Senior Speech AND Language Therapist

Avista is a person-centred, rights-based organisation that is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities. We provide a wide range of services including Day, Residential and Respite supports to both children and adults in various locations across Dublin, Limerick and North Tipperary.

Avista is looking for candidates who are committed to supporting people with Intellectual Disabilities and their families, in a person-centred, community based, socially inclusive manner in accordance with our core values and ethos and underpinned by quality, best practice and research.

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JOB ADVERTISEMENT

APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION:

SENIOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST

EAST LIMERICK CHILDREN SERVICES, LIMERICK

PERMANENT FULL-TIME CONTRACT (35 Hours Per Week).

Salary: €64,551 -€76,007

*Salary subject to Relevant Public Sector Experience .

REF: 94788

Avista in partnership with the HSE are lead agency of East Limerick Children Services, a Children’s Disability Network Team in Limerick. We are looking for candidates who are committed to supporting children with complex needs and their families, in a family and person centred, community based, socially inclusive manner in accordance with our core values and ethos and underpinned by quality, best practice and research.

You will join the 0-18 years Children’s Disability Network Team and be engaged in practice rooted in a family centred practice approach. You will be working within a highly motivated team and contribute to collaborative working with children and families, the team and other relevant services. You will provide services in line with interdisciplinary approaches in relation to interventions and assessments. ELCS CDNT is operated based on the principles of Progressing Disability Services within Ireland.

Essential:

• BSc/MSc in Speech and Language Therapy or an equivalent CORU registered Speech and Language Therapy qualification.
• Dysphagia Qualification/Training
• Up to date CORU registration
• Have a minimum 3 years experience working with children with disabilities and complex needs
• · Have excellent communication, interpersonal, teamwork and effective caseload management skills. In addition, they must possess good planning, organisation and effective time management skills together with the ability to work on their own initiative.
• Full clean manual Irish driving licence use of a car.
• Proficiency in the English language.

Applicants must possess Level 2 behavioural competencies of Avista competency framework, which may be found underneath the Job Description.

Why work with us?

Excellent Career Progression Opportunities.

Comprehensive Pension Scheme

Supportive and innovative working environment.

Generous annual leave entitlement

Paid Maternity Leave & Sick Pay scheme

Bike to work Scheme

Tax Saver Travel Scheme

Please submit a Cover letter and CV as application via our website careers section at:

https://www.rezoomo.com/company/avista/

Informal enquiries to Baerbel Schlueter, Children Services Manager, bschlueter@avistaclg.ie;

Tel: 086-8357107

Closing date for receipt of applications 27thMarch 2026.

Avista reserves the right to close the competition early should a sufficient number of applications be received.

“A panel may be formed from which future positions may be filled across the Limerick service.”

Avista is a public body and subject to Freedom of Information and Data Protection Requests.

Avista is an equal opportunities employer.