Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist bei Cornwall Council

The Service & Team:

The Communication Support Team is a friendly and supportive team of Speech and Language Therapists ( SALTs), Teachers and Speech and Language Therapy Assistants( SALTAs). 

The team is part of the wider SEND Support Services. We work closely with our colleagues to provide training and development around broader SEND policies and procedures i.e. Graduated Response and EHC Needs Assessments.

We have strong working relationships with our SALT colleagues within the NHS and with staff in educational settings across Cornwall. 

We value learning and continuous professional development and there is a wide variety of training nationally and locally which we access.

The Role:

The role holder will work as an Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist across school and settings in Cornwall. They will focus on developing support in settings for children and young people with Speech, Language and Communication Needs. This can include delivering whole setting accessible training, peer support, as well as identifying inclusive strategies and advising on how to implement these. 

You will develop close working relationships with colleagues from the team and those within the NHS. You will also undertake some specialist assessments and provision in liaison with the Statutory SEN team. You will  produce high quality written reports and take part in peer reviews for quality assurance purposes. 

You will be responsible for managing your own diary and working independently, with children and young people always at the heart of everything you do. 

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.                       

This position will be subject to a enhanced criminal record disclosure check. 

Working Pattern:

37 hours Monday to Friday ( if you are interested in different working hours please contact Mandy Tomkins to discuss this) 

What you’ll need to succeed:

You will need to be an experienced and qualified SALT who is registered with the HCPC. 

You will have a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people who have speech, language and communication needs.

You will be able to work within a multidisciplinary team and independently. 

You will always keep the voice of the learner at the centre of your practice, enabling self-advocacy as well as developing the skills of those around them.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

·         a competitive salary.

·         a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions

·         a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.

·         A national award-winning employee health and well-being programme

·         Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

The full role profile is attached here

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Mandy Tomkins [email protected] 

Application Process 

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact [email protected] if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.