Advanced Speech and Language Therapist

Billing Brook Special School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8EZ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £40,446.00 - £48,739.00 Annually (FTE) The salary grades are equivalent to FTE and will be pro-rata'd to reflect contracted hours and term-time working

Advanced Speech and Language Therapist job summary

Speech & Language Therapist Vacancy

Help shape the future of communication in our all-age special school

This is not just another SALT role.

This is your opportunity to transform how communication is understood, taught and lived across an entire school community.

At Billing Brook School, we believe communication changes lives. Every gesture, symbol, word and interaction matters—and we are relentless in our commitment to ensuring every child has a voice and knows it deserves to be heard.

We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who shares that belief and is excited by the chance to build, influence and innovate—someone ready to leave their mark on a truly meaningful whole-school approach to communication.

Do you believe every child and young person deserves the confidence, skills, and voice to be truly heard?

We are passionate about supporting children and young people to:

Develop meaningful and effective ways to communicate

Understand and interpret the world around them

Express their needs, wants, ideas and opinions with growing confidence

Build the motivation and self-belief to initiate and sustain positive social interactions

Grow communication skills that underpin emotional understanding, independence, self-help, and life beyond school

If you’re inspired by helping young people, find their voice and unlock their potential, come and join us.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated and forward-thinking Speech and Language Therapist to join our school community.

This is a chance to shape what speech and language provision looks like across an all-age special school, working creatively and collaboratively to embed communication at the centre of learning.

You will:

✔ Use your specialist expertise to lead, organise and develop SALT provision across the school
✔ Design and deliver innovative, high-quality communication programmes for individuals and groups
✔ Play a key role in maximising every pupil’s communication potential through creative and tailored approaches
✔ Manage and prioritise a diverse caseload of children and young people with special educational needs
✔ Drive improvement and innovation, contributing to research and service development aligned with school priorities
✔ Support and empower others by leading, training and working alongside staff, including communication champions across the school

Why Join Us?

This is a truly exciting opportunity to:

Shape a whole-school communication approach from early years through to post-16
Work as part of a passionate, values-driven team
Influence practice beyond therapy sessions—embedding communication across the curriculum and daily life
Make a genuine, visible difference to the lives of children and young people every day

We will consider part-time hours or flexible working however these will need to fit in with the operational needs of the school.

Interested? Want to find out more? Please contact Nikki Kennedy, Headteacher to find out more about the school and role by email: nikkikennedy@bbrook.co.uk or phone 01604 773910

To apply, please complete the application process on the MyNewTerm platform.

Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application how you meet the person specification. Please do not send a CV.

Closing Date: Friday 10th July

Interview Date: W/B 13th July

Pay Scale: Equivalent to Band 6

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours of Work: Full time, however part time considered

Billing Brook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 3-month probationary period.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Billing Brook Special School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 256 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Billing Brook Special School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/billing-brook-special-school-northampton

Billing Brook is an all age special school for pupils aged 4 - 18 with a wide range of learning difficulties. This includes moderate or severe learning difficulties; speech, language and communication needs; some medical difficulties and an all age specialist autism provision.

Billing Brook also has a 6th form centre, based a mile away from the main site, where we run our employability café and small shop.

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