Senior Speech and Language Therapist

4 weeks ago


Bolton, United Kingdom Communicate SLT CIC Full time

Job summary

Wehave an exciting opportunity for a Senior / Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to joinour supportive team and facilitate effective communication for all.

Working as part of the multi-disciplinary team within a school, the successful candidate will provide SLT services for children aged3-19 with SLCN, learning disabilities and/or complex needs.

Thesuccessful candidate will add to the current team within the school (which includes SLTs and SLTAs) and will work inpartnership with children, young people, their families and the children'sworkforce. They will be supported by our wider team and will be able to shapeboth the innovative services in SEN education and our organisation as a whole.

We are happy to receive applications from SLTs wanting to develop their skills over time with the support and training we provide.

We'd be equally happy to hear from SLTs with more specialist experience to help shape the services we deliver.

*** Please note that this position may close earlier than theindicated deadline if we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications.Therefore, we encourage interested candidates to apply promptly

Main duties of the job

Thesuccessful candidate will support universal best practice within the school as a whole, undertake assessments and deliver interventions directly and through others. Depending on the skills, experience and motivation of the candidate, the role may involve supervising junior SLTs and SLTAs.

About us

Communicate SLT CIC is a not-for-profit organisation, providing flexible and tailored speech, language and communication related services which invest in the diverse communities we serve.

Our experienced and dedicated team of professionals support individuals aged 0-25 years directly and through others, using high-quality, evidenced-based approaches to maximise impact where they live and learn.

Our head office is based in Blackpool, however, we provide services across the North West through our highly supportive cohesive team.

Formed in 2011, this is our journey so far:

We have a team of 47 employees with many consultants who support short term projects Our services impacted 14,073 children and families in 2022-2023

We welcome applicants who share our mission, vision and values and who are committed to working with others.

Here's a flavour of what it's like to work with us from some of our current team members:

"Communicate has an excellent ethos. Communicate values staff and does all it can to support the team, practically and emotionally. It is without a doubt the best company I have ever worked for" "Leadership work tirelessly and are amazing at what they do. I always feel like they do their best to support and listen to team members." "It's an absolute privilege to work for this company and I'm so proud of it." Job description

Job responsibilities

You will find a full job description later in thisadvert, however, below are some headline details.

Core responsibilities.

To provide a speech and language therapy services to children,directly and through support to their families and the multi-disciplinary team

Provide speech, language and communication assessments for pupils/ prospective pupils in consultation with the multi- disciplinary team andother SLTs and SLTAs Keep accurate records and provide written reports Set targets for therapy and monitor progress Provide intervention on an individual or group basis as required Develop and demonstrate SLT programmes and groups for pupils Hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for adefined area of the service, working without direct supervision Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, contributing tothe planning, development and delivery of an effective and efficient service Work as a key member of the team which involves participation in: Clinical supervision within theteam via regular meetings, supervision, mentoring and appraisals. Continuing professionaldevelopment and implementing service improvements and evidence-based practice. SLT student placements. Induction, supervision and support of SLTAs and volunteers. Development of SLT services andtraining. The evaluation and monitoring ofservices to demonstrate impact and quality of services. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Degree or Masters. Registration with RCSLT and HCPC.

Desirable

Training relevant to role, Elklan, Communication Boards etc.

Experience

Essential

Experience working with children who have complex needs, their families and the Multi-agency team.

Desirable

3 or more years experience working as an SLT with children with special educational needs. Experience working with children with autistic spectrum disorder. Experience of using AAC including signing and Communication Boards. Experience working as part of a Multi-agency team.

Ethos

Essential

Commitment to Communicates vision, mission and values. Motivation to be part of our supportive and coaching culture.

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