Speech and Language Therapist
West Kirby School and College, Wirral, Merseyside, CH48 5DH4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
7 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week There is the possibility of part time working depending on the suitable candidate's availability
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- £33,004 - £38,152.62 (point 23 – point 27)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential Skills:
- Relate theory to practice
- Effectively manage a personal caseload
- Initiative, problem solving skills
- Approach therapy with creativity and flexibility
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Clear written and spoken English
- Good organizational skills
Essential Experience:
- Working with children / young people with receptive and/ or expressive language difficulties
- Working with children/ young people with SEN, particularly those on the Autism Spectrum.
- Differential diagnosis; formulation of therapy plans; providing appropriate intervention(s); evaluating outcomes
- Carrying out formal and informal assessments, observations
- Report Writing
- Using Autism specific strategies/ approaches
What the school offers its staff
Free school lunch
Access to school gym and sauna
Half termly well being afternoons
CPD
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About West Kirby School and College
- School type
- Special school, ages 5 to 19
- School size
- 105 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- West Kirby School and College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@wkrs.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01516323201
Welcome to West Kirby School and College, a non-maintained special school initially founded over 100 years ago as a hospice for children. Since that time we have grown and developed into the successful school we are today. Times have changed, but we remain enthused by the opportunity to support, enable and develop children and young people towards realising their aspirations.
Arranging a visit to West Kirby School and College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@wkrs.co.uk.
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