Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for those interested in supporting the development of communication skills of children in Wandsworth mainstream schools.  You will join the well established mainstream schools speech and language therapy service.  Supporting children’s communication development is vital and speech therapy plays a crucial role in supporting children to reach their educational potential.

Main duties of the job

To support our SLT team to provide a speech and language therapy service to children attending mainstream schools.

• Supporting our SLT team to provide a speech and language therapy service to children attending mainstream schools.
• Supporting school staff to set up and run targeted groups for specific students
• Modelling for education staff
• Supporting school staff to set up and run universal groups for school age students
• Encouraging and supporting schools to become a communication friendly environment
• Providing administrative support to the school SLTs.
• To attend team meetings and frequently liaise with other members of the team
• Recording patient information on client database (RiO)
• Recording numbers attending groups and reporting to the SLT
• Receiving calls from parents and schools

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements.

Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification

Please note this is a very popular role so applications may close early.  AI generated responses must be personalised. Your statement must be linked to your employment history. E.g. if you say you have worked in a school, your CV should include your school based experience.