Speech and Language Therapist. Job in Stourbridge Education & Training Jobs

Ruskin Mill Trust; Stourbridge; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational charity in Stourbridge is seeking a qualified Speech and Language Therapist to work with students, promoting communication and therapeutic interventions. The successful candidate will hold a relevant degree and be certified, with experience working with a diverse range of needs. This role offers competitive compensation and unique training opportunities within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Opportunities for further training

Qualifications

• Membership of the Health Professional Council and be a Fully Certified member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Experience of working with autism, learners with learning difficulties, and/or learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the school to promote Total Communication initiative.
• Provide a holistic approach to managing your own caseload.
• Deliver appropriate interventions, including informal and formal assessments.

Skills

Experience working with autism

Communication skills

Holistic approach

Education

BA or BSc in Speech and Language Therapy

Membership of the Health Professional Council

Job description

Speech and Language Therapist

40 hours, 52 weeks

Salary: £44,567 - £50,778

*Inclusive of £2,000 market supplement

The purpose of the role is to work therapeutically with specific or small groups of students based on assessments of the students support and developmental needs. As a Speech and Language Therapist with the Trust, you would have the opportunity to:

• Work collaboratively with the school to promote, and further embed, the Total Communication initiative, supporting our students in accessing a range of communication methods. To include high and low tech AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).
• Embrace the opportunity to work flexibly and creatively with our students at a universal, targeted and specialist level
• Providing a holistic approach to the management of your own caseload, ensuring coverage of EHCP targets and student need, nurturing solid working relationships with staff and students.
• Work with students across a variety of settings, including classroom settings and within the grounds of Sunfield
• Understand how your support may be further embedded within community and residential settings and be empowered to think innovatively on how this can be delivered as part of the Student care plan
• Deliver appropriate interventions, including informal and formal assessment through observation and staff/parent/carer liaison.
• Deliver weekly direct (1:1), small group and class-based interventions, including therapy in the craft and outdoor space
• Support and encourage the use of Zones of Regulation across our educational setting
• The opportunity to facilitate meaningful change with hands-on intervention and practice.
• Protected time for reflection and MDT liaison with the therapies team, staff and wider trust as well the opportunities to upskill staff to embed practices across the curriculum.

Our staff pride ourselves on putting the needs of our students at the forefront of all we do and maintain a strong safeguarding culture. We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who will embrace, articulate and work with the Trust's ethos, visions and Values, which are implemented and integrated within the therapeutic provision, encouraging our students to reimagine their own potential.

To undertake this position successfully you will have:

• Membership of the Health Professional Council and be a Fully Certified member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
• BA or BSc in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent
• Experience of working with autism, learners with learning difficulties and/ or learning disabilities and social-emotional behaviour.

The successful applicant will take part in an interactive induction to experience the crafts within the curriculum and experience the student journey. You would also be provided with financial support toward the cost of clinical supervisions.

Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.

In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.

Full details of our benefits can be viewed on

Sunfield Garden School and Children's Home sustains a distinguished historical legacy in the beautiful Clent Hills, West Midlands. Sunfield's farm, walled garden and woodlands provide excellent opportunities for outdoor learning and practical activities. Sunfield is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.