Speech and Language Therapy Assistant, St Philips School

Salary: Grade E Plus, SP20-25, (FTE £30,717.00 - £33,687 per annum). Term time only pro-rata rate is: £26,700.16 - £29,281.78 per annum.

Start: September 2024 (subject to satisfactory reference checks)

Hours: 39 hours per week, Term Time Only

Contract: one-year appointment initially with option to extend to permanent

St Philip’s School is a special school and offers places to 185 pupils aged 9 to 19 with a wide range of ability levels and additional needs including complex autism.

The school is located on a spacious green site in Chessington, in the Royal Borough of Kingston and has extensive indoor and outdoor sports facilities, vocational facilities and a dedicated pupil support team offering a range of therapies.

Dedicated staff are able to support pupils to develop at their own pace due to small class sizes, whether following academic pathways or vocational skills. It is a rewarding place to work where staff are supported in their professional development. To find out more about us visit www.stphilips-chessington.org

Applications are invited from hard-working, experienced, committed, and motivated practitioners from special or mainstream backgrounds. Some experience of Special Educational Needs will be an advantage, but not essential. However, a keen interest in developing your professional knowledge and understanding of young people who have moderate to severe learning difficulties and ASD or other complex needs, is essential!

This role will require the successful candidate to work with pupils who have a range of sensory and physical needs identified in their EHCP. The successful candidate will work closely with the Speech and Language Therapist in order to deliver programs to groups or individuals.

Applications are invited from individuals interested in working in a genuinely unique setting, where a holistic approach to the personal development of young people includes supporting their cognitive, emotional and mental health well-being.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

St Philips School is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust, an established family of specialist academies and college centres that provide for over 1500 pupils and students with a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit https://www.ohcat.org/work-for-us/

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact the school office via email office@stphilips-chessington.org to arrange a time to speak.

To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact office@stphilips-chessington.org

Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.

Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.

Closing date: Midday Friday 5th July 2024

Interviews will take place on: W/C Monday 15th July 2024

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.