Location_on Location: High Hazels Nursery Infant School
work_outline Basis: Full Time
Speech and Language Therapist
High Hazels Academy is a great place to develop your career – whether you are just starting out or looking for a place to grow! Our vibrant and diverse community of learners is part of United Learning. We are two schools: a nursery infant and junior school, working together as a single primary school. We can offer excellent professional development within a supportive and friendly atmosphere.
This role will require you to deliver high-quality speech and language therapy and direct teaching using communication-based approaches – curiosity framework, attention autism, intensive interaction (aged 3-5 years). As the hub lead, you will design and deliver an individualised curriculum alongside the SENCo and Educational Psychologist, using appropriate strategies and interventions based on the needs of the children.
Job details
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000
Contractual hours: 37.5
Region: Sheffield
Job category/type: Learning Support
Date posted: 14/02/2025
Job reference: REQ002792
Job description
Speech and Language Therapist
Hours: 37.5 per week (52 weeks per year)
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 depending on experience.
Permanent Role to start as soon as possible.
We are looking for a talented Speech and Language Therapist who can work in an innovative way to lead our Early Years Communication and Interaction Hub. The hub has capacity for 8-10 Early Years (and a few KS1) pupils who primarily have difficulties with Communication and Interaction, most are in the early stages of language development, and some are pre-verbal.
Our pledge to the successful candidate is more pay, more time and more support:
More Pay
* We pay an average of 5% above national scales – the best rates of pay in the sector.
* Cash towards medical treatment.
* Generous staff discount scheme.
More Time
* Three extra inset days for planning.
* At least one personal day a year.
More Support
* Great training for your career.
* Exceptional curriculum resources.
* Expert subject advice.
* Support for your wellbeing.
Successful applicants will have:
1. Is passionate about inclusion and high aspirations for all children.
2. Is a trained speech and language therapist.
3. Has experience of working with children; Early Years experience is desirable but not essential.
4. Has experience of working with schools to develop language provision, especially for children in the early stages of language.
5. Experience of leading a team and building effective working relationships.
6. Has a commitment to working closely with families.
7. Has experience of bespoke intervention support for pre-verbal children including Intensive Interaction, using objects of reference, core vocabulary grids, Attention Autism and the curiosity framework or an equivalent.
Benefits We offer:
* A hub provision, which is established, but with room to make it your own.
* A happy school, where everybody is valued.
* An experienced SENCo, Educational Psychology and speech and language therapist to work alongside.
* A commitment to your development and CPD.
If you are dedicated to making a real difference, interested in developing an innovative way of merging SALT and education and thriving in a collaborative, dynamic environment with the added benefit of school holidays, we would love to hear from you.
For further information and to apply please visit:
https://www.highhazelsacademy.org.uk/about-us/working-for-us/vacancies
If you would like to have a look around the school, we would be extremely proud to show you around. To make arrangements please contact Karen Jones, Primary Cluster HR Manager by email: karen.jones@highhazelsacademy.org.uk
Safer Recruitment
High Hazels Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Closing date: Monday, 10th March 2025
Interviews to take place week commencing 17th March 2025
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