Speech And Language Therapist

Qualified Speech & LanguageTherapist needed ASAP! A fantastic SEMH school in Lambeth, London are seeking a Speech & Language therapist to join their team to work across their London schools.. All pupils have education, health and care (EHC) plans for their adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. Your Role; As well as offering therapy sessions according to their own specialism, you will have a therapeutic presence across the schools, lead whole-staff training and be an ambassador for the school brand and vision. The successful candidate will have to be a flexible team-player and be able to offer therapeutic intervention that aids children’s emotional well-being and learning. You will be a role-model of best practice and demonstrate support and care of the children at the very highest of levels. You will be able to draw upon your knowledge, skills and experience of working with children who present challenging behaviour and who have significant and complex social, emotional and learning needs often stemming from adverse childhood experiences. The purpose of the role is to work collaboratively with colleagues (teaching, support and therapeutic) to maximise progress for children at the schools. In addtion to the above, you will also be responsible for * To plan, resource & prepare effective and engaging therapy programmes for children (supported by the teacher and leaders) * To liaise professionally with colleagues as appropriate * To build positive working relationships with children’s families * To plan, lead and deliver whole-staff therapeutic training * To ensure that therapy is facilitated ethically, safely and with consent from all parents/carers/children * To conduct a range of formal and informal assessments in order to suit a range of purposes * To continue to obtain key information on children allocated to the specific therapy, to keep up-to-date with any changes in the child’s life and to inform the rest of the therapy/teaching team * To adopt a capacity building approach whereby the aim of intervention is to equip staff with the skills to effectively facilitate the development of pupils’ communication skills * To assist in determining the communicative function of a behaviour and to develop/target goals that will reduce challenging behaviour by providing pupils with a more effective means of communicating * To establish functional goals that promote meaningful participation and increased independence * To develop, facilitate and monitor the implementation of whole class intervention programs * To complete termly therapy reports on children’s progress in individual and group therapy sessions About Us; This set of schools have been leading the way in therapeutic education since 2012. Their schools in London and Essex are both judged to be 'outstanding' in all areas by Ofsted. Working with them includes: * an opportunity to be part of our unique, seamless 'work as one' therapeutic team model * enhanced starting salaries and opportunities for performance-linked progression * Vitality's private healthcare package which includes health, medical and dental insurance, lifestyle benefits, heavily-discounted gym membership and various rewards * an Apple MacBook to use at school and at home * a free daily lunch, cooked by our outstanding school chefs * opportunities for high-quality professional development, career progression and outstanding performance awards and bonuses * financial support of up to 100% towards relevant professional qualifications * working to an innovative term dates model