Speech and Language Therapist (Online)

The Complete Education Solution (TCES) & Great Minds Therapy Services; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational support provider in the UK is looking for a qualified Speech & Language Therapist to support children through innovative online therapy. Your responsibilities will include developing personalized therapeutic plans and collaborating with educational staff to foster communication skills in vulnerable young people. The position requires HCPC registration and experience with complex needs. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, along with ongoing professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary & commission

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing benefits

Gym & Active Health discounts

Comprehensive CPD opportunities

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is mandatory for this role.
• Demonstrated experience working with neurodiverse and vulnerable young people.
• Strong planning skills for online therapeutic sessions.

Responsibilities

• Provide online speech and language therapy to young people.
• Collaborate with educational staff for effective interventions.
• Develop personalized therapeutic education programs.

Skills

Creative and innovative therapy

Proficient in digital skills

Experience with vulnerable youth

Strong interpersonal communication

Education

HCPC registration with Speech & Language Therapy degree

Job description

We are seeking a qualified and HCPC registered Speech & Language Therapist to join our growing online therapeutic provision in partnership with our Great Minds Therapy Services offer.

You will be a creative and innovative Speech & Language Therapist who is able to build self-confidence and communication skills of highly vulnerable young people through specialist online therapy practice.

The Great Minds Therapy offer allows TCES to provide expert support anywhere in the country in a progressive digital environment. You will collaborate with TCES educational and pastoral staff, to ensure the effective delivery of therapeutic education, bespoke interventions and unique learning opportunities for neurodiverse pupils who have a range of complex needs.

TCES National Online School (NOS), the first – and only Department for Education accredited online special school, is a growing service provider across the UK, engaging with young learners virtually. These young people have lengthy gaps from formal education for a variety of reasons, with the majority displaying Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA).

This is a very exciting time in the development of the online school, recently dominated for several industry leading awards, including TES and NASEN Specialist Provision of the Year.

Essential requirements to be successful in the role are:

• Champion of therapeutic supportand advocate for young people, with similar valuesto ours: Expect the very best from each other; Develop a strong work ethic; Respect and appreciate all difference; Include everyone and exclude no one; Listen to and involve everyone; Never give up on each other!
• Resilient and robust, role modelling outstanding professionalism.
• Hold HCPC registrationwith a recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification and further professional development accreditations.
• Substantial demonstrable experiencein successfully working with vulnerable young people, those with complex mental health needs and/or those with challenging behaviours.
• The ability to plan and coordinate sessions online, proficient with communication and supporting speech progress for pupils through universal and intensive therapeutic offers.
• Proficient digital skills, including a good understanding of IT systems and the ability to use them effectively as a member of an online school.
• Creative and innovative, whilst maintaining principles of clinical governance.
• Organised with attention to detail.
• Proactiveand innovative, collaborating with team members in other disciplines, whilst also with the ability to work flexibly and independently.

The Complete Education Solution (TCES)

TCES is an independent social enterprise, providing specialist therapeutic education based in London supporting exceptional neurodiverse children and young people aged 7 to 19 who have special educational needs and disabilities typically associated with autism, social emotional and mental health needs and associated disorders. Most of them will have experienced multiple placement breakdowns and significant trauma, often resulting in behaviour that challenges. On average pupils will have been excluded from other provisions up to three times before reaching us and had significant periods out of education.

TCES pupils learn at one of our two main schools, at our Nurture Primary school, through our Create in the Community service or within our National Online School; our Create services support our most complex and vulnerable pupils, with highly differentiated and personalised holistic therapeutic education programmes developed for each pupil focusing on development milestones. When they are ready, we aim for pupils to step down from Create into one of our main school, our Sixth Form, or into mainstream provisions.

In return we offer:

• Competitive salary & commission, and terms and conditions.
• An opportunity to join a leading provider of specialist education in one of the most rewarding sectors whilst directly contributing to the positive outcomes for pupils with SEMH and ASC.
• Comprehensive induction process, and excellent CPD opportunities with all staff provided an individual Learning & Development Plan to support career development. Regular half termly staff wellbeing days.
• A range of employee support and wellbeing benefits including our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), counselling and contributions towards medical costs and an exclusive rewards platform.
• Gym & Active Health discounts.

To apply:

Please apply by sending through a CV. Shortlisted candidates will need to complete a formal application form as per safer recruitment practices in Education.

TCES is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to all relevant checks such as references, medical clearance and a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.

The Complete Education Solution is an equal opportunity employer.