Speech & Language Therapist

Autism East Midlands; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education support organization in Nottingham is looking for a skilled Band 6 speech and language therapist to join their dedicated therapy team at Sutherland House School. This role involves providing person-centered therapy support, assessing communication needs, and collaborating with education colleagues to enhance the development of students. Ideal candidates will have experience working with autistic children and be eager to further develop their skills in a supportive environment. A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is essential.

Benefits

CPD opportunities

Regular supervision

Training and professional development

Qualifications

• Empathic, creative and skilled therapist with experience working with Autistic children and young people.
• Experience in assessing communication needs and developing programs for intervention.
• Understanding of learning, communication, and autism.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centered speech and language therapy support.
• Assess communication needs and develop intervention programs.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to support student development.

Skills

Empathy

Creativity

Experience with Autistic children

Evidence-based practice

Education

Relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Do you want the opportunity to work in a highly regarded, integrated therapy team dedicated to supporting Sutherland House School Nottingham at Autism East Midlands?

We are looking for an empathic, creative and skilled band 6 speech and language therapist with relevant experience working with Autistic children and young people to join our team based at Sutherland House School in Nottingham. We can offer you multi-disciplinary and integrated service models of practice in a highly regarded and skilled team, CPD, and regular supervision.

Sutherland House School Nottingham is a non-maintained specialist school for autistic children and young people aged 3-19. The school prides itself on creating personalised learning opportunities with a vision for reaching potential for each individual pupil. We offer small class groups, favourable staffing levels and excellent opportunities for training and professional development. The school has an Ofsted rating of Good. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

We are excited to have the opportunity to permanently employa Band 6 speech and language therapist. You would be providing person centred speech and language therapy support as part of the schools on site therapy team (which consists of Speech Therapists and therapy assistants). We work closely with education colleagues to support the progress and development of students in line with their EHCP. This work includes assessing communication needs, developing systems of communication and programmes of intervention for a specific caseload, supporting training in a range of topics associated with learning, communication, and autism and being involved in MDT meetings. This post is ideally suited to someone who has some experience of evidence-based practice in supporting autistic children and young people, including those with learning disabilities, and is looking to further develop their knowledge and skills.

Autism East Midlands is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Please note successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

Please note this advert may close early dependent on the volume of applications.