Job Title: Speech Language and Communication Specialist.
Grade: L
Salary: £35,745 - £39,880 per annum pro rata
Vacancy Hours: 18.5 per week
Contract: Fixed Term, Part Time (maternity cover)
Weekend Working No
Venue for Interview ; County Hall
Location: Hambleton and Richmondshire, White Rose House – Northallerton
We are looking for a Speech, language and Communication Needs Specialist to join our Inclusion Service to cover maternity leave on a temporary contract.
Our service works in partnership with all schools and settings within North Yorkshire to promote the inclusion, participation and achievement of children and young people with SEND. These services are allocated, into SEND hubs, coordinating provision at a locality level across ‘Children and Young Peoples Services’ (CYPS) as a whole, to ensure needs are met holistically.
You will be responsible for working alongside the existing NHS provision for children and young people with SLCN, focusing on educational support. This will include, assessing and identifying the needs of schools, settings and parents/carers, in order for them to determine the nature, and impact of learners’ SLCN. Provide recommendations to develop inclusive practices and build capacity in schools. You will have direct oversight of allocated caseloads of individual children with SLCN needs, often those needing additional input over and above the NHS offer, you will plan and model appropriate support and intervention, and support in developing whole school provision and approaches to meeting needs, including integration with school readiness strategies, and curriculum developments. You will also have professional management of SLT assistants within the team.
To be successful you must:
- Be a qualified Speech and Language Therapist, or a Qualified School teacher with relevant post graduate experience and/or specialist qualification, and HCPC registration if a Speech and Language Therapist
- Be able to demonstrate significant experience of assessment and monitoring of SLCN ·
- Have extensive experience of working in an educational context with children and young people with SLCN and be able to demonstrate experience of working with families of children and young people with SLCN
This role involves a specialist level of spoken communications so a confident use of English language is required.
In return for your hard work and dedication to our service, we can offer you the chance to be part of a strong and supportive team. You will also benefit from a variety of competitive employee rewards such as local government pension scheme, retail discounts and access to green car scheme, which is just one of a range of salary sacrifice schemes available.
If you would like more information, please contact Lisa Masterton on 01609 798774 for an informal conversation.
Key dates:
Closing date: 12th May 2024
Interview date: 30th May 2024
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
Key Documents:
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