Speech & Language Therapist Assistant

Brompton Academy, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5HT

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  12 July 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week, term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: £18,276 - £20,678 (£24,883 - £28,153 FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The University of Kent Academies Trust is seeking to recruit a proactive Speech and Language Therapist Assistant to work at Brompton Academy.

The role involves working within our current inclusion team and assisting the qualified Speech and Language Therapist to deliver programmes of care for the young people at Brompton Academy. Undertake a range of administrative tasks as required by the department. You should communicate clearly Speech and Language Therapy care aims to clients, parents and carers under the guidance of a speech and language therapist.

Deliver packages of care for clients in groups or individual sessions under the supervision of a Speech and language therapist. Support and model the use of universal strategies in classrooms.

The role of the SLTA is vital for a significant number of our students, particularly for those students with EHCPs and/or underlying SLCN in mainstream and in our specialist provision, the Eliot Centre which is based at Brompton Academy. Working with the therapy lead, you will have the opportunity to develop special areas of interest in SLCN and will be supported to access suitable CPD to develop your role.

We are looking for a vibrant and energetic individual who wants to make a difference to the lives of our students and who will engage with working as part of a highly committed and effective team. You will need to be confident, resilient, approachable and a good communicator as you will be required to liaise with students, staff, parents/carers and outside agencies. The successful candidate will be expected to work with students from upper Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 5, and to support and provide training to empower our staff to integrate specialist interventions and techniques into the classroom.

What the school offers its staff

The successful applicant will be coming to a multi-academy trust wide supportive learning environment, characterised by open management, and in the knowledge that they will enjoy the full support and care of the pragmatic (and down to earth) leadership team. We have a dynamic, innovative team of professional staff who want to make a difference to the lives, aspirations and opportunities of our young people. We would encourage applicants to visit the UKAT website to view the many employee benefits on offer https://www.universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk/careers-with-ukat

Commitment to safeguarding

The University of Kent Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

In addition, the Trust will carry out an online search, once, as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is intended to help us identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online.

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About Brompton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1403 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Brompton Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: pennywalshe@universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brompton-academy (opens in new tab)

Brompton Academy is an extremely popular oversubscribed academy with a 400+ Adult learner education programme. We have fantastic new buildings, with outstanding facilities, and Apple technologies for all, enabling us to enhance and support cutting edge learning strategies required for continuous improvement. Brompton Academy is proud of its comprehensive website and would encourage applicants to visit for further
information.

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