Speech and Language Therapist - Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Description

This role has a competitive starting salary of £31,829 for 36 hours per week across 42 weeks per year (term time + 3 weeks of holiday working) pro-rata to £34,356 52 week equivalent.

We are excited to be welcoming a Newly Qualified Practitioner to join our fantastic Speech and Language Therapy team working across South West Surrey schools, covering the Guildford and Waverley area.

The office base is in Woking, however we operate a hybrid work style which means you won't be required to attend the office regularly.

We pay your RCSLT membership and HCPC fees
Flexible working around core school hours with mobile and agile working solutions
Comprehensive clinical supervision programme including a buddy, 1:1 meetings with line manager (weekly for NQP's for the first 3 months moving to monthly over the first year, at your pace), extensive in house training programme and formal external training opportunities, access to clinical effectiveness groups, case study groups and an NQP / Band 5 group, termly study days, encouragement to join and attend CEN's relating to practice
An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
A generous local government salary related pension
Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more

Our large and friendly team of Speech & Language Therapists (SLTs) and Speech & Language Therapy Assistants work across mainstream and special schools in Surrey.

We are part of Surrey's local SEND offer, working collaboratively with the Inclusion and Additional Needs Team and other areas like Educational Psychology and Specialist Teaching.

Our tiered model supports universal, targeted and specialist intervention for children, families and the school workforce; making sure we deliver the right support at the right time to children and young people, with and without EHCPs.

The role of a Speech and Language Therapist is varied and no two days will be the same, however you can expect to be involved with the following:
You possess a degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or about to obtain this)
You have an understanding of the English education system including the National Curriculum and SEND code of practice
The willingness and ability to travel around the county to meet the demands of the role

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

If you feel like this could be the place to kick start your career or further develop your therapy skills and knowledge, please do get in touch.

This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
The closing date for this advert is 23:59 on Sunday 19th May 2024 with interviews to follow.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.