Are you a Newly Qualified Speech and Language Therapist wanting to gain experience working with people with additional needs?
How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?
Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).
If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!
Job Title: Newly Qualified Speech and Language Therapist
Location: Skylarks School – Surry KT18 7LR
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 FTE DOE
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time, there may be scope for this to be a full-time contract (52 weeks), if this is your preference please get in touch.
Essential: Full valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
About the role
We understand the value of helping our employees to achieve their Continued Professional Development goals and offer a £2,000 training allowance to allow you to complete role specific training tailored to your individual requirements.
Does joining an evidence-based provision where quality and Neuro affirming best practice is delivered, if so, we are looking for an enthusiastic newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist to join our expanding team.
We have an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified SaLT to work across OFG schools under the supervision of a school-based SaLT. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team working across Skylarks (Epsom), Woodside Park (Penge) and Baston House (Bromley). The successful candidate will have great career development opportunities and be supported by therapy assistants to support the roll and embedding of clinical approaches at a whole school level.
In the role you would be required to complete a preceptorship year under the supervision of a senior speech and language therapist before working more independently following competencies being signed off. As a registered practitioner you will be expected to implement a holistic, therapeutic and dynamic approach to helping our pupils in their daily lives with supervision, whilst being personally responsible for your professional practice and maintenance of CPD. As part of the multi-disciplinary team, you will assess and treat individuals within the service, delivering meaningful activity within an individual and group environment. You will be required to do screening and assessments as required, with report writing being supported by your supervisor initially. In addition, you will provide information and training to staff, commissioners and other agencies as required.
You would be working within our supportive multi-disciplinary therapy team to help create an environment where our pupils can flourish, learn and develop. The team includes Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and therapy assistants. Someone with a rounded and integrated approach to care, education and clinical services would be perfect for this role.
Location:
Skylarks School – Surry KT18 7LR,
Woodside Park – Penge SE20 8QU,
Baston House – Kent, BR2 7AB