Overview
A fantastic opportunity to be trained and to work on the Early Support for Every Child (ELSEC) project in Bradford, one of 9 pathfinder projects across the country. The programme is one of the reforms being tested in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Alternative Provision (SENDAP) Change Programme. The ELSEC project in Bradford is looking for creative and committed health or education workers, or people with an interest in beginning careers in either of these fields, to train as a Children\'s Speech and Language Therapy Assistants and join their team. Approval for secondment to this role will be required from your current line manager or fixed-term contracts can be arranged to end of March 2026.
The postholder will work within the ELSEC Team delivering SALT screening and interventions to children in educational settings. You will also support the training of other staff in the use of the identified tools across the identified partner settings across Bradford.
Responsibilities
* Work within the ELSEC Team delivering Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) screening and interventions to children in educational settings.
* Support training of other staff in the use of identified SALT tools across partner settings in Bradford.
Qualifications
* Creative and committed health or education workers, or people with an interest in beginning careers in either of these fields, to train as a Children\'s Speech and Language Therapy Assistant.
* Approval for secondment to this role from your current line manager (or fixed-term contracts can be arranged to end March 2026).
Values and Flexibility
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: We Care; We Listen; We Deliver. We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives.
Benefits
* A fantastic range of benefits including increased mileage rates for >3500 miles.
* A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages.
* A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities.
* Plus many more.
Additional Information
We are proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
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