Arabic Speaking Bilingual Co-worker

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a female Bilingual Co-worker to join the team. This permanent, part time position, would provide the opportunity to work with Speech and Language Therapists in varied settings including clinic and school.  The post holder will work with children and young people across the age ranges 0-19 and their families. The successful applicant will utilise their interpreting and translation skills with their knowledge of their culture and language to develop and improve speech and language therapy services for Arabic speaking families in Ealing.

We welcome applicants with strong reading, writing and speaking skills in English and Arabic who have experience of working with children, young people and/or families. We can offer flexible working and support to further develop your skills.

Please note: due to the requirements for this role we are specifically recruiting female applicants.  The post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1. This is a Genuine Occupational Requirement.

Please note: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship, unless you meet the criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. “Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024."

For further info please visit: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

Main duties of the job

You will work in close partnership with parents/carers and speech and language therapists to:-

• Support with Arabic language assessment
• Deliver language therapy in Arabic
• Provide workshops for parents/carers in Arabic
• Make phone calls to parents/carers in Arabic
• Translate information and advice into Arabic
• Support the team to develop their cultural awareness further
• Create content for social media in Arabic
• Build relationships with local Arabic community groups

As part of Ealing Services for Children with Additional Needs (ESCAN) the post will also involve regular collaborative working with other professionals such as teachers, health visitors and local charities.

You will be part of a forward thinking department that provides a range of services. We always strive to be innovative and put research into practice to improve families’ experiences of the services we offer. This will be an ideal opportunity for a Arabic speaker looking to develop their skills in children’s speech and language therapy who is passionate about making a difference to children and young people.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

-To provide a high level of interpreting (3-way communication) skills between the Speech and Language Therapist and the child and young person (CYP) /family whose home language is not English. This includes assessment/therapy sessions with a variety of Health and Education professionals.

• To work according to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist’s and Ealing Speech and Language Therapy Department’s best practice guidelines when supporting CYP/families whose home language is not English
• To engage in supervision and support from a qualified speech and language therapist
• To assist in assessing CYP’s strengths and needs in their home language under the supervision of a Speech and Language Therapist and to give verbal and written feedback to the therapist.
• To translate written advice and information materials in the CYP’s home language using appropriate technology.
• To advise the Speech and Language Therapy team regarding cultural and linguistic issues which may impact on families/communities accessing and receiving an equitable service from Ealing Speech and Language Therapy.
• To work with the Speech and Language Therapy team to promote and raise awareness of the service amongst community groups.
• To support and participate in the induction and training of new co-workers.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.