Speech and Language Therapist

**Communication, Inclusion, Life**

**Speech and Language Therapist**:
**Inclusive Communication & Training**

**(Adult Learning Disabilities / Autism / Dementia)**

Freelance contract - flexible hours capped at 3 days per week

1 year - potential for extension

Home-based with some travel to Mid-Surrey & East Surrey

£32-£38 per hour dependant on experience (all levels considered)

**WHO WE ARE**

**Include.org **is a unique charity which tackles the issue of communication difficulty as a community, as well as at an individual level. Our intervention is based on a social model of disability.

We help to build inclusive communities and services which welcome and support people with receptive, expressive or pragmatic communication difficulties through community engagement and innovative training & modelling programmes.

We provide social and communication opportunities for adults with learning disabilities, autism or dementia through community projects like the award-winning Include Choir; we also run accredited and independent Inclusive Communication and Mental Capacity

Act Training for a range of organisations.

We are twice recipients of the RCSLT’s Giving Voice Award, and our Steering Group of people with Learning Disabilities were awarded National Leadership Awards in 2021. We work closely with our Co-production Group and work hard to involve people with cognitive communication difficulties in everything we do.

**Our Values**

Whenever you are with Include.org, you can expect staff, volunteers and members to be:
**Kind Empowering Fun Inclusive Respectful**
and all services to be based on speech and language therapy best practice and the principles of co-production.

**THE JOB**

We need a speech & language therapist to join our friendly, flexible part-time team, working closely with the SLT Lead & CEO on a range of projects.

Training in E-Learning package Articulate 360, and ongoing training in graphic facilitation will be provided free of charge. Free Makaton training / refreshers up to Level 4 and

Talking Mats training is also available.

**The Include Choir Epsom**: 6 -7.30pm Tuesdays at St Marks Church, Great Tattenhams KT18 5RB

This is our second inclusive communication choir for people with learning disabilities or autism, families, carers and members of the community. The choir provides inclusive social opportunities for all - and models and teaches techniques like Makaton, Talking Mats and accessible Information. The SLT will attend evening sessions at least fortnightly.

**DUTIES**:
The following is not an exhaustive list, but gives an idea of what can be expected:

- developing communication screening processes and guidance resources
- setting and monitoring group and individual outcome measures
- assisting in resource design and creation
- running communication surgery drop-ins for social care staff
- promoting and raising awareness of inclusive communication and the right to support under the Mental Capacity Act across communities, businesses and services
- researching indirect intervention and evidence base for relevant models of clinical delivery
- evaluating and documenting progress
- providing individual and service reports
- liaising with student volunteers and other members of the team
- exploring training opportunities & building relationships with care providers & other organisations
- maintaining confidential data and contributing to impact reporting

**Training Design & Delivery**

A significant part of this role will comprise development, design, delivery & evaluation of internal & external training, face to face and E-Learning modules, alongside our

Champions Coproduction Group.

**ABOUT YOU**

You are a qualified speech and language therapist, ideally with at least 2 years’ experience working with adults with learning disabilities and autism in community settings

(this does not necessarily have to be a speech therapy role).

You are an engaging and creative clinician and trainer. You enjoy getting important messages across in engaging and innovative ways, working in partnership with people with learning disabilities / autism, their carers, families and other stakeholders.

You are committed to a social model of disability and the principles of consultation and coproduction. You have experience in designing and delivering inclusive communication training. You like to have fun in your work and to ensure that training coproduction partners and training participants enjoy the experience - as well as developing measurable skills, knowledge and confidence.

You enjoy designing resources from scratch as well as updating and redesigning existing packages and tools.

You share our values of inclusion and creativity and are a committed and flexible team player, ready to work with volunteers and Include Choir Members as well as clinicians and staff. You are able to work independently and use initiative. Years of clinical experience are less crucial than an inclusive and flexib