Speech and Language Therapist

Location: Closeburn

Are you looking for an employer who can offer you opportunities for growth and development in your speech and language therapy career
- All whilst working within a friendly multidisciplinary team in a rewarding education setting?   

Do you want to have opportunities to participate in research projects, special interest groups and form part of a wider speech and language therapy network that meets regularly for training & development?  

Do you want to have flexibility and be able to work creatively to deliver specialist SaLT assessment and intervention fostering independence within an education setting?  

How about working for an employer who has been awarded a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the 5th year running?   

At OFG we believe in creating a better work life balance

Job Title:

 Speech and Language Therapist 

Location:

 Closeburn House – Dumfriesshire DG3 5HP
/ Maben House - Dumfriesshire DG11 1RW
(covering both sites)

Salary: 
Up to £53,200 pro rata (dependent on experience)

Hours:

            22 hours per week, 08.30am - 4.30pm (3 days a week) 

Contract:

          Permanent 52 weeks  

In a world where the demand for clinical support is increasing daily, we understand the importance and value of the work you carry out.  Your unique skills and expertise are critical to building better outcomes for our students. This is why we aim to have a multidisciplinary clinical team for each of our sites to provide this vital provision in collaboration with our education teams.

Creating an environment where our students can truly flourish and grow in independence is key.

This is a post to cover OFG Options Holistic services in Scotland; this encompasses Maben School and residential home & Closeburn School and residential home.

We understand the value of helping our employees develop in their careers. For clinicians to achieve their Continued Professional Development (CPD) goals we offer a £2000 training allowance, so that you can complete role specific training tailored to your individual requirements once your probation has been completed.   

About Outcomes First Group

Every student is unique. Education should be personalised around them.

For more than 20 years, OFG Education has developed a deep understanding of how education designed around the individual can improve outcomes. We know that when students are understood - their strengths, interests, ambitions, starting points and needs - we can create personalised pathways that help them achieve and thrive.

Across our specialist schools, independent schools, online provision and support
services, every student benefits from education shaped around who they are and what they can become. We combine educational and clinical expertise with research, evidence-informed practice, innovation and technology, underpinned by consistently high standards.

From deep specialist support to exceptional academic challenge, we are ambitious for every student, helping them achieve academically, discover their strengths and develop the knowledge, skills, confidence and attitudes they need for learning, work and life.

Every student. Every pathway. Every future

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The role:

 

We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our in-house clinical team at Closeburn House school

Working collaboratively with the education team, you will deliver bespoke Speech and Language Therapy assessment and intervention to students who may have experienced developmental trauma, be neurodivergent or have SEMH needs. You will work within the standards provided in the OFG Speech and Language Therapy Ways of Working. This will guide your practice within an education setting and clarify your roles and responsibilities, while taking into…