Speech and Language Therapist

The British School Manila is seeking an outstanding Speech and Language Therapist for August 2023.

Speech and Language Therapist

Our progressive, challenging and dynamic curriculum provides all our students with the knowledge, skills and understanding to apply their learning to authentic contexts. We provide an outstanding holistic education and we create the conditions for all our students to flourish both within and beyond school. Our examination results are outstanding and our graduates move onto the very best Colleges and Universities in the world every year.

For candidates with relevant experience, leadership opportunities are available.

Location: Philippines

Contract type: Full Time

Contract term: Fixed-Term

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

• Holder of a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Speech-Language Therapy from an accredited higher education institution.
• Must hold a professional registration in the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand or other countries with a professional registration board for Speech and Language Pathologists.
• A minimum 3 years of relevant clinical or school practice.

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate the following professional attributes:

• Have school and clinical experience, a minimum of three years
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current best practice in the field.
• Use a range of tools to conduct a collaborative, informative and comprehensive assessment of speech and language needs.
• Write evaluation reports including recommendations for families and school colleagues.
• Demonstrate their skills in empowering families to support their children by implementing strategies at home.
• Provide strategies for Teachers, Primary Learning Assistants and Learning Support Assistants to support children in the development of their skills and progression towards their individual goals.
• Be diligent, systematic, analytical and detail-oriented.
• Excel with a people-oriented approach and possess a high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have experience in a multicultural environment.

BSM offers a generous salary to newly appointed teaching staff with a starting salary upwards of GBP50k pa, inclusive of superannuation, on an incremental salary scale with annual increases.

Full-time foreign-hire teaching staff also receive the following benefits:

• High-quality leased accommodation
• School placements for up to 2 children subsidised at 90% per child
• Annual return flight allowance for teacher and dependents
• Generous baggage allowances
• Settling-in allowance
• Group medical and dental cover for teacher and dependents
• Generous professional development support

The British School Manila is fully committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of children and young people. The school requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note, should your application be successful, a full range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken, including enhanced international and DBS checks.

Please refer to www.britishschoolmanila.org for more information about the school.

Closing date for applications: 31st March 2023

Early applications are advised and we reserve the right to appoint before the application deadline.

The British School Manila (BSM) is a co-educational, private, not-for-profit British international school that welcomes 940+ students aged 3-18, representing 41 nationalities.

BSM has a clearly articulated vision and mission which underpins all that we do. We aim to develop students as positive global citizens who are equipped with skills, understanding and values to be able and willing to contribute to our world. We achieve this through collaboration between our families, the school and our students.

We are a fully accredited member of the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), a founding member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) and a member of the East Asian Regional Council of Schools.