Speech & Language Therapy Assistant

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to work as part of a team alongside Speech and Language Therapists, OT, PCT, Clinical Psychologist, Medical and Education staff to support the acquisition and development of social communication skills for children with SEND.

• Screen the skills of children and develop, deliver and monitor plans to enable progress.
• Under the guidance of a Speech and Language Therapist deliver specific programmes resulting from specialist assessment.
• Effectively liaise with other professionals and parents/carers to ensure continuity of care and effective progress.

• Pension
• Access to healthcare scheme (Benenden)
• Access to CPD enhancement
• Onsite gym facilities
• Half-termly wellbeing afternoons
• Free school lunch
• Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.