Interim Discipline Managers

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families 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, indep

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families 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, indep Show more

Interim Discipline Managers

• Social Work
• Physiotherapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech and Language Therapy

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are seeking highly motivated, skilled Interim Discipline Managers to support Childrens Disability Network Teams.A number of Specified Purpose contract vacancies exist with an -initial duration period of 12 months.

Arising from this competition, a panel may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled.

These posts will be located in the following areas:

(1)West/Midwest (working with teams in Limerick, Nenagh and Galway) Based at one of the service locations

Occupational Therapy Manager

Physiotherapy Manager

Speech and Language Therapy Manager

(2) Dublin South/South East (working with teams in Dublin South, Wicklow and Kilkenny) Based at one of the service locations

(3) Dubin West/Dublin Northeast (working with teams in Kildare, Tallaght, Ballyboden, Meath and Cavan) Based at one of the service locations

Occupational Therapy Manager

Physiotherapy Manager

Speech and Language Therapy Manager

(4)South /South West (working with teams in Cork and Kerry) Based at one of the service locations

Contract Hours: 35

Salary Scale: See specific job descriptions for details

Annual Leave Entitlement: 34 days

Overview of the Post:

Working closely with the CDNM, the Interim Discipline Manager will provide discipline specific clinical and professional leadership, support and guidance to relevant staff across the assigned Childrens Disability network teams. They will be responsible for the delivery and development of a high quality, integrated and effective service within the discipline, working in an interdisciplinary service model, ensuring that professional standards are maintained.

Please see specific discipline Job Descriptions for more details.

The successful candidate will have

Registration, or be eligible for registration, in the relevant discipline by the discipline Registration Board at CORU or as relevant

5 years full time (or an aggregate of 5 years full time) post qualification experience

The requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability, management, leadership and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office

Proof of Statutory Registration on the relevant discipline Register maintained by the relevant discipline Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

Excellent internal and external training opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlements

Long service reward scheme

Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:

We want to hear from you if you have a passion for working with our organisation and have the relevant experience/skills required for the role.

These postholders will be based in an agreed location within the relevant region.

What now?

To apply, please download the Job Description for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: 1pm 6th of August 2025.

Interviews will be held in August 2025 (see job descriptions for dates)

The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.

Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.

The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.

Please review the Enable Ireland's External Data Protection Notice available at for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant's personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with:

1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and

2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer