Jobs in Rugby, warwickshire, united kingdom

42,187- £50,964 + excellent benefits (pro-rata for termtime)

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Ourclinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallestpositive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the littlethings. Check out this video on what life as a Speech & Language Therapist atWitherslack Group islike!

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Thisrole is based at Avon Park School, and is a maternity coverpost.

Thetransformational effect of Avon Park School is consistentlywitnessed by parents, carers and professionals alike.  Theschool’s ability to connect and engage with pupils is a result ofits strong ethos of “high expectations and aspirations for everychild” – and recently achieved a Good rating byOfsted.

Allschool staff, including teaching, pastoral and therapy, work in atruly collaborative way to ensure each pupil not only developsacademically but also emotionally and personally.  This ‘wholeschool’ commitment sees pupils with ADHD, autism, Asperger’s orSEMH grow into capable and confident young people who want tosucceed.

Our cliniciansare a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across allof our specialist schools and children’s homes, we provideunrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of ourexpertise and breadth of provision. Our young people presentwith a complexity of need including developmental trauma,neuro-developmental conditions and special educationalneeds.

As part ofa multi-disciplinary clinical team you will be supportingeducational and residential colleagues to provide therapeuticliving and learning environments and, based on clinical assessmentand formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagementto our young people. You’ll also be assessing our young people’smental health and recommend appropriate interventions in apersonalised care plan. Building rapport is key, by doing thisyou’ll be able to deliver effective counselling and feedback onprogress.

What wedo for you

We knowyou’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment,we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in thesector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to thelives of our young people – plus you’llget :

Training : A full induction and on the jobtraining

Holiday : You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with fullschool holidays including bankholidays

ClinicalDevelopment : If career growth and professionaladvancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme ofclinical learning anddevelopment

Flexiblebenefits : meaning you can increase / decrease benefits suchas life insurance – check out our benefits  here

Wellbeing : a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employeeassistance

Medicalcover so you can claim back the cost of things like anopticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-streetdiscounts

Beautifulworking environments with the very best facilities –check out our schools  here

Arecommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus everytime

Bringyour whole self towork

This is a greatopportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact ontheir future. Embedded within our living and learningenvironments you will be offered the support, resource andplatform for you to do great things. You’ll benefit fromsupervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will bewith you every step of the way. Here’s a few things we’ll need fromyou :

Be aqualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with theHCPC

Bea specialist with proven skills and experience to engage anddeliver therapeutic interventions with children and young peoplewith complexneeds

Need experience of supporting teams around a child or youngperson to ensure they are being provided with clinically informedliving and learning environments andexperiences

Bea confident, engaging and effective, model, guide, leader andtrainer

Behighly organised and ready to take theinitiative

Becommitted to ensuring the best outcomes for youngpeople

Interestedin joining us?

Ouryoung people deserve the best possible future and we feel the sameabout our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with apurpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to beyourself.

TheWitherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhancedDBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are anequal opportunities employer welcoming applications from allsections of thecommunity.

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