At a Glance
- Tasks: Support children with speech and language needs in a rewarding school environment.
- Company: Join Horizon Care & Education, a passionate team dedicated to making a difference.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive benefits, including discounts, wellbeing support, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible term-time role with opportunities for career growth and training.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on young lives while developing your therapeutic skills.
- Qualifications: HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist or nearly qualified.
We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our expanding Therapeutic Team in the West Midlands, covering schools in Stoke, Tipton and Wolverhampton. The job role will involve working across 3 school sites with KS3 and KS4 children in a specialist SEN/SEMH environment, working Full Time during Term Time only (38 weeks per year).
There’s nothing more rewarding than helping someone believe in themselves, have the confidence to celebrate their own uniqueness and achieve success that is personal to them. This is an exciting opportunity to further develop and use your therapeutic knowledge and experience to support colleagues across the Group deliver positive outcomes for young people in our independent schools. We will accept nearly Qualified applications.
Who are we? Horizon Care & Education are looking for a creative Speech and Language Therapist to join our passionate team, delivering a comprehensive therapeutic service for children in our care. This role involves providing support and oversight to teams in education. Delivery of training is an important aspect of the role. At Horizon, we train all our staff in our Shine Therapeutic model which includes DDP/PACE therapeutic parenting.
What you’ll get to do:
- Manage your own caseload of schools to provide high levels of support and consultation for operational colleagues.
- Provide therapeutic advice and guidance to teams to enable them to support young people throughout their journey with Horizon.
- Be responsible for assessments, goal setting and recommendations for therapeutic support for your own caseload.
- Develop, write and regularly review/update therapeutic goals for children and young people in education.
- Develop and contribute to the delivery of therapeutic and psychological training to all staff in the organisation as part of the Therapeutic Academy.
- Benefit from regular supervision and CPD activities.
- Participate in service development activities across the Horizon Group.
What we’re looking for from you:
- HCPC registered.
- BSc registered Speech and Language Therapist.
- Experience of working with Children and Young People or relevant demonstrable transferable skills.
- A desire to support services through embedding therapeutic practice.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
- Ability to work autonomously with the support from individual and peer supervision.
- Ability to role model behaviours and attitudes in line with organisational values.
- A sound understanding of Microsoft Office components, including knowledge of Excel, Teams and SharePoint.
- Full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle.
One Horizon: We have recently launched OneHorizon, a new platform designed for YOU which brings together the benefits, tools and resources to help you feel supported, valued and great at work! The platform is designed to give you instant access to amazing employee benefits, company announcements, downloadable resources and documents as well as feedback surveys and our people directory. You will benefit from discount programmes, holiday trading scheme, eco-friendly car scheme, SmartTech scheme, Wellbeing Centre and Cycle to work plus much more!
Closing date for this role will be 13th July, although we may close the job role early if sufficient applications are received.
Speech and Language Therapist Full Time - (West Midlands SEN Schools) in Wolverhampton employer: Horizon Care and Education
Horizon Care and Education is an exceptional employer that prioritises the growth and development of its staff, offering a supportive work culture where innovation and passion for teaching are celebrated. Located in Rochdale, Great Howarth School provides unique opportunities to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children with special educational needs, while also fostering professional development through tailored training and mentorship programmes.
Contact Details:
Horizon Care and Education Recruitment Team
