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There is no better time to start a career within our Therapy team than now!
Would you like secure employment where you can progress your career?
If you would like to build a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment knowing that you can have a positive impact on the young people we support, then look no further and apply today!
Aspris School are recruiting for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our Therapy team across our 2 school sites in Staffordshire and Derbyshire. We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and passionate people to become an integral part of our therapy team. The successful candidate will join our multi-disciplinary team, which may suit someone experienced in a special needs environment or newly qualified, who will be required to work closely with other Speech and Language Therapists and other professionals providing support to students; reporting to the Therapy Manager.
The successful candidate will have experience and understanding of:
- 1:1 assessments
- Attending meetings
- EHCP reviews
- Observing & coachig staff
- Writing programmes and deliver direct time sessions
As these are vital parts of the job role.
Our benefits include exclusive access to reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, pension scheme, paid for enhanced DBS, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme and more!
Travel will be required to Rugeley School and Eastwood Grange throughout the week.
The rota for this role will be:
2 days - Strathmore College (Stoke)
2 days - Eastwood Grange School (Ashover, Derby)
1 day - Rugeley School (Blithbury)
As part of Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. We ask that you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience and in return we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.
The successful candidate will be registered and will hold BSc Speech and Language Therapy or profession specific equivalent qualification, along with the following characteristics
Resilience - We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.
Communication - Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Positive working relationships, good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.
Committed - will join a supportive and experienced team of dedicated support staff, committed to delivering the very best care.
Caring - Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.
If you want to progress your career, Aspris will help you get there.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.
