Qualified Speech and Language Therapist

Aurora Cedars School; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Aurora Cedars School is seeking a Qualified Speech and Language Therapist to join their therapy team. The role involves managing a therapy caseload for students with special educational needs, alongside supporting staff with assessments and intervention strategies. Candidates must hold a professional Speech and Language Therapy degree and be registered with RCSLT and HCPC. This part-time role provides the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of pupils while contributing to their development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Training and Development

Employee Assistance Programme

UK Health Cash Plan

Competitive Pay and Reward

Refer a friend for £1,000

Qualifications

• Registered member of RCSLT and HCPC.
• Professional degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent.
• Experience working with children with special educational needs.

Responsibilities

• Holding a small therapy caseload.
• Supporting staff in bespoke assessment and intervention plans.
• Contributing to training and consultation.

Skills

Communication

Nurturing approach

Decision making

Education

Speech and Language Therapy degree

Job description

Qualified Speech and Language Therapist – Aurora Cedars School

Contract Type: Part Time (3 days), permanent

Hours: 24 hours per week. Term time only

Location: Wolverhampton

Salary: £15.53 to £18.62 p/hr (£32,302.40 to £38,729.60 pro rata)

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities. It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora, and this is a unique career opportunity to be instrumental in the growth of a new school and to make your mark on our growing services.

Aurora Cedars School in Wolverhampton offers a bespoke education provision for up to 80 pupils aged 5-19 who have ASC/SEMH needs, some of whom require support with their speech and language and communication needs. We are looking for an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of a therapy team at Aurora Cedars.

When it comes to looking after our young people, we strive for excellence, with this in mind, we are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist to expand our communication friendly statutes and who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people to be happy and to make their way in the world.

Working collaboratively with the staff, you will support teams to deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our children and young people with a range of Special Educational Needs.

You will be responsible for holding a small speech and language therapy caseload for the school and with the support of our experienced Clinical Lead and SENCo, you will also contribute to staff training, consultation and reflective practice.

This is a rewarding role, with a great emphasis on wellbeing, this position would suit an enthusiastic individual, with a nurturing approach and the ability to make decisions, as well as manage their own workload.

Essential Criteria:

• You will be a registered member of RCSLT and HCPC
• Hold a professional Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent.

What’s on offer?

• Training and Development

Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career.

• Save money on your bills!!

With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further. Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are. You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more. You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme.

• Competitive Pay and Reward

Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Pension and Life Assurance.

• UK Health Cash Plan

This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.

• Employee Assistance Programme

Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7.

• Refer a friend for £1,000

We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)

How to apply?

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Safeguarding Statement

Aurora Cedars School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.