Are you an experienced learning assistant with a passion for speech and language therapy?
We have an exciting opportunity for a speech and language therapy assistant to deliver therapy interventions in schools.
Have a look at our Hillingdon Talks website and Facebook page to find out what we are all about.
What our staff say about the team:
'Hillingdon Mainstream Schools Team is so welcoming. I have found the team very approachable as well as being open to suggestions and ideas. It is well organised which made it easier to settle into my role and the demands of the job”
We can offer you:
· A supportive team of speech and language therapy colleagues where well being is prioritised
· A welcoming office space for you to return to at the end of the day for informal support
· An identified buddy who will meet with you every week at first to help you settle in and who you can ask lots of questions
Supervision meetings with a therapist every 4-6 weeks, along with an annual appraisal
· A manageable caseload across a range of schools – under the supervision of a qualified therapist
Opportunities to develop your clinical skills through termly study afternoons, training, shadowing experienced therapists
· Opportunities to work with therapists on projects to develop the service
· You will work in schools with a range of children who have speech, language and communication needs e.g. language difficulties, speech difficulties, stammering, learning difficulties and autism. The speech and language therapist will identify appropriate children for you.
· You will have the opportunity to work directly with the children in groups and individually with an LSA observing the sessions in order to carry out follow up work – under the guidance of a speech and language therapist
· You will model set intervention packages for school staff in order that they can then run these sessions independently
· You will support with the assessment and review of how the child is functioning at school and at home through observations, discussions and informal and some formal assessments
· You will offer training to parents on strategies that they can use to support their children -using training packages written by therapists
· You will support parents of children on the caseload and keep in regular touch with them via phone calls or meetings
· You will contribute to audits etc in order to provide evidence that the service being provided is being effective
You will support the team with the making of therapy resources during school holidays
We are delighted to offer this opportunity to work as a Speech and Language Therapy assistant within CNWL Allied Health Professional (AHP) Support Workers.
AHP Support Workers are vital in CNWL’s therapies teams and have varied roles across many clinical services, as Assistants and Associate Practitioners to Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dietitians and Podiatrists. Roles also include Activity Coordinators and Fitness Instructors.
Main responsibilities:
• To independently model and deliver identified interventions for children with speech, language and communication needs in mainstream schools under the guidance of a qualified therapist
• To independently deliver identified training to parents of children with speech, language and communication needs under the guidance of a qualified therapist
• To independently deliver identified training to LSA staff on strategies and interventions to support children with speech, language and communication needs
• To independently monitor the progress of identified children with speech, language and communication needs in mainstream schools under the guidance of a qualified therapist – including informal assessments, some formalassessments, observations and discussions with school staff and parents – and to feedback findings to the therapist
· Devise, design and produce low technology communication aids – and model using these in mainstream schools
· To produce resources for intervention and maintain resources appropriate to the clinical environment and child’s needs as requested by therapists
• To support with the running of any school holiday group sessions run by the team
• To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times
• To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels
• To take part in quality governance, audits and projects for the team/service
• To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team
• To provide buddying, support and shadowing to less experienced Assistants and volunteers as required
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Feb 2025
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