Speech and Language Therapist - Full-time/Part-time

Folkestonegirls; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join their multi-disciplinary therapy team. This role involves leading the therapy team, providing specialist training, and supporting children with diverse needs across various schools. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to promoting welfare and enhancing the educational experience of children and young people. Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression are offered.

Benefits

Excellent CPD opportunities

Clinical Supervision

Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme

Career progression

Qualifications

• Experienced Band 6 or 7 Speech and Language Therapist.
• Desirable experience with children and young people with Autism/Special Educational Needs.
• Ability to manage a caseload and communicate effectively with professionals and parents.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Speech and Language Therapy team and contribute to strategic plans.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat learners while maintaining clinical records.
• Provide training and support to staff and parents to enhance communication in schools.

Skills

Management

Communication

Leadership

Flexibility

Education

Qualified Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

We are looking for a special person to take on an exciting opportunity.

Salary: Equivalent to band 6/7 depending on experience + SEN Allowance

Hours: Flexible full and part-time hours available, term-time only

Location: Schools within Rivermead Inclusive Trust and schools across Medway and Kent as part of Rivermead Solutions traded services.

Tel: [phone]Email: [e-mail]

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Band 6 or 7 Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of our experienced multi-disciplinary therapy team across the Rivermead Inclusive Trust and Rivermead Solutions. You will help lead our speech and language therapists and work closely with the Trust Inclusion lead and our RMSolutions Lead to strategically plan and grow our therapy team to meet the needs of both the Trust and Rivermead Solutions.

We make sure that our children and young people have every life opportunity and progress to the very best of their ability in a complete holistic way. This is partly attributed by our Therapy team consisting of additional speech and languages therapists, occupational therapists, art therapist, counsellors and therapy assistants.

Our Trust consists of mainstream and specialist settings. In addition to supporting our Trust Schools, you will also have the opportunity to provide therapeutic support and training to nurseries, schools, colleges and parents/carers outside of our Trust through Rivermead Solutions, a Community Interest Company.

For more information about our provisions, please visit our website: Our Schools - Rivermead Inclusive Trust

The post-holder will:

• Help lead the Speech and Language Therapy team and contribute to the therapy strategic plan and where possible offer clinical supervision both formal and informal
• Have the opportunity to share their specialisms and areas of interest with the team when discussing caseload allocation
• Assess, diagnose, treat and manage their own caseload of learners and maintain records in line with clinical guidance
• Provide specialist training to staff to develop whole school approaches to meet speech, language and communication needs in the classroom and throughout the school day
• Provide advice and guidance to parents/carers, where appropriate upskilling them to support their children at home
• Oversee the work of therapy assistants

Management experience desirable, however if this is your first management role you will be supported with training, and development opportunities as well as a trust team that is full of experience.

You should be enthusiastic, motivated and able to manage your own workload. You must be flexible, approachable and able to communicate with a range of professionals, parents/carers and the young people themselves. It is desirable to have some experience of working with children and young people with Autism and/or other Special Educational Needs.

Please note that the post-holder must be able to travel between trust schools so access to a car will be essential.

You will receive:

• Excellent CPD opportunities
• Clinical Supervision
• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Career progression

Please contact Deborah Stammers on the above email to arrange a visit.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

All postholders are subject to enhanced DBS checks.