Lead Speech and Language Therapist

2 weeks ago


Derby, Derby, United Kingdom Derby City Council Full time

Job Title: Lead Speech and Language Therapist

The Harmony Trust is a strong Multi Academy Trust with academies in Oldham, Tameside, and Derby. We are seeking a motivated, passionate, and experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our Inclusion Service (Derby based).

Our Vision and Values

The Harmony Trust has the highest aspirations for its pupils, parents, and staff members. Our vision is to provide an excellent primary education so that every academy is a 'Great Place to Learn.' Our aim is to ensure that children at our academies enjoy the best education from the early years to the end of the primary stage. Parents are very important to achieving this vision and we aim to work in partnership with them to ensure that all our children achieve our motto: 'Believe, Achieve, Succeed.'

We also believe in The Harmony Trust being a 'Great Place to Work' where staff are supported to thrive by a trust that is committed to learning and education. We have a great team of people working in our Academies. We aim to retain them by investing in professional development, offering opportunities to work across the Trust ensuring Harmony is a great place to work.

Employment Opportunity

The Board of Trustees wish to appoint an experienced Lead Speech and Language Therapist. The successful candidate will share our vision and values and be committed to Inclusion; ensuring our staff, pupils, and families meet their potential.

They will have strong knowledge as to how to meet the needs of children with Special Educational Needs.

This is a new role for the Trust and is one which brings together universal, targeted, and specialist support. We expect that the post holder will be able to advise on effective environments, develop staff CPD packages, and provide specific support for individual pupils. We also expect that the postholder will be part of our development team offering expertise within and beyond our trust.

Our aim is to build capacity across our academies so that we can effectively meet the needs of our children while enabling staff to develop specialism and expertise. Our Lead SALT will develop academy-based staff to be Communication Champions through staff CPD and regular support networks and communications. Building this capacity will ultimately lead to improve skillset so that we can effectively meet pupils' speech, language, and communication needs.

The post holder would be deployed into our Derby Hub from September 2024, they will work in person in one of our Inclusion Hubs. They will have the opportunity to influence and shape practice across our Derby Hub through the use of technology and a part of the Inclusion Service Strategic Leadership Team.

The post would suit a candidate who is looking for a challenging but rewarding opportunity to shape cross-services collaboration.

The Harmony Trust was established in February 2014 and currently has 15 schools. This brings with it exciting opportunities for career progression and development for existing and future employees.

The Successful Candidate Will:

  • Have high expectations of achievement, attainment, and behaviour
  • Be an excellent Speech and Language Therapist with potential to develop further in the Trust
  • Lead by example, inspiring and motivating children and colleagues
  • Have a commitment to supporting and developing the learning of pupils with SEND
  • Support the Head of Inclusion and Trust Leader Complex SEND in implementing the hub vision
  • Be committed to working in partnership with all stakeholders, including parents and external agencies

We Will Offer You the Opportunity to:

  • Be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence
  • Work with friendly and supportive staff, parents, and trustees
  • Benefit from a commitment to high-quality professional development
  • Have opportunities for future career development and progression within the Trust's portfolio of schools
  • Make a real difference in the lives of children

The Harmony Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.



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