Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic person who enjoys working with young children and families and is interested in their communication. They would work as part of our team as a speech and language therapy assistant. We are a large, friendly early years community Speech and Language Therapy team in Haringey. The post holder will work across different clinics and nurseries in the Borough of Haringey, assisting Speech and Language Therapists in planning and implementing therapy, making resources, and administration tasks including booking clinics.
There will be opportunities to work with children who have a wide range of speech language and communication needs. We are looking for candidates with experience in working with young children who are enthusiastic, highly motivated and well organised and who can show a commitment to supporting children with communication difficulties.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include assisting the therapist in implementing therapy and assessment, supporting the use of augmentative communication with children, carrying out therapy sessions under supervision, modelling sessions to early years practitioners and support staff, keeping accurate case notes and carrying out administrative tasks such as supporting online parent workshops, taking messages, making appointments, scanning and uploading documents and making resources.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To assist in planning and implementing therapy programmes under the direction of a qualified Speech and Language Therapist.
2. To make modifications to activities within these programmes to meet the needs of individual clients, taking into account cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
3. To carry out group and individual sessions to enable the successful assessment and treatment of clients.
4. To support the successful running of training and parent advice sessions.
5. To support the SLT in making appropriate referrals to other agencies aided by knowledge of general child development.
6. To undertake nursery visits as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To assist in planning and implementing therapy programmes under the direction of a qualified Speech and Language Therapist.
2. To make modifications to activities within these programmes to meet the needs of individual clients, taking into account cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
3. To carry out group and individual sessions to enable the successful assessment and treatment of clients.
4. To support the successful running of training and parent advice sessions.
5. To support the SLT in making appropriate referrals to other agencies aided by knowledge of general child development.
6. To undertake nursery visits as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Training Equivalent to NVQ Level 3 showing interest in Childcare/development
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working directly with children in different settings (school/home/nursery)
- Experience of running groups with children
- Experience of working with children with speech, language and communication difficulties
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of some aspects and types of speech, language and communication difficulties in children and therapy procedures
- Knowledge of Child Protection guidelines
Desirable
- Fluency in a community language.
- Knowledge of Makaton or BSL
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good spoken and written skills in English, organise and prioritise your own workload
- Good observation skills and ability to record observations accurately.
- Ability to be flexible, creative and demonstrate initiative and be part of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with regard to individual clients and carers (including empathy, negotiation, observation and interview skills)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Training Equivalent to NVQ Level 3 showing interest in Childcare/development
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working directly with children in different settings (school/home/nursery)
- Experience of running groups with children
- Experience of working with children with speech, language and communication difficulties
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of some aspects and types of speech, language and communication difficulties in children and therapy procedures
- Knowledge of Child Protection guidelines
Desirable
- Fluency in a community language.
- Knowledge of Makaton or BSL
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good spoken and written skills in English, organise and prioritise your own workload
- Good observation skills and ability to record observations accurately.
- Ability to be flexible, creative and demonstrate initiative and be part of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with regard to individual clients and carers (including empathy, negotiation, observation and interview skills)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
