Speech & Language Therapist - Stony Dean School
Location: Amersham
Term time only
Start Date: September 2025
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time 32.5 hrs p/wk - (Part-time/Flexible working hours also considered)
Interviews to be held: Week Commencing 23rd June 2025
About us
Stony Dean is an Outstanding Local Authority maintained school for students aged 11-19 years, with a wide range of learning and social communication difficulties. Most students have a diagnosis of speech, language, communication, or interaction disorders. All pupils attending Stony Dean School have an EHCP prior to starting the school.
At Stony Dean School, we place a high value on our integrated approach to therapy for supporting students with diverse communication needs. We have an experienced and flourishing multidisciplinary team that works closely with students, families, school staff, and external agencies to provide universal, targeted, and specialist therapeutic interventions throughout the school day.
As a Speech and Language Therapist within the school, you will work closely with the educational team to embed many specialist strategies throughout the school day to best support all pupils. Our pupils access a Universal level of provision, with further targeted and specialist interventions dependent on individual’s needs.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:
• Conduct therapy at universal, targeted and specialist levels
• Focus on whole-school, universal approaches to maximise outcomes for all students
• Deliver sessions in small groups, focusing on a range of speech, language and communication skills.
• Report writing for EHCP processes including assessments and section amendments
Please see attached job description for more information.
About you
The ideal candidate will have experience delivering targeted language and communication interventions, ideally in group settings. Confidence in working within the classroom to support language, communication and literacy- focusing on strategies such as key vocabulary teaching, visual supports (Schedules, symbols) and curriculum based language interventions is also key for this role.
If you are a dynamic, flexible and challenge-seeking Therapist, and you hope to develop your skills in a unique and supportive environment, we welcome you to apply. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Other information
STONY DEAN SCHOOL OFFERS:
• Involvement in a specialist and wider teaching team
• Regular CPD opportunities including access to relevant CENs
• The opportunity to be a part of a multi-disciplinary team involving a range of professionals including Occupational Therapists, Music, Art and Play Therapists, Hearing/Visual and Multi-sensory specialist teachers, teachers and education team and CAMHS
Please contact Ebenezer Tutu, Head of Therapy for more information, or Sharon Jacobs for an application form on 01494 762538 or Email: office@stonydean.bucks.sch.uk
Enquires and visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged by our friendly therapy team.
Completed application forms should be emailed to: office@stonydean.bucks.sch.uk
Closing Date: 9am on Tuesday 17th June, 2025
All interviews will be conducted week commencing 23rd June 2025
Stony Dean School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service), PO (Prohibition Order) checks, social media checks and medical clearance.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
* All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
* All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
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