Compass Community New Speech and Language Therapist Halifax · office £39k–54k

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Job summary

Compass Community Schools is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to support children and young people across our schools. You will work with our Education Team to develop and shape Speech and Language Therapy provision, moving beyond individual interventions to create communication-supportive, participation-focused and trauma-informed environments.

You will collaborate with SENDCos, school leaders, teachers, therapists and families to identify needs, set goals, and provide practical

Qualifications

• HCPC registered and member of RCSLT.
• Experience working with children and young people with SEND and complex needs.
• Confident managing a caseload and working independently.
• Experience providing consultation, advice and training to education or care teams.
• Able to translate clinical expertise into practical strategies staff can use.
• Passionate about communication-accessible, neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed practice.
• Comfortable coaching and supporting others to develop their practice.

Responsibilities

• Observe, consult, coach, modelling and training to reduce communication barriers to learning and participation.
• Provide practical advice around communication-supportive environments, AAC and visual supports.
• Support development of Speech and Language Therapy Champions across Compass Community Schools.
• Collaborate with SENDCos, school leaders, teachers and families to align home and school support.

Skills

HCPC registered

RCSLT member

SEND experience

Caseload management

Staff training

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Coaching others

Trauma-informed practice

Tools

AAC

Visual supports

Job description

About The Role

Are you a Speech and Language Therapist looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children and young people? Compass Community Schools is looking for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our Education Team and help shape and develop Speech and Language Therapy provision across our schools. This is an exciting opportunity to use your clinical expertise beyond individual interventions. Working alongside our Senior Speech and Language Therapist, SENDCos, Speech and Language Therapy Champions, Occupational Therapists and wider school teams, you will help create communication-supportive, participation-focused and trauma-informed environments where every learner has the opportunity to communicate, connect, participate and develop their independence.

Your impact

As a trusted source of Speech and Language Therapy expertise, you will use observation, consultation, coaching, modelling and training to help colleagues recognise and reduce communication barriers to learning and participation. You will provide practical advice around communication-supportive environments, visual supports, communication systems, AAC and other strategies, always with a focus on what will make a meaningful difference to learners' everyday experiences. You will also support the development of our Speech and Language Therapy Champions, helping to build sustainable communication knowledge and practice across our schools. The role provides an opportunity to contribute to the wider development of Speech and Language Therapy across Compass Community Schools, giving you the chance to influence practice beyond your own setting.

Working collaboratively

You will work closely with SENDCos, school leaders, teachers, teaching assistants, therapists and external professionals to ensure communication needs are understood and appropriately supported. You will contribute to learner reviews, planning meetings and multidisciplinary discussions, helping schools identify the right level of universal, targeted or specialist support. You will also work alongside families to understand learners' strengths, needs and priorities and, where appropriate, support consistency between home and school.

About you

We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who is passionate about enabling children and young people to communicate, participate, belong and thrive.

• HCPC registered and a member of RCSLT.
• Experienced in working with children and young people with SEND and complex needs.
• Confident managing a caseload and working independently.
• Confident working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team.
• Experienced in providing consultation, advice and training to education or care teams.
• Able to translate clinical expertise into practical strategies that staff can confidently use.
• Passionate about communication-accessible, neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed practice.
• Comfortable coaching and supporting others to develop their practice.

Experience in specialist education, residential care, multidisciplinary teams, AAC, social communication or wider communication-supportive approaches would be welcomed.

Our values

Our values of Courage, Integrity and Care are at the heart of how we work.

Courage

We advocate confidently for children and young people's communication needs, challenge barriers to inclusion and have the courage to explore new approaches.

Integrity

We maintain high professional standards, take responsibility for our decisions and provide honest, respectful and constructive advice.

Care

We build trusting relationships and create emotionally safe, communication-supportive environments where every learner is valued and supported to achieve their potential.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to be part of an education team where Speech and Language Therapy is valued as an integral part of supporting children and young people to succeed. You will have the opportunity to influence whole-school practice, develop others, shape communication provision and make a lasting difference to learners' everyday experiences. If you are ready to use your expertise to make a difference at both an individual and whole-school level, we would love to hear from you.