Speech and Language Therapist Team Lead

The Together Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking a Speech & Language Therapist Team Lead to provide high-quality therapy to children and young people with complex needs. This permanent role involves managing a complex caseload, mentoring juniors, and working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates will be qualified Speech & Language Therapists with significant experience. The position offers a salary of £48,022 FTE, with term-time working hours and generous benefits including a pension scheme and training opportunities.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Occupational sick pay

Comprehensive training and development opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing support programs

Qualifications

• Qualified Speech & Language Therapist registered with HCPC and RCSLT.
• Experience working with children with complex needs.
• Ability to work autonomously in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality therapy within SEN schools.
• Manage a complex caseload and provide evidence-based interventions.
• Mentor junior colleagues and foster their professional growth.
• Specialise in areas like AAC, Autism, or Dysfluency.

Skills

High-quality therapy delivery

Complex caseload management

Clinical supervision and training

Innovative and flexible approach

Education

Qualified Speech & Language Therapist (HCPC registered & RCSLT member)

Significant post-qualification experience with young people with complex needs

Job description

Join us as a Speech & Language Therapist Team Lead!

Are you an experienced Speech & Language Therapist looking to take the next step in your career? Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people with complex needs? If so, we want to hear from you!

Role Details

Role: Speech & Language Therapist Team Lead

Location: Liverpool & surrounding areas

Hours: 37.5 per week, over 41 weeks (term-time)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £48,022 FTE (pro-rated to £43,753 term time)

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.

Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you’ll be working behind-the-scenes to support our staff, volunteers, families, and supporters. You will be helping our work happen across the charity; enabling us to care for and champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality therapy within SEN school settings, supporting pupils, families, and staff.
• Take on a complex caseload, providing evidence-based interventions and clinical expertise.
• Lead and mentor junior colleagues, fostering professional growth.
• Specialise in a clinical area such as AAC, Autism, SEMH, or Dysfluency, contributing to service development and innovation.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team including Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, and Advisory Teachers.

Qualifications

• Is a qualified Speech & Language Therapist (HCPC registered & RCSLT member).
• Has significant post-qualification experience, ideally with young people with complex needs.
• Can work autonomously while thriving in a collaborative environment.
• Has experience providing clinical supervision and training.
• Is innovative, flexible, and committed to delivering excellence in therapy services.

Benefits

• Make a tangible impact on children and young people with learning disabilities and Autism.
• Be part of a passionate, collaborative, and supportive team.
• Contribute to service development and leadership within a nationally recognised organisation.
• Enjoy a term-time working pattern that supports work-life balance.
• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
• Proud to be a real living wage employer.
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home.

Curious about us? Watch our quick career video as a Speech & Language Therapist:
https://youtu.be/P9SsSjd5hNo

Additional Information

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).

This role will involve regulated activity.

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.

If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you.