Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

On both days, the successful applicant will be working with primary aged children in mainstream schools and integrated resources, under the supervision of an experienced Speech and Language Therapist.

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Worked with children aged 5-11
• Working with children with communication difficulties.
• Creating activities and resources to work towards a given target.
• Working with parents/ carers or other professionals to demonstrate activities, resources and strategies that they can then use with children

Desirable

• Experience of working alongside a speech and language therapist

Qualifications

Essential

• 3 A-Levels or Health and Science TLevel or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (4-9 or A-C) or Functional Skills(level 2)
• or - a level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway)

Desirable

• Care Certificate Level 3 or 4 occupation specific qualification(s) - such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship
• Competency based development and other role specific local training Nationally available online learning

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge in 3 or more of the following areas: oChild development and developmental delay. oLanguage acquisition and delay oPlay skills oLearning disabilities oVisual support oLiteracy development oModifying language input oSelecting core and functional vocabulary
• Awareness of child and adult protection issues.
• Understanding of client confidentiality
• Understanding of common physical, mental, and behavioural health conditions
• Understands the importance of adhering to organisational policies, protocols, procedures and standards

Desirable

• Working with parents/ carers or other professionals to demonstrate activities, resources and strategies that they can then use with children
• Understands the social, cultural, and economic influences, individual circumstances, behaviours, and lifestyle choices that impact on health outcomes for service users and their families, including health inequalities.
• Understands principles of behaviour change and interventions to prevent ill health and effectively applies these to practice, recognising the individual's right to privacy and choice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Flockton House

18 Union Road

Sheffield

S11 9EF

Employer's website

https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)