Therapy Assistants, Kildare

Job Responsibilities

1. Provide family-centred therapy including therapy assessment and intervention for children and young people with disabilities and additional needs through individualised and group treatment sessions, mostly as a clinic-based service and occasionally in community settings under the supervision of a CORU registered Speech Language Therapist.
2. Provide teletherapy to these children and their families where appropriate.
3. Act as a member of multidisciplinary teams in the planning, provision, and development of professional quality services.
4. Support, share advice, and liaise with our clinical team with respect to the delivery of clinical services.
5. Participate in clinical team meetings, case conferences, and any other service meetings.
6. Ensure that all documentation, including individual clinical records, are maintained in a secure, orderly, and confidential manner using a computerised clinical records system and maintain confidentiality in respect to all matters arising from your official duties.
7. Assist with the preparation of parent/teacher training and advice sessions.
8. Ensure the maintenance and development of the therapy rooms and therapy equipment, ensuring the health and safety of all equipment is regularly assessed.
9. Ensure the maintenance of professional development and the regular attendance, participation in, and contribution to any CPD opportunities.
10. Assist with service development.
11. Occasional provision of training workshops for parents and teachers.
12. Contribute to any promotional work for service development and media communications.
13. Any other reasonable duties associated with the post of a Therapy Assistant.
14. Will report directly to the Clinical Services Manager at Sensational Kids.

1. Degree or equivalent qualification relevant to the role of a Therapy Assistant.
2. Ideally a minimum of 1+ year post-qualification experience in therapy services that includes working with children with additional needs, particularly working with children with autism spectrum disorders and Down syndrome.
3. New and recently qualified therapists are welcome to apply.