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SalaryLocation: Cranborne, Dorset
Salary: £45,594.00 - £51,896.00
Hours: 40 hours per week – 52 weeks a year
Reed Education Southampton are currently seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to fulfil a Full Time, permanent role within a large residential SEN School, located in Cranborne, Dorset.
The school 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.
The purpose of this role is to work as an Speech and Language Therapist, as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the therapy service within the school. 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.
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.
What’s on offer? Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Life assurance
- Pension
- 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.
If you are interested in this role, please click 'Apply Now' to forward us your most recent CV, and a consultant will be in touch.
