Register maintained by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
2. Candidates must maintain annual registration on the Speech and Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU and must confirm annual registration to the Brothers of Charity Services Ireland – Southern Region by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).
3. Experience
1. Minimum of three years full time (or an aggregate of three years) post qualification clinical experience.
2. Minimum of two years full time (or an aggregate of two years) experience of working with children & young adults 0-18 years is essential. This ideally would include intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and autism.
3. Experience of working in partnership with families is essential.
4. Experience working as part of an inter-disciplinary team and other agencies is essential.
5. Experience of carrying out assessments and interventions with children & young adult’s 0-18 with complex needs, within the scope of the SLT role and interdisciplinary team working is desirable. This could include specific assessments such as, autism diagnostic assessments.
6. Experience working with a range of Augmentative and Alternative Communication systems.
7. Experience working with complex Feeding, Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Dysphagia profiles.
8. Experience of developing and coordinating individual family service plans (IFSPs) or equivalent in line with relevant policies and procedures would be beneficial.
9. Demonstrate a command of the English language so as to effectively carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role
10. Candidates must possess the requisite clinical and administrative capabilities to fulfil the functions of the role.

2. Health

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of

undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a

reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

3. Age

The Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act, 2018* set 70 years as the compulsory

retirement age for public servants.

* Public Servants not affected by this legislation:

Public servants recruited between 1 April 2004 and 31 December 2012 (new entrants) have no

compulsory retirement age.

Public servants recruited since 1 January 2013 are members of the Single Pension Scheme and have

a compulsory retirement age of 70.

4. Character

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

5. Driving License:

Possession of a full clean driving licence, which qualifies you to drive on Irish roads, is essential.

The person appointed will be required to provide their own transport during the duration of

employment and will be paid travel expenses at the appropriate rates in respect of travel

necessarily performed in the discharge or his/her duties. The base for this purpose will be the

location to which the appointee is assigned.

Salary Scale: €63,912-75,254 per annum (1/8/25 Consolidated Scales) Pro-rata if working part-time hours.

Reporting to: Children’s Disability Network Manager. The Head of Discipline will provide clinical supervision.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Informal enquiries to:

Ms. Maria Gleeson Cary, Speech & Language Therapist Manager, Tel: +353 21 4556200, e-mail: Maria.Gleeson@bocsi.ie

Or

Ms. Hannah Carmody, Children’s Disability Network Manager, Tel: +353 86 7742549, e-mail: Hannah.carmody@bocsi.ie

The closing date for receipt of all applications is: 5.00 pm Friday 9th January 2026

Interviews scheduled for Friday 23rd January 2026

A panel may be formed from this competition from which future vacancies may be filled

Applications should be made online using the ‘Apply’ Link Below

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland - Southern Region is an equal opportunities employer

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