Preston Aphasia Cafe Session Lead

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A community charity is seeking a Session Leader for its Aphasia Cafe in Preston, which meets twice monthly. Responsibilities include leading sessions, working alongside volunteers, and designing engaging activities for attendees. Ideal candidates may be qualified speech and language therapists, students in the field, or experienced SLT assistants. This position offers competitive pay, £30 per hour for qualified staff and £20 for unqualified, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Qualifications

• Must have ongoing availability during session times.
• Experience working with groups of varying language abilities.
• Ability to lead and engage diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Aphasia Cafe sessions.
• Design and deliver engaging activities.
• Support and guide volunteers.
• Update attendance registers and provide session reports.
• Coordinate with staff for fundraising and events.
• Attend charity briefings.

Skills

Speech and language therapy

Group leadership

Volunteer support

Engagement design

Education

Qualified speech and language therapist (NHS band 5 to 7)

Student in speech and language therapy

Experience as SLT Assistant or Support Worker (NHS band 4 or above)

Job description

Aphasia Support is a passionate, community centred charity. Our mission is to improve the wellbeing of people with Aphasia and their carers by providing tailored speech and language therapy and long term support. We want to create a world where every person with Aphasia has access to support and can communicate with confidence.

Aphasia Support is looking to recruit a Session Leader to oversee a brand new twice monthly meeting Aphasia Cafe in Preston. The Aphasia Cafe meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 10.30 to 12. You must have ongoing availability during this timeframe.

We are looking for either:

Overview

We are seeking a qualified speech and language therapist (NHS band 5 to 7), a student studying to become a speech and language therapist at undergraduate or postgraduate level, or an experienced SLT Assistant or Support Worker (NHS band 4 or above) to lead the Aphasia Cafe in Preston.

Main duties of the job

• Leading the Aphasia Cafe in Preston twice a month.
• Working alongside the Aphasia Cafe group and volunteer support group to design and deliver engaging Aphasia Cafe sessions which consider the varying language abilities of attendees.
• Providing guidance and support to volunteers within the groups.
• Ensure attendance registers are updated after each session and write a short report providing an overview of the session.
• Liaising with the Aphasia Support staff team on fundraising and awareness raising events which involve the Aphasia Cafe groups.
• Attend briefings from the charity held twice a year on Zoom.
• Successful candidates will be supported by the charity's CEO during their induction period and a thorough handover of responsibilities will be provided.

About us

Aphasia Support currently has a staff team of 6 people. We rely on sessional worker speech and language therapists to oversee the 1to1 support we provide and our aphasia cafes. We also have an army of amazing volunteers. We are a close knit charity who are striving to make a meaningful difference to the people we support. Come join us!

Job responsibilities

Tasks will include:

• Leading the Aphasia Cafe in Preston twice a month.
• Working alongside the Aphasia Cafe group and volunteer support group, to design and deliver engaging Aphasia Cafe sessions which consider the varying language abilities of attendees.
• Providing guidance and support to volunteers within the groups.
• Ensure attendance registers are updated after each session and write a short report providing an overview of the session.
• Liaising with the Aphasia Support staff team on fundraising and awareness raising events which involve the Aphasia Cafe groups.
• Attend briefings from the charity held twice a year on Zoom.
• Successful candidates will be supported by the charity's CEO during their induction period and a thorough handover of responsibilities will be provided.

Person Specification

Experience

We are looking for either:

• A qualified speech and language therapist working at NHS band 5 to 7
• A student studying to become a speech and language therapist at undergraduate or post graduate level.
• An experienced SLT Assistant or Support Worker working at NHS band 4 or above.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: Qualified £30 per hour; Unqualified £20 per hour