Speech and Language Therapist

Speech and Language Therapist – Wilden View

Location: Torton, Kidderminster

Salary: Actual salary £26,302.04 - £40,116.41 (FTE 30,618.00 - £46,699.20) dependant on experience

Hours: 40 hours per week  – Term time only

The Aurora Group

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.

As part of our growth strategy; we’re really pleased to have recently opened a brand new ASC/SEMH school, Wilden View, in Torton, Kidderminster, for students aged between 5-19.

Amongst a number of other new roles, we’re currently looking for a Speech and Language Therapist. 

It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora and this is a unique career opportunity to make your mark on our growing services.

The main purpose of the role:

As our Speech and Language Therapist, you will work as a dynamic speech and language therapist as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the therapy service based at Wilden View School.

You will provide a high standard of speech and language therapy assessment and intervention to young people, including advice and training to relevant parents, carers and professionals in line with proposed treatment plans.

Key duties:

• Carry out speech and language interventions as described in students’ statutory documentation.
• Carry out baseline communication assessments for all students.
• Write SMART targets for education plans; and assess and monitor progress against these targets, amending where necessary
• Lead and deliver training to the education team in social communication
• Carry out a whole-school classroom language audit and provide recommendations for SLT.
• Plan and implement individual communication programmes and provide accessible written guidelines which can be delegated and delivered by others.
• Regularly monitor and review outcomes for communication aims/programmes and modify as required
• Attend and contribute to annual reviews, provide clear and concise written reports.

For the full job description and break down of duties, please contact Adele from the Recruitment Team adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com

Successful candidate qualities:

Qualifications:

• To be a registered member of RCSLT and HCPC
• To hold a professional Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent.
• To work within the RCSLT clinical guidelines and HCPC standards.

Knowledge and experience:

• Knowledge of a range of therapy interventions in learning disability
• Knowledge of behaviour support
• Knowledge of the impact of trauma and adverse early childhood experiences on communication
• Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Conditions
• Have at least two years’ post-graduate experience working as a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist.
• Working with children or young people with learning disabilities
• Working with children or young people with an Autistic Spectrum Condition
• Have experience or knowledge of delivering provision through the EHCP process

What’s on offer?

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

• Life assurance
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Car lease scheme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Bike to work scheme
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.  

Apply/Enquiries 

If you are interested in this role then please apply on-line and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact 07918 144908 / adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com   

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.