Paediatric Speech and Language Specialist

1 month ago


Croydon London CR XX, South East London, United Kingdom Horizon Care & Education Full time
Speech and Language Therapist

Hours: Full and Part Time

Salary: £40,000 Pro Rata, Term Time only

Location: Croydon

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

We are looking for a part-time Speech and Language Therapist join our expanding Therapeutic Team in Croydon.

Theres nothing more rewarding than helping someone believe in themselves, have the confidence to celebrate their own uniqueness and achieve success that is personal to them.

This is an exciting opportunity to further develop and use your therapeutic knowledge and experience to support colleagues across the Group deliver positive outcomes for young people. We will accept nearly Qualified applications.

Who are we

Horizon Care & Education are looking for a creative Speech and Language Therapist to join our passionate team, delivering a comprehensive therapeutic service for children in our care. This role involves providing support and oversight to teams in education.

This is role will be based from the nearest school in your region with an expectation to regularly travel to other sites in your portfolio in accordance to service need. You will conduct assessment and intervention, provide support to teams and be an active part of the wider MDT.

Delivery of training is an important aspect of the role. At Horizon we train all our staff in our Shine Therapeutic model which includes DDPPACE therapeutic parenting.

What youll get to do
● Manage your own caseload of schools to provide high levels of support and consultation for operational colleagues
● Provide therapeutic advice and guidance to teams to enable them to support young people throughout their journey with Horizon
● To be responsible for assessments, goal setting and recommendations for therapeutic support for your own caseload.
● To develop, write and regularly reviewupdate therapeutic goals for children and young people in education.
● To develop and contribute to the delivery of therapeutic and psychological training to all staff in the organisation as part of the Therapeutic Academy.
● Benefit from regular supervision and CPD activities
● Benefit from opportunities to participate in service development activities across the Horizon Group

What were looking for from you
● HCPC registered.
● BSc registered Speech and Language Therapist
● Experience of working with Children and Young People or relevant demonstrable transferable skills
● We will accept nearly Qualified applications
● A desire to support services through embedding therapeutic practice
● Experience of teaching, training andor supervision.
● Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
● Ability to work autonomously with the support from individual and peer supervision
● Ability to role model behaviours and attitudes in line with organisational values
● A sound understanding of Microsoft Office components, including knowledge of Excel, Teams and SharePoint
● Full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle

Here are just some of the benefits of working for us:
● Real Living Wage employer
● Competitive pay rates
● Christmas bonus
● Blue Light Card
● Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £2500 per referral*
● Financial wellbeing service
● Life Assurance
● Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
● Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions
● Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
● Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
● Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
● Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
● Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support via Bupa.
● Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. Were in this together.
● Supportive management and senior leaders.
● High quality CPD opportunities.
● Free eye checks.

​If you would like to come and join us on our journey, changing the lives of the children and young people that we care for, then we would like you to get in touch with our recruitment team for an informal conversation

Horizon Care and Education is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity.

This post is subject to satisfactory criminal records check and satisfactory references.


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