Down Syndrome Ireland requires an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join their expanding team of professionals. Based in Clare, the successful candidate will hold a caseload and will be responsible for the co-ordination and some delivery of the Speech & Language Therapy service, alongside a nationwide team of Speech & Language Therapists.
A mixture of direct and indirect therapy will be required. The successful candidate will need to be confident working with all age groups. Linking in with pre-schools, schools, adult training centres and workplace will be essential. As well as clinical and operational performance supervision of other colleagues, and management of service delivery.
Qualifications and Experience
Experience Required:
* Recognised qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
* Current CORU registration
* Current IASLT membership
* A minimum of three years' experience working as a Speech & Language Therapist.
* Experience of assessment and therapy for children and adults with Down syndrome and/or people with autism spectrum disorder is preferable
* Dysphagia Qualification.
* Experience of Lamh and other Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
* Experience delivering training workshops to parents and teachers
* Experience supervising staff grade Speech & Language Therapists and/or Speech & Language Therapists in Training.
* Relevant experience providing speech and language therapy services in a person and family centred manner.
* Telehealth
* Hanen It Takes Two to Talk and More than Words
* DIR Floortime
* Supporting both mainstream and special schools
* Own transport and full clean driving licence.
Our talented and passionate therapists provide a wide range of support including:
* Attention and Listening Skills
* Introducing and using AAC systems including manual sign (Lamh), paper based and high tech approaches
* Speech sound approaches- articulation, phonological, motor speech, prosody and rate
* Language work approaches - vocabulary, grammar, sentence building, narrative, questions, social language and literacy
* Fluency work / Stuttering
Roles and Responsibilities
* Co-ordinate and deliver the Speech & Language Therapy service for Down Syndrome Clare branch
* Collaborate with service users, families, carers and other professionals in goal setting and intervention planning in an efficient and timely manner whilst ensuring a holistic approach.
* Be responsible for assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of intervention programmes for service users
* Deliver a range of therapeutic models appropriate to the client population.
* Generate and manage documentation in respect of assessments, diagnoses, intervention plans, and clinical notes
* Planning and organising (including the scheduling of) individual and group therapy for a caseload of people with Down syndrome.
* Being innovative in the use of resources to maintain and enhance service delivery standards.
* Monitoring, recording, and reporting individual and service delivery performance to the reporting committee.
* Responsibility for the line management and clinical supervision of the staff grade therapist, therapists in training and volunteers, as required.
* Working collaboratively and in partnership with families, schools and other service providers.
* Maintaining standards of service delivery in line with policy, CORU guidelines and relevant legislation.
* Ad-hoc duties as requested by Senior Management for Down Syndrome Clare Committee
Hours of work & location:
This is a part-time contract, working 15 - 20 hours per week between Monday to Friday afternoons, with flexibility required for evening work and Saturday hours. Our branch location is based in Ennis, Co Clare.
Benefits:
* 25 days annual leave pro rata
* Additional paid sick leave
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Onsite parking
* Career development & opportunities