Job description

Join our transdisciplinary team as an additional Speech and Language Therapist!

Are you a qualified Speech and Language Therapist with a passion for supporting children and young people with SEND? If you’re driven by making a real difference and share our vision and values, we would like to hear from you!

Full time
Start Date: As soon as possible

Please note that this role is not suitable for newly qualified Speech and Language Therapists. This role would be suitable for candidates with knowledge and experience in line with agenda for change band 6.

Key responsibilities:

Deliver specialised speech, language, and communication support to children and young people (aged 4-19) with complex autism, learning difficulties, and behaviours that challenge, within a school setting.
Collaborate as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure every pupil's needs are understood, accurately planned for, and closely monitored.
Empower teaching staff with expert advice to support pupils' communication development, driving the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Provide both direct and indirect therapy to individuals and groups of pupils, ensuring tailored care and support.

If you’re ready to make a profound impact, download our recruitment pack for a full job description and person specification. The ideal candidate will meet the essential criteria listed.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a transformative team – contact us today!

How to apply?

If you believe you have the right qualities to join our innovative and remarkable school as a Speech and Language Therapist, we invite you to complete a school application form, available to download above. Completed application forms should be sent to recruitment@abbeyschool.com with a covering letter addressed to:

Mrs. K. Keyburn, MSc, BCBA – Assistant Principal – Pastoral, Workforce Development

Alternatively, application forms with covering letters can be sent by post to Abbey School, 12 Abbey Square, Chester, CH1 2HU. Please be advised that we only accept fully completed application forms.

Additional notes

The School will complete an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If any incidents or issues have happened that are publicly available online, the school may wish to explore this at interview.

Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Child safer recruitment procedures operate, and the post is subject to references and an Enhanced DBS disclosure with barred list checks.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) to assess candidates’ suitability to work with children.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marriage/civil partnerships, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.

Selection methods will be objective, promote equality of opportunity and guard against bias in line with the Equality and Diversity policy. The School will shortlist applicants based on the relevance and applicability of their professional attributes and personal qualities specified by the role. Essential and desirable qualities are published in the Person Specification for this role.

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