Speech & Language Therapy Support Practitioner

Speech and Language Therapy Support Practitioner

Location: Minehead, Somerset.

Salary:  £23,804.83 - £25,960.16 (FTE £25,729.60 - £28,059.20)

Hours: 40 hours per week – Term time only/42 weeks

Welcome to Aurora Foxes, an educational establishment with residential provision. We are a specialist college and training hotel for young people (16-25years) with learning disabilities, situated in the friendly seaside town of Minehead. Foxes is a very special place, the students work at our fully operating hotel and are integrated in the community here at Minehead.  

We believe in changing lives and giving our students the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully shape their own future. Our aim is to equip our young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready.  

The main purpose of the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and interested individual to work as part of the Speech and Language Therapy team, and wider multi-disciplinary team based at Aurora Foxes.

You will be working under the direction of a Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT) to complete clinical and administrative support roles.  This will include working directly with individual students or groups to deliver therapy programmes, supporting SaLTs in assessment of communication skills, reporting on students’ progress, providing support with resources for individuals and contributing to the development of the speech and language therapy service.

Key duties

• Support in the efficient running of a Speech and Language Therapy Service to ensure that students’ needs are met effectively.
• Manage Speech and Language Therapy resources on a day to day basis.
• Ensure compliance with Aurora policies, regulations and protocols.
• Flexibly adapt both your approach and communication style in order to deliver therapy intervention which is functional and client centred.
• Carry out specific observations and record keeping to contribute to ongoing assessment when requested by SaLT.  To feed back to the SaLT at defined intervals, and also when appropriate to seek timely advice and support.
• Maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local trust policies under the supervision of a qualified SaLT.
• Attend external training and qualify as an Aurora Foxes Elklan lead. Deliver Elklan training and monitor effectiveness in line with Elklan training guidelines and requirements to meet the ‘Elklan Communication Friendly Setting’ award.
• Undertake any other duties as may be deemed necessary by the SaLT, Head of Therapy, or Senior Leadership Team.

Please see the link below for our full job description:

SaLT-A - job description.docx

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English at grade C or above
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to professional development
• An interest and understanding of young people’s communication skills.
• Previous experience of working with children or young adults with a range of learning needs.
• Experience and understanding of working in team settings, liaising with colleagues and other agencies.
• Good time-management and organisational skills. Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and to seek advice as required.
• Ability to use a computer for administrative tasks e.g. email, Internet and Microsoft Office.

What’s on offer?

• Regular clinical and managerial support 
• Peer supervision within the larger SaLT team across the Aurora sites
• Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
• 10% off accommodation, hot drinks and food at Foxes Hotel
• Life assurance and pension
• Health cash back plan
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme
• Perk box
• Free parking
• A unique setting in which to work with an inspiring team of professionals and clientele group

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  and one of our therapists will be in touch to talk through the opportunity in more detail.

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.