# Speech and Language Therapy Assistant - Children's Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speech-and-language-therapy-assistant-childrens-services/18f565be-8e56-437c-9e09-431db0f488a3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speech-and-language-therapy-assistant-childrens-services/18f565be-8e56-437c-9e09-431db0f488a3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bodmin - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (4 days part time would be considered.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T08:51:28.598Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Bodmin/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Childrens_services/Childrens_services-v8061210 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8061210?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated practitioner to join us as a Speech and Language Therapist Assistant and work alongside our established East locality team. What we can offer you - be part of an established and supportive children's service who have a strong ethos on promoting staff wellbeing - regular clinical and managerial supervision and robust professional support offer from our clinical leads - Regular CPD through in house away days, team meetings and through the trust's central development fund - flexible working options ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will ; - Provide Speech and Language Therapy support to children with speech, language and communication needs in either East Locality team under the supervision of a speech and language therapist. - Activities will include the setting up and running of parent groups, children’s groups, individual assessment and intervention, advice and target setting within settings/ home and developing resources and packages of care - To independently manage, with support from a Speech and Language Therapist, a caseload of children with developmental communication and acquired disorders of speech, language and communication - To set up resources within programmes to be carried out by other key workers/Parents - To contribute to written reports collated by the Speech and Language Therapist - To provide training and support to Parents and carers, other professionals including early years and school staff, appropriate Voluntary Organisations, at local level etc This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full information of the roles and responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description and person specification. ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated practitioner to join us as a Speech and Language Therapist Assistant and work alongside our established East locality team. What we can offer you be part of an established and supportive children's service who have a strong ethos on promoting staff wellbeing regular clinical and managerial supervision and robust professional support offer from our clinical leads Regular CPD through in house away days, team meetings and through the trust's central development fund flexible working options ## Job Description The successful candidate will ; Provide Speech and Language Therapy support to children with speech, language and communication needs in either East Locality team under the supervision of a speech and language therapist. Activities will include the setting up and running of parent groups, children’s groups, individual assessment and intervention, advice and target setting within settings/ home and developing resources and packages of care To independently manage, with support from a Speech and Language Therapist, a caseload of children with developmental communication and acquired disorders of speech, language and communication To set up resources within programmes to be carried out by other key workers/Parents To contribute to written reports collated by the Speech and Language Therapist To provide training and support to Parents and carers, other professionals including early years and school staff, appropriate Voluntary Organisations, at local level etc This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements. ## Responsibilities For full information of the roles and responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge and abilities **Essential** - Knowledge of Speech and Language Therapy and modification procedures, verbal, and non-verbal methods of communicating; acquired through combination of formal training, short courses and experience ### Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience **Essential** - Foundation level degree/equivalent level 5 qualification in relevant area or equivalent experience - Experience of working within education settings - Experience of working with children and young people with learning disability and complex needs **Desirable** - Experience of working with families and carers of people with communication needs - Relevant experience working with the Speech and language therapy team - Experience of training others e.g. setting staff / Parents ## Documents - [fr (pdf, 307.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10351517) - [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977) - [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833) - [job description (pdf, 696.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10351516) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.