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Advanced Speech and Language Therapist

Advanced Speech and Language Therapist

Aurora Boveridge College

Dorset

  • £41,642 - £47,882 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
11 November 2022

Job overview

Advanced Speech and Language Therapist

Location: Cranborne, Dorset

Salary: £41,642.00 - £47,882.00

Hours: 40 hours per week – 52 weeks a year

Boveridge College is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, sitting in 16 acres of listed gardens and a wider 50 acre campus - it is a truly spectacular place to work. The staff pull together to achieve a common goal of empowering their young people through learning, they strive to exceed expectations wherever possible.

To take a virtual tour around our site, click here; Boveridge Virtual Tour 

The main purpose of the role:

To work as an Advanced Speech and Language Therapist as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the therapy service based at Aurora Boveridge College. The post holder is required to provide a high standard of speech and language therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people, including advice and training to relevant parents, carers and professionals in line with proposed treatment plans.

Key Duties:

  • To undertake autonomous assessment of young people with a wide range of additional communication needs attending the college. 
  • To analyse and interpret assessments to recommend and deliver the best course of intervention for each child. 
  • To formulate, evaluate and review individualised speech and language therapy treatment plans, using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of treatment options to formulate a specialised programme of care. 
  • Provide speech and language therapy training, support and advice to members of the multidisciplinary teams. 
  • Delivery of both direct and indirect speech and language therapy interventions.

Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required. 

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

Skills and Qualifications 

  • To be a registered member of RCSLT and HCPC. 
  • To hold a professional Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent. 
  • Previous experience in supporting students with social communication difficulties using a Social Thinking framework (or similar) 
  • Ability to demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development. 
  • Experience in working with young people with autistic spectrum conditions including Asperger’s syndrome, social and emotional difficulties, anxiety disorders and mental health needs. 
  • Experience in implementing a wide range of approaches in supporting young people with social communication difficulties.

Benefits and Additional Information

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.

 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

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About Aurora Boveridge College

Take a virtual tour:  https://kuula.co/share/collection/7YlHY?fs=1&vr=1&thumbs=2&alpha=0.78&inst=0&card=1&info=0&logo=-1

Our College

At Aurora Boveridge College, we support young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who have additional social, emotional and mental health needs, by preparing them for adult life and facilitating their transition into further education, training or employment.

We offer both day services and residential placements, with varying levels of academic and therapeutic support to enable participation in study programmes and college activities.

Our Facilities

Aurora Boveridge College sits in 16 acres of listed gardens within a wider 50-acre campus, located near the village of Cranborne in the Dorset countryside.

Within the college buildings, students enjoy access to well-equipped classrooms, spacious communal rooms and a pastoral hub, as well as vocational areas including a digital studio, science lab and art and design base. Our extensive grounds include horticulture learning areas with large glasshouses, as well as motor vehicle workshops, an animal care unit and excellent sports facilities.

We also make use of local amenities including a cinema, theatre and leisure centre with a swimming pool, all located within a short drive from the college. Bournemouth, Poole and Salisbury are only 40 minutes away by car, with many leisure facilities on offer from the beach to shopping centres, restaurants and the beautiful historic Jurassic Coast. The market towns of Wimborne and Ringwood are approximately 14 miles away.

Our residential accommodation is both homely and welcoming. Each accommodation area comprises 7 or 8 individual bedrooms, some of which are en-suite, with communal areas for socialising. Shared laundry and cooking facilities are available.

Our Curriculum

We support each of our students to set and meet realistic goals for their own future, whether that is by working towards specific qualifications or vocational experience, or focusing on developing key life skills.

We offer a range of post-16 study programmes, including GCSE and A Level qualifications in selected subjects, as well as vocational qualifications in horticulture, motor vehicle mechanics, hospitality and tourism, IT and animal care.

Each study programme encompasses work-related learning, work experience, employability and independent living skills development, while our tutorial programme covers topics such as health and wellbeing, sex and relationships, cultural diversity and personal safety. We also work with a range of local, national and global businesses and agencies to offer excellent work-related learning experiences and work experience, providing meaningful employability opportunities for our students.

Therapeutic Support

Our multidisciplinary team delivers specialist on-site therapy including Occupational, Speech and Language, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Holistic Therapy. Therapists work both directly with our students and indirectly through teaching and support staff to meet individual needs.

Residential Support

For residential students, Aurora Boveridge offers an opportunity to develop independent living skills in a safe, supported environment.

Our accommodation is both homely and welcoming because we recognise that being away from home, especially for the first time, can be stressful for both our students and their families.

Each accommodation area comprises of 6, 7 or 8 individual bedrooms, some of which are en-suite, with communal areas for socialising. Shared laundry and cooking facilities are available. Residents are welcome to personalise their individual rooms with items from home to help them settle in.

Our Outcomes

We are proud to list evidence of the progress and performance of our students (for the previous academic year) below:

· 100% of students achieved GCSE Science Double Award with 43% achieving grade 4 or higher

· 100% of students achieved GCSE Biology with 83% of students achieving grade 4 or higher

· 100% of students achieved GCSE English Language with 83% achieving grade 4 or higher

· 100% of students who took GCSE Mathematics achieved grade 4

· 100% of students achieved GCSE Physics

· 100% of students achieved Level 3 Practical Horticultural Skills

· 100% of students achieved Level 1 Practical Horticultural Skills

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