Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

The starting salary for this position is GBP24,808 per annum (pro rata to GBP26,777 FTE), working 36 hours per week over 42 weeks per year. The role is term time, plus an additional 15 days.

We have a full time post for a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to join our team of Therapists and Assistants in Surrey. The post is in the South East of Surrey (Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead, and Tandridge). We are a large and supportive team and can offer you line management, peer observations, joint working and a thorough induction and in-house training programme.

Your office base will be in Reigate although we promote agile working. You will work in a patch of mainstream schools and also work in a specialist school or centre.

Rewards and Benefits

• A strong supervision model to support you in your role and to develop you in your career
• Continuing Professional Development through in house and external training
• A dedicated and supportive team
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Service

The School-Aged Speech and Language Therapy Service is part of Surrey County Council's local SEND offer, working collaboratively in the Vulnerable Learners team in Surrey Children, Schools and Families Directorate, with other teams like educational psychology, and specialist teachers.

We aim to deliver the right support at the right time, through assessment and intervention, and equipping families and professionals with the skills and resources to work together to help and support children with SLCN. We follow the Balance model to offer universal, targeted and specialist support for children, families, and the school workforce, and work with children and young people with EHCPs (Education, Health & Care Plan) and those at SEN (Special Education Needs) support.

About the Role

Your role will be to play a pivotal part in supporting children to achieve the outcomes agreed by a Speech and Language Therapist in conjunction with the school and family through a range of activities:

• Working individually with a child/ young person within the school
• Modelling strategies to class teachers/ teaching assistants
• Working with a small group
• Creating resources for the therapy team

All therapy staff are provided with a laptop and mobile phone to allow flexible working, and we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance, considering flexible working and job sharing where possible.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be shortlisted to interview for this position your application will clearly evidence:

• Experience of working with children and young people either within mainstream or specialist schools and centres
• Experience of working on communication and interaction targets
• Ability to adapt your approach and communication style to help children communicate
• A passion for championing children's voices
• Ability to work flexibly and independently
• Be a car driver

Contact us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

For an informal discussion, please contact Rachel Brown (SE Area Lead, SLT) via email at .

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 09/06/2024 with interviews planned for the week commencing 17/06/2024.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

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Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.