This one-year fixed-term post sits within Merton Council's Speech and Language Therapy Team in the education service. The post-holder leads delivery of the 'experts at hand' offer for primary schools, supporting the council's response to SEND reform. Full-time work covers mainstream and specialist settings, the Youth Offending Team and the Virtual School for Children in Care. It suits experienced specialist therapists ready to step into leadership and shape universal and targeted provision.
What the job involves
- Lead delivery of the 'experts at hand' speech and language therapy offer in primary schools
- Support Merton's response to SEND reform
- Lead on universal and targeted speech and language therapy provision in schools
- Deliver statutory, targeted and universal speech and language therapy support across mainstream and specialist settings, the Youth Offending Team and the Virtual School for Children in Care
- Work with educational professionals, occupational therapists, NHS therapists, educational psychologists and SEN teams
Experience
- Experienced specialist speech and language therapist ready to step up, or a current highly specialist therapist
What’s offered
- Regular individual and peer-based supervision
- Clinical leads in Autism, SEMH, DLD and Complex Needs
- Funded internal and external CPD
- Opportunities to lead and share learning in your specialist area
- HCPC and RCSLT membership fees funded
- Mileage and public transport costs covered between schools
- Flexible working supported by IT, with admin time at home where appropriate
- Cultural Diversity Network
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
