Speech and Language Therapist – West Midlands (Dudley, Tipton & Wolverhampton Schools)
Salary: Negotiable
Job type: Day to Day Cover
Location: Dudley
We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Speech and Language Therapist (SALT) to join an expanding Therapeutic Team in the West Midlands. This full-time role (Term Time only, 38 weeks per year) offers an exciting opportunity to work across three school sites, supporting KS3 and KS4 children in specialist SEN/SEMH settings. Applications from qualified or nearly qualified candidates are welcome.
Main Duties for the Speech and Language Therapist include:
* Assessing, planning, and delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions for children with speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN), alongside social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) challenges.
* Designing and implementing individualised and group-based SALT programmes.
* Providing specialist SALT advice and guidance to young people’s plans, including behaviour plans, teaching plans, risk assessments, and EHCPs.
* Developing, delivering, and evaluating therapeutic training to staff in educational settings.
* Using outcome and evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of services and reporting findings to senior management.
* Managing a caseload for individual interventions, providing specialist input to young people and teams in schools.
* Contributing to the development of a therapeutically informed service across education teams.
* Providing specialist knowledge of SALT principles and techniques through consultation and guidance to colleagues.
* Liaising with external agencies, such as Local Authorities, voluntary agencies, and CAMHS, to ensure the needs of young people are appropriately recognised and met.
To Be Successful:
* Qualified (or nearly qualified) and HCPC-registered Speech and Language Therapist.
* Experience supporting children and young people with SLCN and SEMH needs, ideally in educational or specialist settings.
* Passionate about helping young people develop confidence, self-belief, and personal achievement.
* Strong communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
* Resilient, enthusiastic, and ready to work across multiple school sites.
* Enhanced DBS (we can assist with this).
* Eligibility to work in the UK.
* (Desirable) Experience delivering staff training and knowledge of therapeutic models for working with children.
Why Work in This Setting?
This is a unique opportunity to join a growing, forward-thinking Therapeutic Team committed to delivering positive outcomes for young people in independent schools. You will have the chance to use and further develop your therapeutic knowledge while supporting colleagues in providing holistic, psychologically informed care.
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