Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Recognised childcare / health care / social care qualification at NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience
- Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Relevant experience of working with children in an educational or health setting
- Experience, Skills & Knowledge
To be able to work without direct supervision carrying out observations and / or therapy activities in educational settings
- Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Ability to plan and prioritise own timetable for sessions, whilst showing initiative.
- Experience, Skills & Knowledge
To be able to use IT for key team functions (e.g. MS Outlook, MS Teams, Excel) as well as specific clinical related uses as required
- Experience, Skills & Knowledge
To be able to demonstrate therapy programmes to others (educational support staff)
- Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Ability to relate to children or young people with special needs, cultural and language difficulties, and/or challenging behaviour.
- Experience, Skills & Knowledge
To be able to communicate effectively with therapy colleagues, members of the multidisciplinary team, and other agencies (e.g. education, social services)
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Training in Makaton / Attention Autism or other relevant SLCN interventions
- Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Experience of working with children and young people presenting with difficulties in the areas of communication or social communication
- Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Experience of working as an assistant practitioner
- Experience, Skills & Knowledge
To be familiar with delivering intervention programmes targeting speech sounds or language skills
- Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Experience of running small group targeted interventions, under the supervision of a suitable professional
Job overview
The Sirona Speech and Language Therapy School Aged Team is a friendly and supportive team that deliver a variety of core and commissioned clinical Speech and Language Therapy Services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. We offer regular training opportunities to our staff, a buddy system for new starters, regular line management, whole team and smaller team meetings. A large and supportive team means that there is plenty of opportunity for development and progression internally.
You will work as a Band 4 Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Practitioner within our core and commissioned services teams, working across a number of primary and secondary schools.
You will work with Specialist Speech and Language Therapists, alongside school staff, to support the students with speech , language and communication needs. The post holder should have interest and experience in supporting children/YP in both primary and secondary schools.
Please do contact us to find out more detail about the position. We reserve the right to close job adverts early should we receive a high level of applicants.
Main duties of the job
You will be working within the School Aged Speech and Language Therapy Service across both primary and secondary schools in North Somerset and Bristol. You will work with Specialist Speech and Language Therapists. Main duties of your role will be to:
- Work within primary and secondary schools to deliver specific skilled support along with speech and language therapy programmes to children/young people and their families to improve their outcomes and support children/young people to reach their full potential.
- Monitor children/young people's response to therapy intervention and feedback to the therapist, jointly setting new targets as required.
- Work closely with the Speech and Language Therapist within your commissioned school.
- Prepare equipment, materials and make resources to support the Speech and Language Therapy team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role. If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date.
If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Practitioner with Sirona care & health CIC in Dependent on role once appointed, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Speech and language therapy assistant role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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