Senior Speech & Language Therapist at Valence School

Valence School; Westerham; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension & life cover

Staff well-being sessions

Retail discounts & subsidised meals

Free on-site parking

Supervision & continuous professional

Job summary

Valence School is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our specialist school therapy team, delivering high quality SLT in an educational setting. You will work within an MDT to support children and young people with complex communication needs, embedding strategies into daily routines and contributing to EHCP processes.

This role is 30 hours per week, term-time, with flexibility on hours.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist with post-qualification experience.
• Experience supporting children/young people with complex communication needs.
• Strong assessment and intervention skills with clinical reasoning.
• Willingness to undertake dysphagia training if required.
• Experience in an educational setting is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, evidence-based SLT to students.
• Assess, intervene and support students with complex needs.
• Manage a defined caseload and contribute to EHCP processes.
• Embed communication strategies into daily practice with MDT.

Skills

Assessment skills

Intervention skills

Clinical reasoning

Team collaboration

Dysphagia training willingness

Education

HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

About this Role

(Salary equivalent to NHS Band 6)

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic Speech and Languagetherapist to join our specialist school therapy team supporting children andyoung people with complex communication needs. You will deliver high qualityspeech and language therapy to students within an educational setting embeddingstrategies into daily routines. Workingwithin a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) you will help remove communicationbarriers and support students' engagement, learning and wellbeing. The role isadvertised as 30 hours per week, term time only although we are flexible onworking hours and days.

Key Responsibilities

This role offers the opportunity to deliver high quality, evidence-basedtherapy providing assessment, targeted intervention and support to studentswith a range of complex needs, working with a multidisciplinary therapy teamacross education and residential settings.

The role will manage a defined case load, contribute to EHCP processesand support staff in embedding communication strategies into daily practice.

About You

You will be a HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist with significantpost qualification experience and have experience supporting children or youngpeople with complex communication needs. You will have strong assessment,intervention and clinical reasoning skills, be confident workingcollaboratively and bewilling to undertake dysphagia training if required. Experience working in aneducational setting would be advantageous but is not essential.

Why Join Us

• Work-life balance including school holidaysoff, no evenings, weekends or on-call working
• Generous pension scheme & life cover
• Staff well-being sessions and support
• Retail discounts and subsidised meals
• Free on-site parking and refreshments
• Access to supervision and continuingprofessional development
• A supportive and experienced MDT with strongclinical leadership

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced speech and language professionallooking to develop their career within a supportive and collaborativetherapy team and school environment.

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare ofevery student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share thiscommitment. We value diversity and promote equality forall. For shortlisted candidates references will be taken up beforeinterview and online checks undertaken. The successful applicant willrequire an enhanced DBS check (this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation ofOffenders Act)