Speech & Language Therapist
Ingfield Manor School
Ingfield Manor Drive, Five Oaks, West Sussex, RH14 9AX
- £18.14 - £22.14 per hour
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Term Time Only (39 weeks)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 22 July 2024
Job overview
Speech And Language Therapist
We are looking for a Children’s Speech and Language therapist
Salary/Rate: £18.14 - £23.14/hour. Dependant on experience
Monday-Friday, Term Time only. Permanent role. 22.5 hours.
Based at Ingfield Manor School, Billingshurst, RH14 9AX
Ingfield Manor School is a day and weekly boarding school for 60 pupils and students from age 3-19 with neuro-motor impairments such as cerebral palsy, in addition to a bespoke curriculum supporting speech, communication and language needs. We are one of the UK’s leading Conductive Education providers. Our school is an exciting and rewarding place to work with excellent resources, including a state-of-the-art multi-sensory room. Full clinical supervision, training and CPD opportunities are ongoing.
We require a speech and language therapist to carry a caseload of students with complex communication and eating and drinking difficulties. You should have knowledge of supporting young people with a total communication approach and supporting with use of AAC.
Candidates should demonstrate some minimum baseline knowledge of dysphagia. Further training and supervision can be offered in this area in line with the IDDSI and dysphagia competency framework.
Responsibilities:
- To implement group and individual communication programs in collaboration with the team and to be involved in associated planning and preparation and share expertise and knowledge.
- To be responsible for the integration of the school’s communication strategy to enable pupils to access the whole curriculum.
- To assess, plan and implement low and/or high AAC pathways for children who require a communication strategy
- To develop and create AAC resources, delegating to others as appropriate assessment of communication and oral skills needs for group /groups of pupils
Ingfield Manor school is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Salutem Care and Education have services across England and Wales supporting adults and children in residential and educational environments.
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About Ingfield Manor School
Ingfield Manor School
Ingfield Manor School is for pupils aged 3–19 with neurological motor impairment such as cerebral palsy. Our pupils have a range of abilities and associated learning difficulties arising from cerebral palsy.
Acknowledged as one of the leading centres for Conductive Education in the UK, we have a national reputation for our work developing communication.
The school offers a nursery, day school places and weekly residential places.
Manor School is a nationally recognised, non-maintained day and weekly residential special school for children and young people between the ages of three and 19 years. We cater for up to 70 students and have 15 weekly residential and overnight places.
The aim of Ingfield Manor School has always been the same; to provide an exceptional learning environment for children and young people with neurological motor impairments, such as cerebral palsy. Some of our students also have additional needs like visual impairment and more complex medical needs.
Our curriculum is stimulating and diverse and delivered through Conductive Education, and we are acknowledged as one of the leading centres for this education system in the UK. Progress is not only seen in terms of National Curriculum learning but also personal independence, social and emotional confidence, communication skills and the development of motor skills. Pupils and students are additionally involved in their own learning through personal education plans.
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