Staff Speech And Language Therapist

SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPIST (Staff Grade)

Ref: 99483

Permanent Full-Time (35 hours per week) – 2 posts

&

Permanent Part-Time (21 hours per pay period)

Location: Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) 7 East Cork City based in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork

A panel will also be formed from this competition to fill permanent and temporary posts as they arise across Cork/Kerry in our CDNTs:

CDNT 7: Carrigtwohill

CDNT 13: Carrigaline

CDNT 1: Listowel

CDNT 3: Kilarney / Tralee

JOB SUMMARY

This post involves working as part of an interdisciplinary team providing supports to children and young people, 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 Corlann South Services Ireland.

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 Candidate:

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.

4. 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.

5. Character

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

6. 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: €45,514 - €65,068 per annum (Department of Health Consolidated Scales 1/6/26) Pro-rata if working part-time hours.

Successful candidates are required to submit all documentary evidence outlining any relevant experience within 3 months of starting date. Failure to do so will mean that any incremental credit due now will only be paid from date of submission of documents.

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

Or

Roz Fitzgerald, Children’s Disability Network Manager, CDNT Network 7. Tel: +353 87 1140743 (e-mail: Cdnt7manager@corlann.ie

Closing Date: Sunday 5th July 2026

Interviews scheduled for Thursday 23rd July 2026

Applications should be made using the Apply link below

Corlann South is an equal opportunities employer

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