Senior Speech And Language Therapist

Xander Group; Thatcham; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity organization in Berkshire is seeking an Experienced Senior Speech and Language Therapist to support autistic young people with complex needs. This role involves managing a team, planning training, and delivering assessments and therapy. This position offers a salary between £46,000 and £53,000, flexible hours, and generous benefits including 33 days annual leave and a company pension.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Company pension

Employee Recognition Schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience as a Speech and Language Therapist, preferably with young people.
• Ability to deliver assessments and therapy for complex needs.
• Skills in contributing to training and managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Line manage the team of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Plan and deliver training on autism and communication.
• Manage a caseload of autistic young people.

Skills

Experience with autism

Communication skills

Therapeutic interventions

Job description

Senior Speech and Language Therapist – £46,000 - £53,000 salary – Thatcham, West Berkshire – 37.5 hours Permanent Position, Flexible hours – Will consider part time hours

I\'m currently supporting a charity based in Berkshire providing education and residential care for autistic young people with complex needs who are looking for a Experienced Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join the team.

The school provides exceptional therapeutic support and pastoral care, creating a profoundly positive impact on every pupil. Classrooms are calm, focused, and highly conducive to learning, with minimal disruptions thanks to dedicated staff and specialist therapeutic and nursing teams who ensure an optimal sensory, physical, and communication environment.

What you will do

• To line manage the team of Speech and Language Therapists
• Contribute and/or lead in the planning and delivering of training to develop the knowledge and skills of others in the areas of autism and communication
• Manage a caseload of autistic young people with complex needs
• Deliver assessments, therapy input, and regular reviews
• Implement the Prior\'s Court Communication Skills Programme to build functional communication
• Use clinical reasoning to identify individual communication strengths and needs
• Provide evidence-based interventions in expression, understanding, social communication, and AAC
• Contribute to EHCP reviews through reports and progress updates

What you get

• 33 days annual leave, including Bank Holidays
• Company pension (Combined 8% contributions – Employer 5%, Employee 3%)
• Employee Recognition Schemes, including an annual staff awards programme and Long Service Awards
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to full Flexible Benefits package including the option of dental insurance, private medical insurance, critical illness, increased life insurance, partner life insurance self-funded health cash plan and many others

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