Speech and Language Therapist

at  Ambitious about Autism

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST (0716)

Are you passionate about making a difference to autistic young people in an education setting?
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist, who shares our vision for autistic young people, to contribute to the planning, adaptation, monitoring and reporting of pupils’ personalised plans, enabling them to access learning and activities in the wider community.
You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of various specialists who contribute to learning plans and targets, drawing on various expertise.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Additional Welcome Bonus
• Excellent allowances including additional holidays to be taken inside term time
• Clinical Supervision
• High quality in-house CPD opportunities and access to external training
• Professional membership fees will be funded for you (HCPC, RCSLT etc.)
• Mental Health and Wellbeing programs.
  For further details on how you can make a difference and find out what we have to offer, please see our recruitment pack below.
  If you have any questions about the role, please contact Stephen Vickers on 020 8815 5439 - svickers@ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk
  Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
  Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
  The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.

Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

• Location:West Thames College
• Salary:(£40,351- £47,130) Plus additional Welcome bonus £3,000 - £4,000T&C apply
• Contract Type:Full Time
• Vacancy Type:Permanent
• Closing Date:30 June 2024

• Assessing and reviewing Learner’s speech, language and communication needs in line with the Ambitious College assessment cycle.
• Using specialist knowledge to recommend and develop appropriate and individualised aids and adaptations to support speech, language and/or communication.
• Working with other professionals within the trans-disciplinary team to plan, implement and evaluate targets, goals/programmes.
• Working with other professionals within the trans-disciplinary team to provide advice and guidance on the development of employability skills and access to work placements opportunities.

The successful candidate will have:

• Professional Qualified Speech and Language Therapy qualification to degree level.
• HCPC registration.
• Evidence of post qualified training within defined clinical area of expertise (ASD).
• Specialist knowledge and experience of a range of treatment techniques, SALT models and approaches in service users with ASD and/or complex needs.