Speech and Language Therapist

Integrated Care System; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare authority in Liverpool is seeking a part-time Speech and Language Therapist to join the Behaviour Intervention Team. This role involves providing advice and support on speech and language development, focusing on pupil behavior and communication skills. The position is flexible and fixed-term for 12 months, offering a chance to make a significant impact in local communities.

Qualifications

• Experience of practising as a speech and language therapist with children/young people.
• Experience of planning and implementing research-based specialist support strategies.
• Ability to use initiative and work autonomously without direct supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide speech and language recommendations and strategies to support pupil behaviour.
• Promote communication in schools and trauma-informed approaches.
• Contribute to providing quality education to every child.

Skills

Communication with children and young people

Collaboration with professionals

Knowledge of additional needs

Training and coaching on strategies

Documentation and resource production

Education

Recognised qualification degree in Speech & Language Therapy

Registration with Health and Care Professions Council

Job description

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https://jobs.liverpool.gov.uk/jobs/job/Speech-and-Language-Therapist/986

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Children and Young People's Services as a Speech and Language Therapist. This is an exciting time to join us as we integrate our SEND and Alternative Provision services, enabling a holistic understanding of and response to children and young people's needs.

As a Speech and Language Therapist within the Behaviour Intervention Team, you will play an integral role within the team by providing advice and support on how speech and language development relates to pupil behaviour and communication skills.

This post is part time 21 hours per week term time (across three flexible days) and is fixed term for 12 months in order to carry out specific and additional specialist activities linked to targeted funding.

Shortlisting is planned for the W/C 25 August 2025.

Interviews are planned for Wednesday 3 September 2025.

Main duties of the job

• As a Speech and Language Therapist, you will give specific speech and language recommendations and strategies, at both whole school and pupil specific level, that will support emotional regulation and positive engagement, helping to reduce incidents of challenging behaviour and the number of suspensions and exclusions
• You will promote communication and supportive environments in schools and inclusive, trauma-informed approaches to behaviour
• The post holder will be a key player in the service area and will work with other specialists across the SEND Support Service
• Reporting directly to the Behaviour Intervention Team Operational Lead, you will contribute significantly to our mission of providing quality education to every child and young person, irrespective of their background or challenges that they may face

About us

Liverpool is home to vibrant and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place.We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

Our Practice Model Our City, Our Children, Together was chosen by colleagues, parents and carers, children, and young people to reflect our collective commitment to working collaboratively, it is more than just a practice model, it is a shared vision. Every part of this model has been co-produced with the people who access and deliver our services.It represents our values, our relationships, and our belief that, by working together, we can create the best outcomes for children, young people, and their networks. This is a model we can be proud of and one that truly belongs to all of us.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of practising as a speech and language therapist with children/young people
• Experience of planning and implementing research-based specialist support strategies
• Skills in communicating with children and young people particularly those that have additional needs
• Ability to deliver high quality training, modelling or coaching on speech and language strategies
• Ability to work collaboratively and confidently with a wide range of other professionals
• Ability to produce documentation/resources of the highest professional standards
• Ability to use initiative and work autonomously without direct supervision

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification degree/equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£40,777 to £46,142 a yearpro rata per annum