Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Band 3

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and supervision

Flexible working options

Hybrid working

Job summary

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is seeking a fixed-term Band 3 assistant for the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy team, funded for 18 months. You will deliver individual therapy programmes across schools and clinics and work with families to support communication needs.

Responsibilities include travelling to areas without good public transport and collaborating with education and other services to provide holistic care.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, or equivalent.
• Demonstrable basic literacy and numeracy skills.
• NVQ3 in Care or equivalent knowledge, experience or training.
• Ability to complete a 3-6 month clinical induction and ongoing short clinical courses or updates.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individual therapy programmes to children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties.
• Support children, young people and their families.
• Deliver services in mainstream and special schools, nurseries, children's centres and clinics.
• Travel to areas not accessible by public transport.
• Work closely with colleagues from other services and agencies, including education.

Skills

Good communication

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Teamwork

Education

5 GCSEs grade C or above

NVQ3 in Care

Tools

Makaton training

Job description

A fixed-term Band 3 assistant post for the Children's Speech and Language Therapy team at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust, funded through the Family Hubs project for 18 months. The work centres on delivering individual therapy programmes for children and young people with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties. Delivery takes place across schools, nurseries, children's centres and clinics, sometimes in areas without public transport. Experience with children is desirable, though training and mentoring are provided.

What the job involves

• Deliver individual therapy programmes to children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties
• Support children, young people and their families
• Deliver services in mainstream and special schools, nurseries, children's centres and clinics
• Travel to areas not accessible by public transport
• Work closely with colleagues from other services and agencies, including education

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, or equivalent
• Demonstrable basic literacy and numeracy skills
• NVQ3 in Care or equivalent knowledge, experience or training
• Ability to complete a 3-6 month clinical induction and ongoing short clinical courses or updates

Experience

• Working with relevant client groups or in relevant settings, such as schools
• Working with children with communication difficulties

Skills & knowledge

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to work independently, planning and organising own workload, and as part of a team
• Negotiation and problem-solving skills

Nice to have

• Training in child protection
• Makaton foundation training

What’s offered

• Training, mentoring and clinical supervision
• Peer support within a children's team
• Flexible working options, including part-time, compressed hours, job shares and hybrid working
• Earn while you learn apprenticeship programme