Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

Coherence Consulting Limited; Guildford; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Speech & Language Therapy Assistant in a leading special educational needs academy. This role involves supporting a dedicated therapy team to enhance children's speech, language, and communication skills. You'll play a vital part in resource development and intervention delivery under the guidance of experienced therapists. With strong leadership and a commitment to safeguarding and diversity, this position offers a rewarding experience in a nurturing environment. If you are passionate about making a difference in children's lives and want to work in a supportive team, this role is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Strong team player with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to identify and support children's communication needs.

Responsibilities

• Support the Speech and Language Therapy Team in delivering interventions.
• Develop resources and perform general administration duties.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Understanding Child Development

Resource Development

Education

Relevant Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or related field

Tools

Therapy Resources

General Administration Tools

Job description

Leigh Academy Milestone has an exciting opportunity to appoint a Speech & Language Therapy Assistant to support the work of the Speech and Language Therapy Team. The appointed candidate will play a pivotal role in the team by helping to enhance the work of their already established department with the provision of speech and language therapy within an outstanding special educational needs environment. The department benefits from incredibly strong leadership and this is a great opportunity for an individual who is looking to make a contribution to the already diverse therapy team within the academy. The successful candidate will be a strong team player and will support their colleagues to ensure the delivery of a high-quality service.

Under the supervision of and with support from the Speech and Language Therapists, our ideal candidate will need to work with the therapy team, making resources, and delivering interventions to support the children’s speech, language and communication needs. The Speech and Language Therapy Assistant will also need to understand and develop knowledge of children’s development and have the ability to identify the areas of difficulty for children with special education needs. General administration duties will also be a key responsibility for the successful individual.

This role offers an actual salary of £18,012 per annum (£24,404 full time equivalent) based on working 31.75 hours per week, term time + 1 week of inset on a fixed-term contract of 1 year. The start and finish times for this role are 8:45am - 3:30pm. This is an ideal role for those who wish to take advantage of the school holidays.

Closing Date: Friday 28th February

Shortlisting to take place: Wednesday 5th March

Interviews to take place on: Tuesday 11th March

We are very receptive to arranging visits or a phone conversation to discuss the opportunity further with those interested. You can arrange this by contacting Elizabeth Skilton (Therapy and Health Team Lead).

Working for Leigh Academy Milestone: Leigh Academy Milestone is a large special school for pupils with Profound, Severe and Complex needs, across five sites and is part of Leigh Academies Trust. We currently have 385 pupils on roll aged between the ages of 2 and 19. Leigh Academy Milestone has been judged as Outstanding by Ofsted at our last three inspections.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing three ‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.