Overview

To provide support and assistance to therapists working with children in the London Borough of Bexley referred to the mainstream schools (JCT) or Resource provisions attached to mainstream schools.

To carry out specific therapy and communication development programmes with children and young people on a 1:1 basis and in small groups at mainstream and/or resource provisions attached to mainstream schools.

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To carry out specialised techniques and procedures under the direction of a Speech and Language Therapist

To set up and deliver face to face/virtual therapy support and training packages working with the Speech and Language Therapist

To support parents/carers to enable children to fulfil their developmental potential.

To assist with administration duties as required by the school and service including electronic case records, paper records, typing reports, therapy programmes, preparing and making therapy resources, photocopying, sending appointments, filing and data collection.

To prepare and clear therapy spaces as required.

 

Main duties of the job

  • To implement individual and group interventions as recommended by the Speech and Language Therapists, making modifications using own initiative as necessary to suit child’s needs and environment.
  • To decide on appropriate activities to meet the aims of individual or group interventions. To modify and use supports as necessary for the child or group.
  • To record activity within sessions in case notes, written and electronic.
  • To provide advice to others regarding the intervention plan for children within your boundaries of competence.
  • To contribute to discussion about the effectiveness of provision by using outcome measures.
  • To contribute to reports and programme planning taking into account child strengths and needs.
  • To adapt the practice to meet individual child and education circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences and mode of communication including signs and symbols.
  • To ensure that the child and/or their families’ views are communicated to the therapist/education colleagues for consideration in future management plans.

 

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent qualifications.
  • Courses/Workshops in working with young children who have speech, language, and communication difficulties including social communication differences.

 

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience of working with children aged 4-15 years and their families (may not have worked over the entire age range).
  • Experience of working with children with a range of communication and/or developmental difficulties.
  • Experience working in educational settings or speech and language health care settings.

 

Skills / Abilities / Knowledge

Essential

  • Fluent spoken and written skills in English.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Able to prioritise and plan delegated work from a variety of sources, meet deadlines and perform effectively under pressure.
  • Able to use IT independently including email, electronic case notes, word documents, excel documents, other digital equipment and specific computer software.

 

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

 

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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