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An internal panel of suitable applicants may be set up to fill vacancies which may occur within a specific time period (four months for teacher posts and the duration of the school year for SNA posts) from the date on which the Board approves the successful candidate.

St. Joseph's School is a special school that caters for pupils aged 4 to 18 years of age. Pupils have moderate/multiple disabilities. Approximately half of the pupils also have ASD. The school currently employs 25 SNAs. Applicants should have experience in working with pupils with learning disabilities, physical, sensory and complex difficulties in a special school, special class or ASD unit setting and have worked as part of a school based team. Experience in the following is desirable: assistance with personal hygiene/toileting; FEDS (feeding, eating, drinking and swallowing),; hoisting; behaviours that challenge; physiotherapy; speech and language therapy; occupational therapy and aquatic programmes. Experience in the use of iPads, computer programmes, switches, interactive whiteboards and LAMH sign language is also desirable. A panel of suitable applicants may be set up from which further vacancies may be filled. Please clearly mark all applications SNA APPLICATION. Closing date 27/06/17 at 3pm. Applications will not be returned, only successful applicants will be notified.