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Speech and Language Therapist - Part Time

Employer
Rutherford School part of the Garwood Foundation
Location
South Croydon, London (Greater)
Salary
Band 7 (AfC) FTE £38,890-£44,503 (pro rata £12,964-£15,227)
Closing date
31 May 2021

Job Details

Specialist / Advanced Speech and Language Therapist

Band 7 depending on experience

2 days per week - 0.4 FTE – (8.30am – 4.00pm) term time only

Salary range will be based on the Agenda for Change Pay Scale and Points (FTE, pro rata, term time)

Thank you for your interest in working for Rutherford School (part of the Garwood Foundation). We are a mixed day school for children between the ages of 2-25 years who have profound and multiple learning difficulties with physical disabilities and complex medical needs; many also have visual and hearing impairments.

All of our pupils are wheelchair users, are medically dependent and require support with personal care. Pupils have access to fantastic facilities which include: hydrotherapy pool, sensory rooms and onsite physiotherapists and registered nurses.

Rutherford School is advertising for the post of part time Specialist/Advanced Speech and Language Therapist.  As part of the school’s therapy team this role will be to provide a high quality Speech and Language Therapy Service to a specialist caseload of children and adolescents with profound and multiple disabilities, which include highly complex and profound physical, sensory and learning disabilities, using clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis to support assessments using a client cantered approach.  

The Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT) appointed will be a registered member of the Health Professional Council and preferably a specialist in paediatrics.

We are looking for a candidate who can embrace the working environment, have compassion and a passion, support with personal care and be flexible with age of students as things can change daily!

The role advertised is subject to receiving two satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS and medical clearance check. The official closing date for the vacancy is Friday 26th April and interviews will be held shortly after this date.

For more information and to download an application form, the job description and person specification, please click on the tab or visit our website on: www.rutherfordschool.org.uk.

Completed applications are to be emailed to: [email protected] or sent by post to the attention of: Mrs Pammi Ram, HR Manager, Rutherford School, 1a Melville Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 7HZ.

Company

Rutherford School is an independent special school for children with profound, and multiple learning difficulties, severe sensory impairment and complex medical needs that is part of the Garwood Foundation. We cater for children and young people from 3-25 and take a holistic and collaborative approach with our in house teaching and learning, nursing and therapy teams.  At Rutherford School, our curriculum is designed to meet the individual needs of our pupils, supporting them to live fulfilling and independent lives. The curriculum is designed around an inclusive ethos which respects the dignity and the rights of the child. Student well-being and engagement are at the heart of our approach in order to motivate students to achieve to their fullest potential and make a positive contribution to life in modern Britain.

All of our pupils are wheelchair users, are medically dependent and require support with personal care. Pupils have access to fantastic facilities which include: hydrotherapy pool, sensory rooms and onsite physiotherapists and registered nurses.

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