Speech and Language Therapy Assistant - School Liaison

Job overview

The post holder will undertake clinical casework within the children’s speech and language therapy team, working with a defined caseload, accountable to designated qualified speech and language therapists and with some autonomy in allocation of work.  The assistant will have clerical and administrative duties as well as responsibility for room and equipment preparation.

They will be responsible for facilitating and coordinating SLT interventions into settings/schools, acting as liaison with setting/school and SENCOs to book in graduated approach interventions (e.g. communication clinics, strategy support).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will undertake clinical casework within the children’s speech and language therapy team, working with a defined caseload, accountable to designated qualified speech and language therapists and with some autonomy in allocation of work.  The assistant will have clerical and administrative duties as well as responsibility for room and equipment preparation.

They will be responsible for facilitating and coordinating SLT interventions into settings/schools, acting as liaison with setting/school and SENCOs to book in graduated approach interventions (e.g. communication clinics, strategy support).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details about this exciting role