14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    17 November 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    3 November 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support role

Visa sponsorship

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 5 days a week, 41 weeks a year

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£35,059 - £39,709

What skills and experience we're looking for

Oaklands is an outstanding special school serving the London Borough of Hounslow that provides specialist education to students with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties and autism. Oaklands is at an exciting point in its development. High Oaks is situated on Gresham Road in a purpose built new school building. New Oaks Primary operates in a newly refurbished building in Woodlands Road Isleworth. Both schools offer state of the art facilities for our students.

We are seeking a qualified Speech and Language Therapist to be part our onsite SALT service, supporting students with complex communication needs. Many of our students require high-tech and/or low-tech AAC. The ideal candidate will have at least two years’ experience working in a specialist clinic and/or school setting with students who have profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), severe learning disabilities (SLD), and autism. This can also include experience within a placement during the candidates’ studies. This role involves close collaboration with service providers and parents to ensure that SALT reports and intervention programmes are accurate, up to date, and tailored to each student’s needs.

What the school offers its staff

Oaklands School Therapy Team is led by our Therapy Team Lead. The successful candidate will join the therapy team at Oaklands and work across both our 2 sites. This is an exciting opportunity to develop specialist clinical skills and embed yourself in the school community to support our children and young people in achieving the best functional outcomes.

We value our employees and offer excellent training and support as well as a pension scheme, employee assistance programme and many other well-being benefits. These include our onsite gym, showering facilities and a coffee shop with discounted barista coffee. We also offer freshly prepared hot and cold lunches which are available to purchase from our onsite kitchen, shop and café.

Oaklands 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. Social media checks will be carried out for all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 18 working week probation period.

Details of this post are available on the school’s website: www.oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk Visits to the school are welcome. Please contact the HR department for an appointment on hr@oaklands.uk.net or by calling the school on 020 8560 3569 (option 3).

To apply, please complete and email the application form to HR@oaklands.uk.net

Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application how you meet the person specification.

Closing Date: 9am 17th November 2026

Interview Date: Monday 23rd November 2026

Start Date: ASAP

Pay Scale: Hounslow Pay Scales SO1 (Point 21) to SO2 (Point 28)

Actual Salary: £35,059 - £39,709

Contract Type: Term time plus 2 weeks (41 weeks)

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Induction: The successful candidate will be required to attend a pre-employment induction

CV’s will not be accepted. No agencies please.

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.
Skilled Worker visas can 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

Oaklands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, teaching and non-teaching (including temporary and supply staff), governors and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful applicants for all vacancies will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Oaklands School

Organisation type
Special school, ages 4 to 19
Size
296 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
hr@oaklands.uk.net
Phone number
0208 560 3569

Oaklands is an ‘outstanding’ special school serving the London Borough of Hounslow that provides specialist education to students with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple difficulties and autism aged 4-19.
We have a Primary school (New Oaks), and a Secondary school (High Oaks). We are based across two different sites with both our school buildings offering state of the art facilities for our students and we serve a socially and ethnically diverse population, with children coming from within Hounslow and the surrounding Boroughs.

Arranging a visit to Oaklands School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@oaklands.uk.net.

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