Speech and Language Therapist, Orchard Hill College – Sutton
| Posting date: | 10 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £41,334 to £48,803 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Band 6: Spine Point 25 – 30, FTE salary £41,334 - £48,803 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 June 2025 |
| Location: | Sutton, London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Orchard Hill College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We are looking for professionals who want to champion the voice and rights of people with learning disabilities and Autistic people to live their best lives and reach their own personal potential in all areas of life.
Orchard Hill College is an Outstanding Specialist College (Ofsted, November 2019) offering life-changing learning opportunities to young people and adults with a range of special education needs and/or disabilities. We have eight vibrant community-based College Centres across London and Surrey where committed, specialist teams deliver a range of programmes to meet the needs of over 400 students.
Students who study with us have a wide range of needs including profound and multiple learning disabilities, communication and behavioural difficulties and specific medical needs. All students are individuals, and their learning programmes are designed to support and empower them to achieve their aspirations and goals, whilst developing skills to become more independent members of their community.
Orchard Hill College is a truly unique and rewarding place to work with inspirational students and a dynamic and supportive staff team.
The College is also an Academy sponsor and established Orchard Hill College Academy Trust in 2013, which is home to 14 special schools. Together Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust provide for over 1500 pupils and students with SEN across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. To find out more about Orchard Hill College please visit https://orchardhill.ac.uk/.
The Speech & Language Therapy Team are passionate about:
• Working collaboratively with curriculum staff to provide a total communication environment throughout the student’s day
• Ensuring all students can communicate to their potential through the assessment and provision of appropriate AAC
• Creating capable and enabling environments within a multi-disciplinary Positive Behaviour Support framework
• Supporting the whole college with hearing the student voice, accessible information, self-advocacy and the promotion of every student’s human rights
• Ensuring all students are able to eat and drink safely
• Working collaboratively and creatively with the rest of the Integrated Services team, which comprises Occupational Therapy, Creative Arts therapists, Nursing, Physiotherapy and Positive behaviour support leads.
We are looking for a Speech & Language Therapist who loves working with people with Learning Disabilities in creative, functional and person-centred ways. You will deliver a Speech & Language Therapy service at a universal and / or individual level, as clinically required.
Orchard Hill College is an Outstanding Specialist College (Ofsted, November 2019) offering life-changing learning opportunities to young people and adults with a range of special education needs and/or disabilities. We have eight vibrant community-based College Centres across London and Surrey where committed, specialist teams deliver a range of programmes to meet the needs of over 400 students.
Students who study with us have a wide range of needs including profound and multiple learning disabilities, communication and behavioural difficulties and specific medical needs. All students are individuals, and their learning programmes are designed to support and empower them to achieve their aspirations and goals, whilst developing skills to become more independent members of their community.
Orchard Hill College is a truly unique and rewarding place to work with inspirational students and a dynamic and supportive staff team.
The College is also an Academy sponsor and established Orchard Hill College Academy Trust in 2013, which is home to 14 special schools. Together Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust provide for over 1500 pupils and students with SEN across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. To find out more about Orchard Hill College please visit https://orchardhill.ac.uk/.
The Speech & Language Therapy Team are passionate about:
• Working collaboratively with curriculum staff to provide a total communication environment throughout the student’s day
• Ensuring all students can communicate to their potential through the assessment and provision of appropriate AAC
• Creating capable and enabling environments within a multi-disciplinary Positive Behaviour Support framework
• Supporting the whole college with hearing the student voice, accessible information, self-advocacy and the promotion of every student’s human rights
• Ensuring all students are able to eat and drink safely
• Working collaboratively and creatively with the rest of the Integrated Services team, which comprises Occupational Therapy, Creative Arts therapists, Nursing, Physiotherapy and Positive behaviour support leads.
We are looking for a Speech & Language Therapist who loves working with people with Learning Disabilities in creative, functional and person-centred ways. You will deliver a Speech & Language Therapy service at a universal and / or individual level, as clinically required.
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