About Enable Ireland
Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage.
Covering childhood to adulthood, our services 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.
Vision Statement
We are an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland. We strive to be named as one of Ireland's top employers due to our commitment to fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement.
Job Description
We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Psychologist (Staff Grade) to join our team in CHO1 Cavan.
Key Responsibilities:
* To provide a range of psychological services to children 0 – 18 years on the Early Years / School Age Team and their families who attend the Cavan Children's Disability Network Team (CDNT), within an interdisciplinary framework and family-centered practice.
* To support other staff and students as assigned.
Requirements:
* A university degree or diploma (QQI 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.
* 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.
* Demonstrate competence in the Care Group/s applied for.
* 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.
* 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 post qualification supervised work experience as a psychologist.
* A member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
* Eligible to work in the state.
* A valid driver's licence with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area.
Benefits:
* 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