Job Type:
Permanent
Job Sector:
Health, Medicine
Region:
South East
Location:
Colchester
Salary:
£23,100 to £24,675 per annum
Salary Description:
Starting salary of £23,100 + group pension
Posted:
13/11/2024
Recruiter:
HCRG Care Group
Job Ref:
HCRGCG/TP/24475/12621
As a Speech & Language Therapy Assistant you will work with the SEND Therapies Team to support children who have identified speech, language and communication needs, as part of their Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
To work in partnership with education and other professionals and parents/carers, under the supervision of SEND Therapists, to provide this support.
Package Description: As a Speech & Language Therapy Assistant you will be part of our valued team in Essex, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
1. Starting salary of £23,100 with group pension
2. Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers.
3. Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates.
4. Online and face-to-face help with your mental and physical wellbeing.
5. Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways, and opportunities for continuing professional development.
6. An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose.
7. The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Working primarily within a variety of schools, early years’ and educational settings, in partnership with educational support colleagues as required, to deliver interventions under the direction of a SEND Therapies speech and language therapist.
2. Supporting with relevant clinical administration tasks, relating to service delivery.
3. Working with other assistants and administrative staff, as required.
4. The post-holder will be accountable for their own professional actions and recognise their own professional boundaries.
5. The post holder will be involved in projecting a positive image of the service at all times and participate in regular supervision and the organisation’s appraisal system.
6. To carry out individual and group intervention programmes under the direction of a SEND Therapies, Speech & Language Therapist, primarily in educational settings.
The Ideal Candidate:
1. Recognised NVQ or equivalent qualification in childcare.
2. Educated to at least 5 GCSE's A-C, including Maths & English.
3. Previous work in a community/educational setting delivering therapy support services.
4. Demonstrable experience of working in the NHS or education.
5. Good understanding of child protection processes.
6. Car driver with own car insured for business use.
About The Company: We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services, and adult social care and wellbeing services.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance.
Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you.
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