SEND School Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

School & College; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A transformative educational institution in England seeks a qualified Speech and Language Therapist to empower children with SEND. You will work full-time during the school year, collaborating with other professionals to deliver tailored therapy. Ideal candidates should have experience working with children facing complex challenges. This role offers a supportive environment with minimal stress on caseload management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with children with complex autism and learning difficulties.
• Strong ability in delivering tailored care and support.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialised therapy for children and young people with complex needs.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to monitor and plan for pupil needs.
• Empower staff with expert advice for communication development.

Skills

Specialised speech therapy knowledge

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Qualified Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Are you a qualified Speech and Language Therapist passionate about empowering children and young people with SEND? If you’re motivated by making a meaningful impact and align with our vision and values, we’d love to hear from you.

Speech and language therapy support for all classes is an integral part of the Abbey School model and part of meeting our values of:

• Belonging and connection
• Autonomy and control
• Gifts and talent
• Speaking, listening and a sense of self

About the role:

• Onsite, full-time during the school year (39 weeks, and no travelling between different sites)
• Permanent contract
• You will work within our trans disciplinary team of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Behaviour Analysts
• Small caseload – you will be responsible for a small number of classes with 6-7 pupils per class. You will work closely with the class-based staff and other onsite professionals in a pupil centred model.
• Hands on - you will see your classes every week and maintain continual support of pupils in your caseload across the school year without pressure to discharge
• Please note this role is not suitable for newly qualified Speech and Language Therapists

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver specialised speech, language, and communication support to children and young people (aged 4-19) with complex autism, learning difficulties, and behaviours that challenge, within a school setting.
• Collaborate as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure every pupil's needs are understood, accurately planned for, and closely monitored.
• Empower teaching staff with expert advice to support pupils' communication development, driving the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
• Provide both direct and indirect therapy to individuals and groups of pupils, ensuring tailored care and support.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a transformative team – contact us today! If you would like an informal chat about the job role, or a tour of the school to find out more, then please call the main school office to arrange this.

How to apply: For further information, please contact: [e-mail] Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so apply today and take the first step towards joining our inspiring team. The School will complete an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If any incidents or issues have happened that are publicly available online, the school may wish to explore this at interview.

Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Child safer recruitment procedures operate and the post is subject to references and an Enhanced DBS disclosure with barred list checks. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marriage/civil partnerships, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.