Speech and Language Therapist
| Posting date: | 24 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | OHCAT Professional PayScale, Outer London NHS Band |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 14 April 2026 |
| Location: | Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, KT6 6HL |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1541767 |
Summary
Salary: OHCAT Professional PayScale, Outer London NHS Band 7, Actual Salary: 27,076.79 – 30,552.51 (FTE £51,743.00 – 58,385.00)
Location: Dysart Discovery Site incorporating Dysart Discovery House and Dysart Discovery Den, Latchmere Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5TUWorking Pattern: 22 hours, 3 days a week, 8.45-4.30, term time only
Dysart School is an Outstanding special school in Kingston, providing education for pupils aged 4 to 19 with a range of severe and complex learning difficulties.
To help meet the growing demand for high-quality SEN provision in the borough, Dysart also operates three satellite sites located alongside local mainstream schools - creating inclusive opportunities and expanding access to specialist support.
Its main site, located in Surbiton, is bright and well equipped to support the development of its pupils, including Early Years classrooms with outdoor learning spaces, an onsite work-related learning kitchen, an accessible swimming pool, sensory room, soft play and adventure play areas, and clearly defined outside spaces that support pupils’ learning and self-regulation.
Dysart School is a progressive and innovative place to work and staff are offered opportunities through regular training and support to develop their own practice.
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our therapy team. You will deliver speech, language and communication support through a collaborative, class-based model, embedding strategies throughout the school day while promoting neuro-affirming, strengths-based practice.
The school operates across three sites: an all-through main site, a small secondary provision and a primary provision. This role will be primarily based at the primary Discovery site, with one day per week at the main site, working flexibly across Kingston (approximately two days) and Surbiton (one day).
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide child-centred, evidence-based assessment and intervention for pupils with complex speech, language and communication needs, delivering individual and group therapy in collaboration with education staff.
• Fulfil Speech and Language Therapy provision outlined in EHCPs, including completing assessments, maintaining clinical records and writing professional reports.
• Promote neuro-affirming, strengths-based communication approaches, ensuring pupils have meaningful opportunities to communicate and participate in school life.
• Support and train teaching and support staff to implement effective communication strategies and create a communication-enabling learning environment.
• Lead and support the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems, ensuring pupils have appropriate access to high-tech and low-tech communication tools.
Key Requirements:
• Qualifications & Professional Registration: Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent), HCPC registration, and eligibility for membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Clinical Knowledge & Practice: Knowledge and application of standardised assessments, confidentiality and data protection, and current evidence-based practice and research, including statutory regulations for EHCPs.
• Clinical Skills & Experience: Advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills, experience working with pupils with complex needs and severe learning disabilities, and ability to manage a clinical caseload with accurate notes and reports.
• Collaboration & Communication: Experience working in multidisciplinary teams, training and supporting staff in communication programmes, and building effective relationships with children, parents/carers, and professionals.
• Specialist & Professional Skills: Ability to work independently, use initiative, adapt to change, deliver individual and group interventions, and assess and implement high-tech AAC communication equipment.
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Find out what makes Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust a truly rewarding place to work – visit our ‘Work for Us’ page to learn more about our values, opportunities and the difference our staff make every day.
Our Trust:
Dysart School is part of Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust. We are a family of specialist education providers from pre-school through to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire and fully represent all designations of special education needs and disabilities (SEND). To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit our website.
We are committed to promoting and advancing equality of opportunity by attracting and retaining the most diverse range of students, staff and partners.
Working together to transform lives is what we do and across the whole organisation we have a range of experts and practitioners who advocate for children and young people with SEND to ensure they receive the best possible opportunities to achieve their full potential.
As a large specialist education provider we employ over 1500 people across our schools, college and central support team. There is a wide range of job roles available, ranging from teaching and therapy to business support roles and significant career progression opportunities.
It is an exciting time to be part of OHCAT and we are keen to recruit talented people who can play a key role in realising our mission and who want to make a difference. In return, we offer training and development, competitive pay and benefits in a positive and inclusive working environment.
If you wish to discuss this opportunity before or after submitting an application form, please get in touch with the School directly. Visits to the School in advance of applications are encouraged.
Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.
To apply for this role, please click ‘Fast Apply’, you will then be directed to a ‘Login’ page, once signed in, please complete and submit the Application Form.Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.
