Description

We are very pleased to offer the opportunity for a new Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to join our team of Therapists and Assistants in Surrey. The post is based in the North West of Surrey (covering Woking, Runnymede and Surrey Heath). We are a large and supportive team and can offer you strong line management, peer observations, joint working and a thorough induction and in-house training programme.

The starting salary is £20,330 per annum for 5 days a week (36 hours), across 42 weeks of the year – term time plus 15 working days in the school holidays. The full-time equivalent salary for this role is £21,943 per annum.

Your office base will be in Woking although we promote agile and flexible working. You will work in a patch of mainstream schools and also specialist centres or special schools.

All therapy staff are provided with a laptop and mobile phone to allow agile working, and we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance, considering flexible working and job sharing where possible. You will benefit from a generous Local government salary-related pension and the option to join the car lease scheme. For more information, please visitMyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

About Us

The School-Aged Speech and Language Therapy Service is part of Surrey County Council’s local SEND offer, working collaboratively in the Vulnerable Learners team in Surrey’s Children, Families and Learning Directorate, with other teams like Educational Psychology and specialist teachers.

We aim to deliver the right support at the right time, through assessment and intervention, and equipping families and professionals with the skills and resources to work together to help and support children with SLCN. We follow the Balance model to offer universal, targeted and specialist support for children, families and the school workforce, and work with children and young people with EHCPs (Education, Health and Care Plan) and those at SEN (Special Education Needs) support.

About the Role

Your role will be to play a pivotal part in supporting children to achieve the outcomes agreed by a Speech and Language Therapist in conjunction with the school and family through a range of activities such as:

• Working individually with a child or young person within the school
• Modelling strategies to class teachers / teaching assistants
• Working with a small group
• Creating resources for the therapy team

About You

To be shortlisted to interview for this position your application will clearly evidence:

• Experience of working with children and young people either within mainstream or specialist schools and centres
• Experience of working on communication and interaction targets
• Ability to adapt your approach and communication style to help children communicate
• Ability to work flexibly and independently
• A full and valid driving licence with access to a vehicle

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Posters Information:

Name:SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL

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