Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Enable Trust; Yate; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Enable Trust seeks a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to work across multiple specialist education settings. You will assess, plan and deliver targeted SALT interventions for children with complex needs, including autism, writing detailed reports and supporting staff and families.

You will promote Total Communication, collaborate with teachers and external professionals, and manage your own caseload with a high degree of autonomy in a supportive Trust environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered Speech & Language Therapist (HCPC) with experience in SEND and autism.
• Able to assess, plan and deliver targeted SALT interventions.
• Experience writing detailed pupil reports and care plans.
• Knowledge of Total Communication approaches and visual strategies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist SALT interventions (1:1 and small groups).
• Support assessment and formulation of pupils with communication needs.
• Promote Total Communication (Makaton, AAC, visuals).
• Collaborate with teachers, families and external professionals.
• Provide training and guidance to school staff and families.
• Develop resources and approaches across the Trust.
• Manage a caseload with autonomy.

Skills

Clinical SALT

Autism

Assessment

Report writing

Education

HCPC registered SLT

Qualified Speech & Language Therapist

Job description

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Grade 4 £48,226.00 - £51,356.00 FTE (actual salary £41,480 - £44,173 for Term time working) - Pay award pending

Full time, 5 days per week, Term time only

Location base: Culverhill School (Kelston Close, Bristol BS37 8SZ) - to work across all schools within the Trust

Do you believe communication is the foundation for every child’s ability to learn, connect and thrive?

Are you looking for a role where your clinical expertise can shape not only individual outcomes, but the wider environments around a child?

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Speech & Language Therapist to join our team within Enable Trust, delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions for children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication needs, including autism and complex profiles.

This is a highly rewarding and autonomous role, offering the opportunity to work across multiple specialist education settings.

You will use your advanced clinical skills to assess, plan and deliver targeted interventions, while also supporting staff, families and wider systems to create communication-rich environments where every child can succeed.

About the role

Working under the direction of the Therapies Manager and alongside the Lead Speech & Language Therapist, you will:

• Deliver specialist SALT interventions (1:1 and small groups) tailored to individual needs
• Support the assessment and formulation of pupils with communication difficulties
• Promote Total Communication approaches (e.g. Makaton, AAC, visual strategies)
• Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, families and external professionals
• Provide training, advice and guidance to school staff and families
• Contribute to developing resources and approaches across the Trust
• Manage your own caseload with a high degree of autonomy

About you

• You will be a qualified and registered Speech & Language Therapist (HCPC) who:
• Has experience supporting children and young people with SEND, particularly autism and complex needs
• Is confident delivering assessments, interventions and writing detailed reports
• Has a strong understanding of communication strategies and visual approaches
• Enjoys collaborative working within multidisciplinary teams
• Is proactive, organised, and able to work independently
• Is passionate about supporting inclusive, communication-friendly environments

About us

Our mission is “working together passionately to achieve the best outcomes fin our specialised SEND and Alternative Provision settings”. Enable Trust is a specialist school and Alternative Provision (AP) Multi Academy Trust based in South Gloucestershire. We established in 2018, when our founding schools, Culverhill and New Siblands came together with a shared mission. Since then we’ve opened up Two Bridges Academy, and welcomed Pathways Learning Centre into the Trust, and we’re excited to be on track to be on a growth trajectory. Our children and young people are at the heart of everything we do

What we can offer

• Be part of something meaningful, helping children and young people truly thrive
• Make a real difference every day in the lives of young people with complex social, emotional and/or mental health needs.
• Join a warm, passionate, supportive team where people trust and look out for each other
• Work in a culture built on inclusion, respect and a shared sense of purpose
• Grow your career with strong support, development and opportunities to progress
• Feel valued in a workplace that cares about your wellbeing as much as your work
• Help shape a growing Trust where your contribution towards our mission of “achieving more together” genuinely matters.

Be part of a role where your clinical expertise goes beyond therapy sessions - shaping environments, empowering others, and enabling children and young people to find their voice and reach their full potential.

Interviews are due to take place on 10th September 2026

Enable Trust 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. Suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. Short-listed applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children and young people. We will carry out online searches on all short-listed applicants, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Part 3, Safer Recruitment. Where given permission to do so, references will be requested for short-listed candidates prior to interview. Candidates attending an interview should expect the interview panel to explore issues relating to safeguarding. All successful applicants will be required to undergo security and vetting checks appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS check. Applicants must be aware that it is an offence to apply for a role ifbarred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and young people.