Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT)
Parkwood Hall Academy Trust, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DR28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
20 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
23 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Days and hours of work: Monday to Friday, hours between 08:30 and 16:45, Term Time Only + INSET Days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale 6 point 19 to PO1 point 28 (£28,705.26 – £35,365.17)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a Speech and Language Therapist looking for a rewarding role where you can have a meaningful impact every day?
Parkwood Hall Academy is seeking a dedicated Speech and Language Therapist to join our Trans-Disciplinary Team (TDT). Working with pupils aged 4-19 with moderate to severe learning difficulties, autism and communication needs, you will help children and young people develop the communication skills they need to access learning and achieve their potential.
You will be joining an established Speech and Language Therapy team that includes two Senior Therapists, providing excellent clinical support, supervision and opportunities for professional growth.
The Role
As part of our integrated therapeutic approach, you will:
- Conduct speech, language and communication assessments.
- Deliver evidence-based individual and group interventions.
- Develop personalised communication programmes and strategies.
- Support the implementation and development of AAC systems and resources.
- Collaborate closely with education and care professionals to embed communication throughout the school day.
- Provide training, coaching and consultation to staff teams.
- Contribute to EHCP reviews, reports and multi-disciplinary planning.
About You
We welcome applications from therapists across a range of experience levels.
You will have:
- A recognised Speech and Language Therapy qualification (essential)
- HCPC registration (essential)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (essential)
- Experience planning and delivering evidence-based interventions. (essential)
- A commitment to collaborative, child-centred and neuroaffirming practice (essential)
- Experience of AAC, SEND, autism and complex communication needs would be beneficial but is not essential.
Why Join Us?
At Parkwood Hall Academy, we are committed to creating an environment where staff and pupils can Belong, Grow and Succeed. We offer:
- A supportive and experienced therapy team.
- Regular clinical supervision and professional development.
- Opportunities to develop specialist skills in AAC and SEND.
- A collaborative trans-disciplinary model of working.
The opportunity to make a significant difference to the lives of children and young people
What the school offers its staff
At our school, we value and support our staff, recognising that they are at the heart of our success. We offer a welcoming and collaborative working environment, ongoing professional development opportunities, access to wellbeing support, and a strong culture of teamwork and respect. Staff benefit from opportunities to grow their skills, contribute to school improvement, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of our pupils every day.
Further information about the job
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 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.
About Parkwood Hall Academy Trust
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 8 to 19
- Size
- 136 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 8 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- zoe.moore@parkwoodhall.co.uk
Parkwood Hall is day school for pupils aged 8-19 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties, and other diverse and complex needs. The pupils here are an inspiration to us all.
It’s an exciting time at Parkwood Hall and you would be joining at a transformational time for the academy. Under a new leadership team, Parkwood Hall has undergone radical changes to its behaviour ethos, and curriculum design and implementation.
Parkwood Hall aims to provide an inclusive learning environment which challenges pupils to achieve success and to thrive. Our co-operative values are important to us, especially honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. They underpin the way we do things here at Parkwood Hall. We are committed to providing a learning environment and learning pathway that enables all our pupils to achieve the best they can be and help prepare them for adult life so they can live as independent a life as possible.
We have a highly skilled team of professionals including teachers and teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, Positive Support Behaviour practitioners, school nurses and residential staff.
Arranging a visit to Parkwood Hall Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email zoe.moore@parkwoodhall.co.uk.
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