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Job Title: Adults Speech and Language Therapist
Salary: Up to £53,200 (depending on experience) plus £3000 Welcome Bonus (Welcome Bonus is payable as one payment of £1,500 after completion of one month and one further payment of £1,500 upon completion of your final probation period. 5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent - 52 weeks
Essential: Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required
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.
We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our clinical division, working collaboratively to deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our adults with developmental trauma, autism, ADHD, complex and SEMH needs
Care First aim to improve the quality of life for adults with learning difficulties/disabilities, autism and mental health difficulties. Our service offers support through both practical and vocational training.
You will implement a holistic, therapeutic approach to helping our adults in their daily lives, ensuring they are safe, comfortable, and healthy. Undertaking all aspects of Speech and Language Therapy clinical duties, you will adhere to professional and regulatory guidelines, carrying out individual assessments and interventions, and preparing relevant documentation, including writing reports. In addition, you will provide information and training to staff, commissioners and other agencies, as required.
Our Clinical Teams support our services to maintain a nurturing and loving environment where our adults can flourish, always putting them at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our adults are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible.
When it comes to looking after our adults, we strive for excellence, which is why we are the leading service provider in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who shares our vision; Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of special needs education. We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we educate for.
Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Options Autism.
Speech and Language Therapy degree
~ Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities
~ Ability to work independently as agreed under supervision
~ Previous experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities
~ Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required
We offer a friendly and inclusive working environment where our adults are heard, respected and hugely valued. We want you to be the best you can be and offer genuine opportunities for career development and progression.
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
~ Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
~ Life Assurance Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
~“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
~*4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
~ Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
~ A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
~£2000 Training Allowance
~100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
~ Cycle to Work Schemes
~ Electric Car Purchase Scheme
~ Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
At Outcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS
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Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.