Speech and Language Therapist Band 6/7

Total Assist Recruitment; Camberley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

We are seeking a Speech & Language Therapist to support students with learning disabilities in College Centres across London and Surrey. The role focuses on delivering Speech & Language Therapy at universal or individual levels, including AAC, to promote communication, inclusion and independence.

The post involves working with teaching staff and external agencies to ensure smooth transitions for students, with a commitment to person-centred care and rights-based practice.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent.
• UK HCPC Registration or equivalent professional registration.

Responsibilities

• To use a person centred approach to promote choice, independence, and inclusion in line with national frameworks.
• To maintain respect for students and families, modelling person centred, neurodiverse affirming and collaborative working.
• To work with external agencies to ensure smooth transition of information into and out of the college.
• To assess students' communication, eating & drinking and learning environment needs using formal and informal assessments and manage caseload, including AAC.
• To enable staff to deliver the curriculum at an appropriate language level through training, coaching and observations.

Skills

AAC knowledge

Person-centred approach

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

UK HCPC Registration

Job description

Location: Kingston

Working Pattern: 5 days per week, Term Time plus 4

We operate vibrant community-based College Centres across London and Surrey, where committed specialist teams deliver a variety of programmes designed to meet the diverse needs of our students.

Students who study with us have a wide range of needs including profound and multiple learning disabilities, communication and behavioural difficulties and specific medical needs. All students are individual, and their learning programme is designed to support and empower them to achieve their aspirations and goals, whilst developing skills to become more independent members of their community.

We are looking for a Speech & Language Therapist who loves working with people with Learning Disabilities in creative, functional and person-centred ways. You will deliver a Speech & Language Therapy service at a universal and / or individual level, as clinically required.

Key Responsibilities:

• To use a person centred approach to promote choice, independence, and inclusion, reflecting the key principals of Valuing People (DOH 2002), Valuing People Now and the Human Rights Act and working towards the Preparing for Adulthood Agenda, in order to enable the student to achieve his/her academic, social and employment potential.
• To maintain and model the highest level of respect at all times for students and their families, modelling person centred, neurodiverse affirming and collaborative working, at all times promoting students human's rights, dignity and individual choices.
• To work with external agencies (eg. Schools, work placements, social services) to ensure smooth transition of student's communication and eating and drinking information, both into and when leaving the college.
• To assess student's communication, eating & drinking and learning environment needs using a range of formal and informal assessments and observations and manage clinical caseload independently, including the use of AAC.
• To enable teaching and support staff to deliver the curriculum at an appropriate language and communication level through contributing to support plans, planning & delivering staff training, coaching and reflecting with staff and class observations.

Key Requirements:

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent
• UK HCPC Registration