Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (SaLTA)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £12.37 - £13.49 per hour |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 03 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6LG |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 1508689 |
Crynodeb
Overview and Responsibilities
Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (SaLTA) – Aurora Meldreth and Orchard Manor
Location: Meldreth, Nr. Royston
Salary: £12.37 - £13.49 per hour, £25,729.60 - £28,059.20 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week, 52 weeks a year
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Friday 3rd October at 12pm
The Aurora Group
The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.
We are currently looking for a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to join our Aurora Meldreth and Orchard Manor team.
Meldreth Manor School, Meldreth Manor Children’s Home and Orchard Manor provide education, care and therapeutic support for children aged 6-19 years and young adults aged 18 – 30 years with severe and profound communication, cognitive and physical difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, brain injury and degenerative disorders.
Job Role:The role is a challenging, but exciting one, and will require you to be adaptive in providing communication and feeding support according to the individual needs of the young people we support.
The post will combine clinical and administrative duties. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team under the supervision of the Speech and Language Therapist. You will be delivering therapy programmes to individuals and groups of Aurora Meldreth and Orchard Manor. The post holder will provide speech and language therapy services as directed by the Speech and Language Therapist.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Manage a designated caseload with supervision from speech and language therapist
Regularly review and monitor progress with speech and language therapist
To carry out communication and feeding programmes as set by the speech and language therapist. These sessions may be individual, small groups or in a class / residential setting
Reporting any changing communication or eating and drinking needs to the speech and language therapist
Maintain confidential clinical records
To contribute to initial communication and eating and drinking assessments
To design, organise and prepare therapy activities and resources to work on therapy goals
Contribute to the preparation and running of training for staff and families
Organising and manage resource base including maintenance and order of equipment
To work with the wider multi-disciplinary team including education and therapy team
General administrative duties for the speech and language therapy department
Duties will vary and you must expect to lend a hand wherever is required, this is a busy role that will require the ability to multitasking.
Skills and Qualifications Skills and attributes required Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong IT skills Person-centred approach Flexible and resilience and initiative Ability to reflect on practice and willingness to learn Good time management and organisational skills Ability to work well with others Experience needed Supporting people with complex communication needs Working with people with dysphagia Working in early years, school or college settings Benefits and Additional Information What’s on offer? Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes: Life assurance Competitive pension Perkbox - offering high street discounts Employee assistance programme Car lease scheme Fully funded training and qualifications Bike to work scheme Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more
You can apply online by completing our online application form.Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children and young adults. The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer. This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Skills and Qualifications Skills and attributes required Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong IT skills Person-centred approach Flexible and resilience and initiative Ability to reflect on practice and willingness to learn Good time management and organisational skills Ability to work well with others Experience needed Supporting people with complex communication needs Working with people with dysphagia Working in early years, school or college settings Benefits and Additional Information What’s on offer? Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes: Life assurance Competitive pension Perkbox - offering high street discounts Employee assistance programme Car lease scheme Fully funded training and qualifications Bike to work scheme Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more
You can apply online by completing our online application form.Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children and young adults. The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer. This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.