Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

We have a vacancy for a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (SaLTA) to work within our team for 30 hours per week. This role will involve working with the Pre school complex needs and the special schools team.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-organised person with experience of working with children and young people with speech and language or learning/complex needs.

Our SaLTAs are a highly valued and vital part of our friendly, professional and dedicated team working in a range of community settings, including a child development centre, special schools, early-years settings and mainstream schools.

The successful candidate will be required to be involved in some or all of the following:

• Making materials to be used in therapy, sourcing pictures online, using software packages etc
• Making IT based resources e.g. visual timetables
• Filing and other administrative tasks
• Setting up/ clearing therapy or training rooms
• Cleaning therapy equipment in accordance with Sussex Community NHS Trust Infection Control Policy
• Assisting in group work with children
• Working with individual children under the guidance of a therapist
• Guiding and supporting school/setting staff in using specific approaches/ materials to support children with SLCN as directed by the responsible therapist

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values — Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence —guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

In addition to previous experience working with children and families with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). The attributes that would make you a good candidate for this role would include:

• Excellent communication skills- including the ability to teach and support others (eg. setting staff, parents, other professionals)
• Enthusiasm and an ability to relate well to children and young people (0-19 years)
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Excellent organisation and administration skills
• Excellent IT skills- you will feel comfortable learning to use our online patient records system, learning to use software to develop tailored resources to support children and learning to deliver interventions virtually as well as in person
• The ability to be flexible and respond to a number of different demands that may be office- based or involve travelling to and working within different settings and with different people
• Ability to self-reflect and actively engage within a process of continuing professional development

The post is based at Worthing hospital and Special schools within Worthing locality it will also require travel to nurseries across the locality from Littlehampton to Shoreham . Full training and ongoing supervision will be provided within the role.