Speech & Language Therapist(s)

Term time only

Applicants looking for full-time work or a part-time/job share

opportunities are welcome.

    Our Mission:  Children and Young People at the heart of all we do.

     Our Ethos: Work Hard, Be Kind, Have Fun, Stay Safe

Oakley School is the Tunbridge Wells District Special School for pupils up to 19 years, all of whom have profound, severe and complex needs.

We are committed towards becoming an Outstanding School, which provides a centre of therapeutic excellence to support the learning and achievement of all Oakley School pupils.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and deliver a Total Communication approach tailored to pupils’ individual needs.
• Assess, plan, and deliver speech and language therapy interventions for a varied and complex caseload.
• Work collaboratively with pupils, families, and school staff to create and review individual therapy plans.
• Monitor and evaluate therapy outcomes, using clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to multi agency team meetings, annual reviews, and school-wide planning.
• Communicate effectively with pupils, families, and professionals, using appropriate methods and sensitivity.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to formal reports (EHCPs, transition plans, etc.).
• Supervise and support Therapy Assistants and contribute to their professional development.
• Participate in CPD, research, and training initiatives, and uphold high standards of clinical practice.

You will be joining a dynamic Therapy Team, which includes Speech & Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants.  You will play an integral part in mapping the SaLT provision and working with our Therapy Assistants to support pupils and their families to achieve person centred outcomes relevant to Education, Health Care Plans.

The ideal candidate will ideally have experience of working with children and young people with a range of special educational needs and disabilities, within an educational setting.

Hours: 35 hrs per week Mondays 8.30am to 3.30pm, Tuesdays 8.30am to 4.30pm, Wednesdays 8.30am to 5pm, Thursdays 8.30am to 3.30pm, Fridays 8.30am to 3.30pm, with half an hour for lunch each day

Salary range: KSF - G £30,404 - £38,304, dependent on qualifications and experience and paid pro rata to hours and weeks worked, plus SEN Allowance £1484.97 per annum.

Clinical supervision and excellent continued professional development will be available.

Visits to meet us are both encouraged and welcomed, please contact Zoey Hatch, School Business Leader by e-mailing zhatch@oakley.kent.sch.uk to arrange a visit.

Closing date is 12noon on Friday 10^th October. Selection Process/Interviews date TBC