Travel to multiple sites (TW7 4HS & N15 4FY)
B6 - £42,393 - £47,000 (Depending on skills and experience) welcome bonus up to £3,000 *T&C
Contract Type:
Full Time
Vacancy Type:
Permanent
Closing Date:
Speech and Language Therapist (1209)
At Ambitious College, we are committed to supporting autistic young people and learners with additional needs to thrive, achieve their goals, and lead fulfilling lives. We are looking for a passionate and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our dedicated multi-disciplinary team.
Working within a trans-disciplinary model, the successful candidate will play a key role in supporting learners to access and progress through their personalised study programmes. You will contribute to assessment, planning, monitoring, and reporting processes, ensuring that speech, language and communication needs are effectively identified and supported across the college environment.
The role will involve delivering high-quality speech and language therapy interventions for pupils and students through both individual and group programmes. You will assess learner needs within your scope of practice, contribute to setting meaningful and achievable targets, and work collaboratively with education and therapy colleagues to embed communication strategies throughout daily learning experiences.
You will also be responsible for writing speech and language therapy programmes and supporting staff to deliver these interventions with fidelity and consistency. Alongside direct therapeutic work, you will help review, refine and develop the universal speech and language therapy offer within the setting, ensuring best practice and positive outcomes for all learners.
We are looking for someone who:
* Is passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people
* Has excellent communication and collaborative working skills
* Enjoys working as part of a supportive and innovative team
* Can adapt approaches to meet individual learner needs
* Is committed to delivering practice in line with the Ambitious Approach
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference within a values‑driven organisation that places learners at the heart of everything we do.
In return, we offer great annual leave, a welcome bonus and more! If you would like to find out more, please contact Stephen Vickers 020 8815 5439
Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long‑term affects a person's ability to perform day‑to‑day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search may be carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
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