Join us as a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant, in our SEND Therapy Service in West Essex.
We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to work with the SEND Therapies Team to support children who have identified speech, language and communication needs, as part of their Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
To work in partnership with education and other professionals and parents/carers, under the supervision of SEND Therapists, to provide this support.
You will have the opportunity to work hybrid between visits to local schools and completing virtual sessions from home on a full or part time basis.
The role has core hours during school times (with the occasional out of hours for meetings with school staff or parents) with the option to complete your additional hours flexibly.
As you will be visiting local schools as part of your role, a driving license and access to a vehicle is essential
Proposed job plan
The post will be made up of a combination of direct clinical work and related administrative clinical tasks, essential for service delivery. The amount may vary from week to week, depending on demand
Package DescriptionAs a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant, you will be part of our valued SEND Therapies Team in West Essex, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
Starting salary of £25,200 plus Group Pension.
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission.
Main ResponsibilitiesYour key responsibilities will be:
Working primarily within a variety of schools, early years’ and educational settings, in partnership with educational support colleagues as required, to deliver interventions under the direction of a SEND Therapies speech and language therapist.
Supporting with relevant clinical administration tasks, relating to service delivery.
Working with other assistants and administrative staff, as required.
The post-holder will be accountable for own professional actions and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice and support as appropriate
Be involved in projecting a positive image of the service at all times and participate in regular supervision and the organisation’s appraisal system.
To carry out individual and group intervention programmes under the direction of a SEND Therapies, Speech & Language Therapist, primarily in educational settings. This may include special schools and specialist provisions as well as mainstream.
When specifically agreed with the service and SEND Therapies Manager, sessions may take place within Family Hubs and Delivery Sites and childrens’ homes.
Service delivery and support may be virtual, telephone or face-to-face and could include participation in training and workshops for education staff and carers.
To work independently on delegated tasks, without immediate access to a qualified Speech & Language Therapist.
To use/apply the skills and knowledge required of a Speech & Language Therapy Assistant through training/supervision. This will include completing the SLTA competencies on the fundamentals of communication and communication breakdown with specific reference to children with special educational needs, intervention programmes and models of care used within the SEND Therapies Service.
The Ideal CandidateEssential
GSCE or equivalent English (A-C grade).
Evidence of a relevant and up-to-date training and development record.
A minimum of two years' experience working with children or adults with learning disabilities/mental health/forensic needs in a variety of settings.
To be able to effectively communicate with children at a variety of developmental and chronological ages where there are likely to be significant barriers to understanding
Desirable
NVQ level 3 in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Intervention or equivalent qualification (e.g. relevant BTEC, access course)
Experience of a multi-disciplinary setting
Working knowledge of SLT symbol software, other communication methods
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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