How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?
Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).
If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!
Job Title: Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Location: Meadowcroft School – Wakefield WF1 4AD
Salary: Up to £53,200 (pro rata, DOE)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time **There may be scope for this role to be a full-time contract (52 weeks) if this is your preference, please get in touch to discuss.
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’re looking for an experienced Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our expanding team. Holding responsibility within specialist services, you will contribute to bespoke assessment and intervention plans for the children we support, predominantly supporting children in their Education, Health and Care Plans.
About the role
Are you an experienced Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist excited to work during times of transformative change? Are you experienced, or have a keen interest, in working with the challenges associated with neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD), complex and developmental trauma and complex needs? Do you want to help create a nationally important resource with the substantial backing of one of the leading providers of education and care for young people with SEN? If so, we have the role for you!
The post holder will progress the SaLT specific therapeutic services where the needs of individuals vary in levels of functioning, many with a diagnosis of autism as well as associated needs such as complex and developmental trauma and complex needs which require a systemic and formulation-based approach.
You will be a part of multi-disciplinary, well-being and therapeutic services teams across three schools, which is required to meet the needs of the children. Our teams include Speech and Language Therapists, Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists and other appropriate professionals and services. Someone with a holistic and integrated approach to care, education and clinical services would be perfect for this role.
Who are we looking for? We are looking for a practitioner who has a clear vision of what outstanding therapeutic services look like. You would need to demonstrate drive, motivation, resilience and the ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams.
Location: Meadowcroft School – Wakefield