Are you a Speech & Language Therapist seeking a new Permanent challenge? Do you have previous experience working with Children and Younger People with complex needs in a school setting?
Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Speech and Language Therapist in the Wokingham and Reading area to support their Talking Therapies Service. This service is for Children who have a range of Mental Health Issues. The contract will run for 3 Months (with likelihood of extension).
Job Purpose: Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist
Pay Rate: £35 LTD p/h & £250 Welcome Bonus
Location: Erlegh House - Wokingham and Reading
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm (Flexible)
Contract: Full-Time | Part-Time
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure the needs and views of the children and young people are at the heart of everything we do: offering evidence based, holistic and child-centred assessments and interventions.
- Use advanced specialist knowledge and levels of experience appropriately and effectively across a range of work practices which is underpinned by comprehensive and extensive theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
- To undertake high quality assessments of children and young people and make recommendations about appropriate therapeutic interventions for each child or young person, in accordance with individual assessed needs.
- To provide line management and clinical supervision to allocated Therapies Assistants within the setting and to support Newly Qualified Speech and Language Therapists within the setting.
- To work closely with children, young people, their parents, and staff to ensure a personalised plan of delivery.
- To participate in service and practice development.
- To identity training needs, develop and facilitate training sessions to staff and parents/carers
Essential
- Registered with the HCPC
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
- Substantial experience working with Younger People in a School Setting
- Full UK license and access to own car
- Ability to write SMART goals, concise reports for the EHCP process
Benefits
- Full induction and on the job Training
- Paid School Holidays and Bank Holidays
- Family Healthcare Plan - Access to instant check-ups and consultations
- Car Purchase Scheme
- Career Development
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Support
- Pension Contribution
- Life Insurance
- High-Street Vouchers and Apple Scheme
- Family Days Out
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Free Meals
- Recommend a friend scheme - receive up to £750!
Please contact Eleanor: eleanor.binns@servicecare.org.uk | (01772) 208 963