BEHAVIOURAL THERAPIST

A commitment to living the values of Teamwork, Respect, Dignity, Justice, Advocacy and Quality.

We are an independent voluntary organisation providing services and support for people with disabilities and their families for more than 70 years. Our work positively impacts the lives of over 10,000 people with disabilities, equipping them with the confidence, skills, and self-belief to achieve their expressed goals

Behaviour Therapist

Dublin (also Coverin6 months 39 hours

Job Purpose

To maximize the quality of life outcomes of people who present with behaviours that challenge via evidence based behaviour analytic casework.

To help staff to adopt evidence-based support approaches and effectively support service users with behaviours that challenge.

To increase the capacity of RehabCare services to effectively support people with behaviour support needs via a range of ongoing service development activities.

To help the organisation adopt an evidence-based practice framework in the support of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Minimum Education & Skills required

§ Masters degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or equivalent.

§ Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) certification is desirable.

§ Minimum of three years’ experience working in behaviour support roles, carrying out functional assessments and supporting social care or educational staff teams to implement behaviour-analytic interventions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), cognitive disabilities (e.g. ABI or dementia), and / or dual mental health diagnoses.

§ Knowledge of current best practice in the area of behaviour support and evidence-based practice in the support of people with IDDs more generally.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

§ Functional Assessment: To take a lead role in identifying function-based interventions and supports for people who present with behaviours that challenge via comprehensive functional behavioural assessments in line with best practice.

§ Implementation Support: To take a lead role in the design of function-based interventions which are evidence based and have good contextual fit with the target environment(s). To support the implementation of these interventions via evidence-based training and organisational behaviour management strategies.

§ Collaborative Working & Stakeholder Involvement: To work collaboratively with service users, service staff and multi-agency inter-disciplinary teams throughout the behaviour support process e.g. by consulting with the relevant stakeholders regarding goals and priorities; by involving stakeholders in the functional assessment process; by explaining to stakeholders the conclusions of any assessments and the details of any indicated interventions; and by seeking feedback from stakeholders throughout the process.

Additional requirements

§ That the post holder manages a large caseload and busy workload

§ That the post holder has a full, clean driving licence and has available personal transport.

§ Willingness to undertake a large amount of travel and work flexibly due to the geographic spread of services across the region and 24/7 nature of residential, supported accommodation and respite services.

Staff Benefits

§ Company Pension Scheme

§ Paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave

§ Educational leave

§ 27 days annual leave

§ Bike to work scheme

§ Tax saver travel scheme

§ Income protection

§ Unpaid leave

§ Health and Wellbeing programme

§ Digital Doctor

§ Financial support for studying and study leave

§ Long Service Reward Scheme

§ sick leave

§ Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Rewarding Career Career with meaning attractive benefits work life balance*

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These duties and responsibilities are a reflection of the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendment to meet the changing needs of the service.

Closing Date: Thursday, 6th August 2026

Salary starting from point 1 € 68,008.75 to point 9 € 79,256.50 (pro rata), is subject to negotiation depending on experience and qualification.