Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that makeyou happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probationand is not a contractual benefit

Job title: Speech and Language Therapist

Location: Waterloo Lodge School - North West

Hours: 15 hours per week, 2 days per week8.30am-4.30pm

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only,

Salary: Up to £53,200 FTE (Up to 19,178 Actual Salary)DOE

Essential: Valid UK full driving licence and access to ownvehicle

About therole

We understand the valueof helping our employees to achieve their Continued ProfessionalDevelopment goals and offer a £2,000 training allowance to allowyou to complete role specific training tailored to your individualrequirements.

We are looking for aSpeech and Language Therapist to join our developing in-houseClinical Team, this includes occupational therapy, psychotherapyand therapy assistants. You will deliver bespoke assessment andintervention plans for the pupils we support.

You will be responsible for holding a speech and languagetherapy caseload and with the full support of our knowledgeableClinical Team, you will also contribute to staff training andconsultation. Both a challenging and rewarding role, this positionwould suit a resilient and enthusiastic individual, with a creativetherapeutic approach and the ability to make decisions, as well asmanage their own workload. In addition, you will provideinformation and training to staff, commissioners and other agenciesas required.

Our Clinical Teams help maintain aperson centred, empowering approach always putting the people wesupport at the forefront of everything they do. All our settingsmaintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the people we supportare heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affectthem.

We strive for excellence, which is why weare one of the leading service providers in the UK. With thisin mind, we are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist whoshares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance thequality of life of the people in our care.

Location: Waterloo Lodge School - NorthWest

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent providerof special needs education. We are a vital part of localcommunities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renownedreputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people weeducate for.

We are really proud to say that in2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'GreatPlace to Work' for the fifth year running.

Ourdivisional brands include Acorn Education and OptionsAutism.

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Essential Criteria:

• Allied Health Professionalqualification in Speech and Language Therapy

• Registered with the HCPC andRCSLT

• Experience of workingin multi-disciplinary teams

• Experience of working with children, youngpeople and adults who have an intellectual disability and/or autismwith additional needs (e.g. complex trauma, mental health needs,behaviours of concern)

• Experience of working within schoolenvironments

• Valid UK fulldriving licence and access to own vehicle

What's in it foryou?

You will be working with anambitious and driven service that's really going places, supportedby an exceptional team of likeminded individuals who are keen tolearn from you. You will have the resources and time to implementyour strategic vision for therapies as this role will be key to thedevelopment of the service. This is an opportunity to enrich thelives of the adults we support and make a positive difference, in arole where you have autonomy.

We offer afriendly and inclusive working environment where our people areheard, respected and hugely valued. We want our employees to cometo work with energy, determination and most importantly we wantthem to be happy in their work. We are well aware that it is ourhighly skilled teams that make Outcomes First Group the success itis, and we want this to continue. This is why we provide a range ofbenefits designed to support you, not just in your work life butalso on a personal level too. We want you to be the best you can beand offer genuine opportunities for career development andprogression.

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Why work for us?

Alongside working with a network of clinical colleagueswith regular forums for peer reflection and practice development,Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefitoptions.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, soyou'll get an exceptional reward packageincluding:

• Generous Annual LeaveEntitlement

• Life AssurancePension scheme with options to increase yourcontributions

• "YourWellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mentalhealth support services and physical healthchecks

• Work 4 days, be paidfor 5 T&C's apply - following successful completion of theprobation period

• FamilyGrowth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhancedmaternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatmentsupport.

And amarket-leading benefit offering through our Flexible BenefitsPlatform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right foryou, including:

• Awide range of health, wellbeing, and insurancebenefits

• up to £2000 tospend on CPD

• 100's ofdiscount options valid in the UK and abroad

• Cycle to Work Schemes

• Electric Car PurchaseScheme

• Critical illnesscover

And that's not all,we place the outcomes of the people in our services at the heart ofeverything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge thatyour role will have a significant positive impact on the lives ofothers.

At Outcomes First Group we arecommitted to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of ourpupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subjectto social media checks and successful applicants to a fullyenhanced DBS

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