SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY ASSISTANT

£20,762 - £22,473 pro rata (Actual full time 41 week salary)

Permanent position

22.5 hours per week, 41 weeks per year.

Bradstow is a creative and unique residential school for children between the ages of 5 & 19. It is situated in 13 acres of parkland just a few hundred metres from the sandy beaches of Broadstairs. We seek to meet the needs of children and young people with autism and severe learning difficulties with associated behaviours that may be challenging. We have achieved national recognition for our developments in Communication and Behaviour Management.

Duties include:

• Delivering interventions assessed to be appropriate by the Speech and Language Therapist.
• Delivering training to parents/carers, staff and other relevant parties.
• Supporting the team in the production of resources and materials that support individual communication needs and the total communication approach used at Bradstow School.
• Creating, organising, delivering and monitoring all Makaton signing training to staff (including signing workshops to parents). Including monitoring of staff performance on a regular basis and providing input at induction programmes.
• Assisting in the assessment of young people including keeping comprehensive records of observations and assessments in accordance local, professional, organisational and National guidelines.
• Implementing individual and group interventions within the programme, making modifications and using own initiative as necessary to suit the young person’s needs whilst having due regard for cultural and linguistic differences and modes of communication including signs and symbols.
• Liaising with teaching and care staff to support functional communication and Speech and language programs and interventions while they work with students, supporting delivery of the 24 hour curriculum.
• Adhering to HCPC regulations and RCSLT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Speech and Language Therapy Assistants.
• Engaging in support and supervision sessions to reflect on practice enhancing communication and quality of service.

We are looking for a member of staff to work 22.5 hours per week with some evening, weekend, and bank holiday work required. This role is 41 weeks per year: as part of the 41 weeks, the post holder will be required to commit to two weeks Short Term break care work during school holidays.

For all posts we look for candidates who are mature, warm, creative and open to learning with a patient and caring attitude to deal sensitively with vulnerable children.

We offer a generous salary and benefits including:
• Highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee Rewards High Street Discount Scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Investors In People Gold Accredited employer
• Fantastic training and development opportunities
• Thorough induction process
• Strong health and well-being focus

Closing date: 15th December 2021 at 4pm
Interviews: January 2022