Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

We have anexciting opportunity for a Specialist Speech & LanguageTherapist to join our small and friendly clinical team. We offer a4 day working week with full time pay and conditions and a careerdevelopment package.

JobTitle: Speech& Language Therapist

Location: The Tower School, Epping, Essex

Salary: Up to £53,200 pro rata (dependent onexperience) plus £3000 Welcome Bonus and Relocation package £3000.(Relocation package dependent/ agreed based ondistance) ( Welcome Bonus is paid as per theterms, providing you have not left before payments are made.T&C's apply if you leave within the first 12months.)

Hours:37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm (Part Timewill be considered)

Contract:Permanent - Term Time only. There may be scope for this role to bea full-time contract (52 weeks) if this is your preference, pleaseget in touch to discuss.

We understandthe value of helping our employees to achieve their ContinuedProfessional Development goals and offer a £2000 training allowanceto allow you to complete role specific training tailored to yourindividual requirements.

About the role

Weare looking for a Speech and Language Therapist to join ourin-house Clinical Team at The Tower School based in Essex. Workingcollaboratively with the site, you will deliver bespoke assessmentand intervention plans for pupils with developmental trauma,autism, ADHD and SEMH needs, this is an exciting and creative roleforming an integral part of our small and friendly team, includingOccupational Therapist, Psychotherapist and Therapy Assistant. Weare an ambitious clinical team working collaboratively witheducation to provide creative and individual interventions for ourpupils.

Working within overall framework of theservice policies and procedures, you will be supporting theintegration of the specific service in the day to day running ofeach provision i.e., standardised assessments and clinicalservices. A key aspect of the role will be to deliver the wellbeingand clinical rainbow strategy at a universal, enhanced andspecialist level to support our wider teams in meeting our youngpeople's needs in line with set Education, Health and Care Plans(EHCP).

Our well-established Clinical Team,maintain a nurturing environment where our pupils canflourish, always putting them at the forefront of everything theydo. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, andour people are heard, respected and involved in decisions thataffect them wherever possible. With this in mind, we are lookingfor a Speech and Language Therapist who shares our vision; to buildincredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UKto be happy and to make their way in the world.

Location: The Tower School,Essex -

The Tower School

• The Tower School is perfectlypositioned on the edge of Epping Forest and the end of Epping HighStreet, providing multiple opportunities for our pupils within thelocal community

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent providerof special needs education. We are a vital part of localcommunities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renownedreputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people weeducate for.

We are really proud to say that in2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'GreatPlace to Work' for the fifth year running.

Ourdivisional brands include Acorn Education and OptionsAutism.

For more information on the group pleasevisit:

Essential Criteria:

• Recognised Speech & LanguageTherapy degree

• Valid and upto date HCPC Registration

• Registered member of RCSLT

• Previous experience of paid or voluntary workwithin a trauma or complex needs setting

• Experience within the specialist client group.(complex communication issues relating to autism, includinglanguage disorder, dyspraxia, sensory impairment, learningdisabilities/difficulties and associated challengingbehaviour) (Essential)

• Clear and concise report writing relating toclinical and research activities.

• Experience of multi-professional work with teamsor services within the designated specialitypreferred.

• Ability to workindependently

• Hold a fullUK driving licence, with access to acar (Desirable)

For further information on this role pleaserefer the Job Description and Person Specification attached. Todiscuss this role in more detail, please contact:

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Why work for us?

Alongside working with a network of clinical colleagueswith regular forums for peer reflection and practice development,Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefitoptions:

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, soyou'll get an exceptional reward packageincluding:

• £2,000training allowance

• £3000Welcome Bonus

• LifeAssurance Pension scheme with options to increase yourcontributions

• "YourWellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mentalhealth support services and physical healthchecks

• Work 4 days, be paidfor 5 T&C's apply - following successful completion of theprobation period

• FamilyGrowth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhancedmaternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatmentsupport.

And amarket-leading benefit offering through our Flexible BenefitsPlatform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right foryou, including:

• Awide range of health, wellbeing, and insurancebenefits

• 100's of discountoptions valid in the UK and abroad

• Cycle to Work Schemes

• Electric Car PurchaseScheme

• Critical illnesscover

And that's not all,we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart ofeverything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge thatyour role will have a significant positive impact on the lives ofothers.

At Outcomes First Group we are committedto the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils andyoung people. All successful applicants will be subject to socialmedia checks and successful applicants to a fully enhancedDBS.

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