Speech and Language Therapist

Full time

Speech and Language Therapist

Salary range: between 38114 and 38114

Pay details: Plus an Inner fringe of £686.40 per annum

Start date: 5th Sep 2022

• Job Title: Speech and Language Therapist
• Location: Radlett Lodge School, (Hertfordshire)
• Salary: £38,114 (Band 6 equivalent) & Inner Fringe £686.40
• Closing date: 29th July 2022
• Interviews (w/c): TBC
• Hours: Mon – Fri (37hours pw)
• Contract: Term-Time, (pro rata’d to include the equivalent of 9 weeks holiday) Permanent
• Help make an everyday breakthrough happen by joining our team: A breakthrough can seem like the smallest thing, but it can make the world of difference to someone on the autism spectrum. By working as a Speech & Language Therapist at Radlett Lodge School, you’ll help make every day breakthroughs happen!
• Who we are: Radlett Lodge School is a forward thinking, NAS Independent School, for autistic pupils, many of whom have associated complex communication needs. Therapeutic services are embedded across our school day and curriculum, designed to promote the highest level of educational experiences to ensure the best outcomes for every pupil. If you are committed to planning and delivering high quality small group and individual therapy, are enthusiastic about improving the lives of autistic people, and have excellent communication skills, then this could be the role for you. We are seeking a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist or Speech and Language Therapist (dependent on experience), to work with our Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, as part of our warm and welcoming therapy team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a trans-disciplinary model, alongside teachers, Occupational Therapist, Positive Behaviour Support Team, Learning Support Assistants and our Residential Care Team. In collaboration with other professionals across the school and residential setting, you will provide specialist assessment and interventions for our children and young people. Assessment and intervention across the school utilises the SCERTS approach. The desired candidate will have knowledge of a range of AAC systems and intervention approaches. Your role will include providing direct therapy to promote each young person’s development and support their access to education. Therapy sessions are most frequently delivered within the classroom environment in order to support collaboration with teachers and promote generalisation of skills. Collaborative planning and delivery of sessions with teachers is encouraged. In addition to this, you will deliver staff and parent training, support environmental modifications across the school, and represent Speech & Language Therapy within annual reviews and team meetings. The NAS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Satisfactory references will be obtained prior to interview. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit please contact Kate Weeden (Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist) or Pauline Armitage (HR Coordinator) on 01923 854922 or email pauline.armitage@nas.org.uk
•  National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, Job Summary:
• To provide specialist speech and language services to children and young people attending the school and residential service.
• To work as part of a transdisciplinary team which aims to provide a communication focused approach to enable autistic children and young adults to develop functional communication skills in relation to everyday living and learning.
• To maintain up to date Speech and Language therapy records in line with professional standards.
• To work collaboratively with other professionals to ensure Speech and Language Therapy is integrated into planning and support throughout the school and residential settings.
• To contribute to service development of Speech and Language Therapy provision within the school, under the guidance of the Senior Leadership Team and the Lead SaLT for the NAS.
• Mentoring and coaching with other members of the transdisciplinary team.
• Principal Accountabilities                       
• To assess, develop and implement specialist speech and language therapy interventions.
• To develop and ensure the provision of a transdisciplinary approach across the therapy department in conjunction with other therapists.
• To provide advice within clinical field regarding the management of students with language and social communication difficulties and challenging behaviour in the context of ASD to staff and parents/carers as appropriate.
• To act as a source of expertise in providing speech and language therapy specialist assessment, recommendations and intervention using complex and advanced clinical reasoning, demonstrating critical thinking, reflection and analysis.
• Using sound clinical reasoning skills, to analyse and interpret assessment findings from both standardised and non-standardised assessments in order to help establish appropriate intervention goals and integrate these appropriately into speech and language therapy assessment, therapy plans and EHCP’s.
• To commit to and implement evidence-based practice and to use research/audit opportunities to support the efficacy of therapeutic interventions and ensure all practice both current and of high quality.
• To use advanced clinical reasoning to review own caseload to ensure intervention is meeting the needs of the pupils.
• To provide AAC systems that meet the needs of individual pupils, based on assessment of their strengths, needs, and preferred mode of communication. AAC systems may include Makaton, paper based systems (e.g. PECS, PODD, aided language displays) and high tech devices.

Closing date: 29/07/2022 17:00:00

Interview date: TBC

Special Educations Needs Independent School

For more information and to apply online : www.teachinherts.com