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Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT)
Lighthouse School Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 6QB24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
15 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
22 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Thursday 08:30 - 16:30, Fridays 08:30 - 16:00 37 hours per week Full time, Permanent, Term Time (38 weeks) plus 112.5 additional hours (equivalent of 15 days equivalence)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £38,220 - £41,771
Pay scale
- SCP 27-31
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity for a committed and experienced therapist to work as part of a highly supportive multidisciplinary team dedicated to improving outcomes for our students. As Speech and Language Therapist, you will play a key role in providing our students with co-existing language disorders and learning disabilities with universal, targeted and specialist levels of support.
What the school offers its staff
Our roles come with full training, induction and a range of benefits:
- Salary paid across 12 equal monthly instalments, and an increase each September (subject to Trustee approval and the finances of the school).
- Mental health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do - our staff say they feel supported by the Senior Leadership Team and our Mental Health First Aider Team.
- Access to a range of free health care services including, Employee Assistance Programme offering free counselling (general/menopause), physiotherapy, 24/7 GP service, stress coaching, nurse support services, financial wellbeing coaching, surgical assistance programme, free flu vaccinations, and eye tests for VDU users. See here for more information.
- Up to date autism specific training, including person centred approaches, positive behaviour support strategies and understanding communication from our Speech and Language Therapists and our training and Wellbeing Teams.
- Continuous Professional Development including access to coaching, mentoring and
supervision, as well as e-learning and online training courses.
Flexible working opportunities
*We are also a DfE appointed Flexible Working Participant School and open to offering a range of flexible working options. Please share your preferences with our HR colleagues at your earliest opportunity in order that these can be fully considered.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lighthouse School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS certificate is required for successful applicants, and all newly appointed staff who have lived or travelled overseas for 12 months or more in the past 10 years will be required to undertake an overseas check as part of our pre-employment checks.
Information can be found on the government website at
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants/guidance-on-the-application-process-for-criminal-records-checks-overseas
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Lighthouse School Leeds
- School type
- Free Schools, Does not apply, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 90 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lighthouse School Leeds website
- Email address
- recruitment@lighthouseschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01134570605
Lighthouse Education Trust is a completely unique multi academy trust. In fact, we were the first of our kind in the country when we opened a specialist free school in Leeds and we now look forward to opening a second school in Harrogate. We focus on a ‘destination-led’ approach for our students, who all have a diagnosis of autism (ASC). Our journey so far has been amazing and we are immensely proud of what our students have achieved. We are a ‘Good’ school with aspirations to be ‘Outstanding’ in the near future. We are a happy and vibrant community, where young autistic people learn, flourish and thrive. Currently, we have over 100 students on roll aged 11 to 19 years. Students study a range KS3, Level 1/2 and Level 3 qualifications, including BTECs and GCSEs.
Arranging a visit to Lighthouse School Leeds
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@lighthouseschool.co.uk.
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