Speech and Language Therapist

Sunfield Specialist School and Children’s Home is located in the beautiful Clent Hills, West Midlands.

Sunfield provides innovative and experiential education, developed out of the inspiration of Rudolf Steiner, William Morris and John Ruskin and supports young people (6 – 19 years) with complex learning needs, including autism and PDA.

Speech and Language Therapist

40 hours, 52 weeks

Newly qualified Salary Range: £33,766.53 - £35,103.26 (Including £2,000 market supplement) - With progression opportunities up to £36,441.06

Qualified Development Salary Range: £40,191 - £41,721 (Including £2,000 market supplement) - With progression opportunities up to £43,250

Experienced Salary Range: £44,125 - £45,764 (Including £2,000 market supplement) - With progression opportunities up to £47,403 

To be appointed on the higher grade the additional experiences are required: Experience of working with adolescents/children (adolescents/children – depending on site) with SEND, experience in delivering training to a wide range of staff and to be able to provide SALT professional supervision to other SALT within the local provisions. 

Applicants who apply for this role at the current time will receive a Welcome Bonus of £2,500 (subject to Tax/NI) after successful completion of their 6 month probation period  

We are open to applicants who would prefer to work term time only - Salary will be Pro-rata

The purpose of the role is to work therapeutically with specific or small groups of students based on assessments of the students support and developmental needs. As a Speech and Language Therapist with the Trust, you would have the opportunity to:

• Work collaboratively with the school to promote, and further embed, the Total Communication initiative, supporting our students in accessing a range of communication methods. To include high and low tech AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).
• Embrace the opportunity to work flexibly and creatively with our students at a universal, targeted and specialist level
• Providing a holistic approach to the management of your own caseload, ensuring coverage of EHCP targets and student need, nurturing solid working relationships with staff and students.
• Work with students across a variety of settings, including classroom settings and within the grounds of Sunfield
• Understand how your support may be further embedded within community and residential settings and be empowered to think innovatively on how this can be delivered as part of the Student care plan
• Deliver appropriate interventions, including informal and formal assessment through observation and staff/parent/carer liaison.
• Deliver weekly direct (1:1), small group and class-based interventions, including therapy in the craft and outdoor space
• Support and encourage the use of Zones of Regulation across our educational setting
• The opportunity to facilitate meaningful change with hands-on intervention and practice.
• Protected time for reflection and MDT liaison with the therapies team, staff and wider trust as well the opportunities to upskill staff to embed practices across the curriculum.

Our staff pride ourselves on putting the needs of our students at the forefront of all we do and maintain a strong safeguarding culture. We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who will embrace, articulate and work with the Trust’s ethos, visions and Values, which are implemented and integrated within the therapeutic provision, encouraging our students to reimagine their own potential.  

To undertake this position successfully you will have:

• Membership of the Health Professional Council and be a Fully Certified member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
• BA or BSc in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent
• Experience of working with autism, learners with learning difficulties and/ or learning disabilities and social-emotional behaviour.

The successful applicant will take part in an interactive induction to experience the crafts within the curriculum and experience the student journey. You would also be provided with financial support toward the cost of clinical supervisions.

This post is subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for both Adults and Children, medical check, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK. Sunfield Children’s Home is a registered charity (No. 527522) and an equal opportunities employer. Sunfield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment