Qualified speech and language therapist

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🌟 Qualified Speech and Language Therapist

Aurora Cedars School – Wolverhampton

Location: Wolverhampton

Contract Type: Permanent, Part-Time (3 days/week)

Hours: 24 hours per week, Term Time Only

Salary: £16.16 –£19.37 per hour (£33,612.80 to £40,289.60 pro rata)

🏫 About Aurora Cedars School

Aurora Cedars School offers a tailored education for up to 80 pupils aged 5–19 with ASC and SEMH needs. Many of our students benefit from specialist support with speech, language, and communication—and that's where you come in.

👩‍⚕️ The Role

We're seeking a passionate and qualified Speech and Language Therapist to join our dedicated therapy team. You'll play a key role in creating a communication-friendly environment and helping us realise our vision: To build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people to thrive and find their place in the world.

Your responsibilities will include:

Delivering bespoke assessments and intervention plans in collaboration with teaching staff

Managing a small caseload of pupils with speech and language needs

Supporting staff through training, consultation, and reflective practice

Working closely with our experienced Clinical Lead and SENCo

🌱 What We're Looking For

This role is ideal for someone with a nurturing approach, strong decision-making skills, and the ability to manage their own workload. If you're enthusiastic about making a real difference and committed to excellence in care, we'd love to hear from you.

✅Essential Criteria:

You will be a registered member of RCSLT and HCPC

Hold a professional Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent.

Completed SALT NPQ Status

💡 About Aurora

The Aurora Group is a forward-thinking provider of education and care for children, young people, and adults with special educational needs and disabilities. This is an exciting time to join us—Aurora Cedars is a growing school where your expertise can truly shape its future.

How to apply?

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Safeguarding Statement

Aurora Cedars School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.