To ensure a fair opportunity for all applicants, candidates who have applied for this position in the past 6 months will not be considered.
Closing Date: Monday 13 April 2026
Interviews will take place on: week commencing 27 April 2026
Location: Dysart Discovery Site incorporating Dysart Discovery House and Dysart Discovery Den, Latchmere Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5TUWorking Pattern: 22 hours, 3 days a week, 8.45-4.30, term time only
Dysart School is an Outstanding special school in Kingston, providing education for pupils aged 4 to 19 with a range of severe and complex learning difficulties.
To help meet the growing demand for high-quality SEN provision in the borough, Dysart also operates three satellite sites located alongside local mainstream schools - creating inclusive opportunities and expanding access to specialist support.
Its main site, located in Surbiton, is bright and well equipped to support the development of its pupils, including Early Years classrooms with outdoor learning spaces, an onsite work-related learning kitchen, an accessible swimming pool, sensory room, soft play and adventure play areas, and clearly defined outside spaces that support pupils’ learning and self-regulation.
Dysart School is a progressive and innovative place to work and staff are offered opportunities through regular training and support to develop their own practice.
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our therapy team. You will deliver speech, language and communication support through a collaborative, class-based model, embedding strategies throughout the school day while promoting neuro-affirming, strengths-based practice.
The school operates across three sites: an all-through main site, a small secondary provision and a primary provision. This role will be primarily based at the primary Discovery site, with one day per week at the main site, working flexibly across Kingston (approximately two days) and Surbiton (one day).
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide child-centred, evidence-based assessment and intervention for pupils with complex speech, language and communication needs, delivering individual and group therapy in collaboration with education staff.
• Fulfil Speech and Language Therapy provision outlined in EHCPs, including completing assessments, maintaining clinical records and writing professional reports.
• Promote neuro-affirming, strengths-based communication approaches, ensuring pupils have meaningful opportunities to communicate and participate in school life.
• Support and train teaching and support staff to implement effective communication strategies and create a communication-enabling learning environment.
• Lead and support the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems, ensuring pupils have appropriate access to high-tech and low-tech communication tools.
Key Requirements:
• Qualifications & Professional Registration: Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent), HCPC registration, and eligibility for membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Clinical Knowledge & Practice: Knowledge and application of standardised assessments, confidentiality and data protection, and current evidence-based practice and research, including statutory regulations for EHCPs.
• Clinical Skills & Experience: Advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills, experience working with pupils with complex needs and severe learning disabilities, and ability to manage a clinical caseload with accurate notes and reports.
• Collaboration & Communication: Experience working in multidisciplinary teams, training and supporting staff in communication programmes, and building effective relationships with children, parents/carers, and professionals.
• Specialist & Professional Skills: Ability to work independently, use initiative, adapt to change, deliver individual and group interventions, and assess and implement high-tech AAC communication equipment.
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Find out what makes Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust a truly rewarding place to work – visit our ‘Work for Us’ page to learn more about our values, opportunities and the difference our staff make every day.
Our Trust:
Dysart School is part of Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust. We are a family of specialist education providers from pre-school through to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire and fully represent all designations of special education needs and disabilities (SEND). To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit our website.
We are committed to promoting and advancing equality of opportunity by attracting and retaining the most diverse range of students, staff and partners.
Working together to transform lives is what we do and across the whole organisation we have a range of experts and practitioners who advocate for children and young people with SEND to ensure they receive the best possible opportunities to achieve their full potential.
As a large specialist education provider we employ over 1500 people across our schools, college and central support team. There is a wide range of job roles available, ranging from teaching and therapy to business support roles and significant career progression opportunities.
It is an exciting time to be part of OHCAT and we are keen to recruit talented people who can play a key role in realising our mission and who want to make a difference. In return, we offer training and development, competitive pay and benefits in a positive and inclusive working environment.
If you wish to discuss this opportunity before or after submitting an application form, please get in touch with the School directly. Visits to the School in advance of applications are encouraged.
Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.
To apply for this role, please click ‘Fast Apply’, you will then be directed to a ‘Login’ page, once signed in, please complete and submit the Application Form.Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.
To ensure a fair opportunity for all applicants, candidates who have applied for this position in the past 6 months will not be considered.
Closing Date: Monday 13 April 2026
Interviews will take place on: week commencing 27 April 2026