Speech and Language Therapist

Teaching Vacancies; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Onsite gym

Shower facilities

Coffee shop

Lunches provided

Job summary

Oaklands is seeking a qualified Speech and Language Therapist to join our onsite SALT service, supporting students with complex communication needs. Many students require high-tech and/or low-tech AAC.

The role involves collaborating with service providers and parents to ensure accurate, up-to-date intervention programmes tailored to each student’s needs. The successful candidate will have at least two years’ experience in a specialist clinic or school setting for pupils with PMLD, SLD and

Qualifications

• Qualified Speech and Language Therapist with experience in a school or clinical setting.
• Experience with PMLD/SLD/autism and AAC approaches.
• DBS clearance and safeguarding responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Support students with complex communication needs using high-/low-tech AAC.
• Collaborate with service providers and parents to tailor SALT reports and interventions.
• Work across Oaklands’ two sites and contribute to the school SALT service.

Skills

Speech & Language Therapy

AAC expertise

Collaboration

Education

Qualified SLT

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Oaklands is an outstanding special school serving the London Borough of Hounslow that provides specialist education to students with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties and autism. Oaklands is at an exciting point in its development. High Oaks is situated on Gresham Road in a purpose built new school building. New Oaks Primary operates in a newly refurbished building in Woodlands Road Isleworth. Both schools offer state of the art facilities for our students.

We are seeking a qualified Speech and Language Therapist to be part our onsite SALT service, supporting students with complex communication needs. Many of our students require high-tech and/or low-tech AAC. The ideal candidate will have at least two years’ experience working in a specialist clinic and/or school setting with students who have profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), severe learning disabilities (SLD), and autism. This can also include experience within a placement during the candidates’ studies. This role involves close collaboration with service providers and parents to ensure that SALT reports and intervention programmes are accurate, up to date, and tailored to each student’s needs.

What the school offers its staff

Oaklands School Therapy Team is led by our Therapy Team Lead. The successful candidate will join the therapy team at Oaklands and work across both our 2 sites. This is an exciting opportunity to develop specialist clinical skills and embed yourself in the school community to support our children and young people in achieving the best functional outcomes.

We value our employees and offer excellent training and support as well as a pension scheme, employee assistance programme and many other well-being benefits. These include our onsite gym, showering facilities and a coffee shop with discounted barista coffee. We also offer freshly prepared hot and cold lunches which are available to purchase from our onsite kitchen, shop and café.

Oaklands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. Social media checks will be carried out for all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 18 working week probation period.

Details of this post are available on the school’s website: www.oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk Visits to the school are welcome. Please contact the HR department for an appointment on [e-mail] or by calling the school on 020 8560 3569 (option 3).

Closing Date: 9am 17th November 2026

Interview Date: Monday 23rd November 2026

Start Date: ASAP

Pay Scale: Hounslow Pay Scales SO1 (Point 21) to SO2 (Point 28)

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Induction: The successful candidate will be required to attend a pre-employment induction

Commitment to safeguarding

Oaklands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, teaching and non-teaching (including temporary and supply staff), governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants for all vacancies will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service