Speech and Language Therapy Assistant - Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Aurora Meldreth Manor School

Aurora Meldreth Manor School

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Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (SaLTA) - Meldreth Manor School

Location:
Meldreth, near Royston. Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border

Salary:
£22,880 - £23,816 p/a depending on skills and experience

Hours:
Full-time, 40 hours per week, 52 weeks a year

Aurora is an innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with disabilities, complex needs and ASD.

We are currently looking for a talented and passionate Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to join our team at Meldreth Manor School.

Meldreth Manor School and Children's Home and provide education, care and therapeutic support for children aged 6-19 years with severe and profound communication, cognitive and physical difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, brain injury and degenerative disorders. It is one of the few provisions in the country that offers this level of highly specialist support and therapeutic intervention.

Job Role:

The role is a challenging, but exciting one, and will require you to be adaptive in providing communication and feeding support according to the individual needs of the young people we support.

The post will combine clinical and administrative duties. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team under the supervision of the Speech and Language Therapist. You will be delivering therapy programmes to individuals and groups both in the school and the children's home. The post holder will provide speech and language therapy services as directed by the Speech and Language Therapist.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Manage a designated caseload with supervision from speech and language therapist
Regularly review and monitor progress with speech and language therapist
To carry out communication and feeding programmes as set by the speech and language therapist. These sessions may be individual, small groups or in a class / residential setting
Reporting any changing communication or eating and drinking needs to the speech and language therapist
Maintain confidential clinical records
To contribute to initial communication and eating and drinking assessments
To design, organise and prepare therapy activities and resources to work on therapy goals
Contribute to the preparation and running of training for staff and families
Organising and manage resource base including maintenance and order of equipment
To work with the wider multidisciplinary team including education and therapy team
General administrative duties for the speech and language therapy department

Skills and Qualifications:

Skills and attributes required

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong IT skills
Personcentred approach
Flexible and resilience and initiative
Ability to reflect on practice and willingness to learn
Good time management and organisational skills
Ability to work well with others

Experience needed

Supporting people with complex communication needs
Working with people with dysphagia
Working in early years, school or college settings

Benefits and Additional Information:

What's on offer?

Full training and continued support
Life assurance and pension
Health cash back plan
Car lease scheme
Bike to work scheme
Perk box discounts off hundreds of high street retailers and restaurants
Free parking

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care.
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