Speech & Language Therapist - Furze Down School

**Reference number**

BUC11392

**Contract type**

Fixed Term / Secondment

**Working hours**

Full Time

**Level of DBS check required**

Enhanced with Barred List

**Date posted**

1 Apr 2024, 11 p.m.

**Application deadline**

6 Jun 2024

**Overview**:
To provide a specialised child-centred speech and language therapy service to meet the needs of staff and pupils at Furze Down School including their partners, delivered as an integral part of the educational package. A qualification and experience in Dysphagia is desirable, but not essential

**Salary Type**:NHS Band 6 (or 7 If you hold a Dysphagia Qualification - £35.392 - £50,056)

**Salary details**:NHS Band 6 (or 7 If you hold a Dysphagia Qualification - £35.392 - £50,056)

**Contract type**:Fixed Term

**Hours**:37 Hours per week (52 weeks) One Year Fixed Term Maternity Cover Contract - Hours Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 8.30-4.30 + Friday 8.30-4.00

**Closing date**:06/06/2024 12:00

**Interviews to be held**:To be advised (we reserve the right to close the advert if we have filled the position)

**About us**:
At Furze Down School our vision is to: Create a Centre of Excellence for Special Educational Needs through our Specialism in Communication and Interaction; Raise the profile and status of children with Special Educational Needs, and to give support to their families and carers; Inspire and empower children and young people with SEN to become ambitious and aspirational for their futures; foster curiosity and a love of learning alongside the development of the key concepts, knowledge, skills and attributes important to being able to flourish in life, learning, work and leisure.

**About the role**:
Please see Job Description Attached.

**About you**:
Please see Person Specification Attached.

**Other information**:
Tel No: 01296 711380

Our school is wholly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment. We a legal duty of care for the health, safety, security and wellbeing of all pupils and staff. This duty of care incorporates the duty to ‘safeguard’ all pupils and it is the responsibility of the Governing Body and the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that this duty is uncompromised at all times. In performing this duty, we recognise that there can be no complacency where child protection and safeguarding procedures are concerned.