Speech & Language Therapist - Specialist School

Job Description

Speech & Language Therapist - Permanent role
Salary: Up to £45,879 actual salary for part-time. Band 6 - Band 8a.
Hours: Part-time 3-4 days per week. Flexible working hours.
Location: Central Birmingham

About the role:
Working in a specialist school for children and young people aged 7 to 19 years. Its specialist multi-disciplinary team support all of its young people living with social emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism (ASC), communication and sensory difficulties, attachment difficulties, childhood trauma and moderate learning difficulties (MLD) towards excellent outcomes in preparing for adulthood.

What’s in it for you as a Speech & Language Therapist:
Excellent training and continued professional development
Flexible working hours
3 or 4 day working week
39 weeks per year during school term time and INSET plus 6 weeks holiday to be taken during school closure periods.
Enhanced contributory pension scheme
Employee assistance programme
Birthday treats
Employee of the month awards
Cycle to work scheme

Your main responsibilities as a Speech & Language Therapist:
Manage your own caseload providing therapy services to pupils according to clinical need and in close liaison with the school’s clinical team.
Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings, staff meetings, supervision, training and annual appraisals.
Identify speech, language and communication difficulties or disorders; assessing the cause and nature of the problem.
Devise and deliver a suitable therapeutic programme, working on a one-to-one basis or in groups, to enable each of your young people to improve as much as possible.
Plan and deliver training sessions to staff and parents / carers, as appropriate.

What we are looking for in a Speech & Language Therapist:
HCPC registration
Experience with young people who have neurodevelopmental disorders
Experience of working with young people with developmental trauma within a Trauma-Informed Model
Skilled in carrying out both individual and group interventions.

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