Speech and Language Therapist

Speech and Language Therapist
Location: Midlands area with travel to different schools
Salary: £40,000
Hours: Full time or part time hours considered. Term time only
Driving licence and car required
Bright Futures, Inspired By You
There's nothing more rewarding than helping someone believe in themselves, have the confidence to celebrate their own uniqueness and achieve success that is personal to them
This is an exciting opportunity to further develop and use your therapeutic knowledge and experience to support colleagues across the Group deliver positive outcomes for young people. We will accept nearly Qualified applications.

We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist join our expanding Therapeutic Team to cover our schools in Wolverhampton, Dudley and Draycott
At Horizon, we live up to our values, and we value our people. We are proud to be one of the most innovative providers of young people's residential care and education in the UK. Our success means that we are opening new residential homes and schools and making a difference for young people in a variety of new areas as well as continuing to support young people in our established services
Who are we!
Horizon Care & Education are looking for a creative Speech and Language Therapist to join our passionate team, delivering a comprehensive therapeutic service for children in our care. This role involves providing support and oversight to teams in education
This is role will be based from the nearest school in your region with an expectation to regularly travel to other sites in your portfolio in accordance to service need. You will conduct assessment and intervention, provide support to teams and be an active part of the wider MDT
Delivery of training is an important aspect of the role. At Horizon we train all our staff in our Shine Therapeutic model which includes DDP/PACE therapeutic parenting
What you'll get to do
Manage your own caseload of schools to provide high levels of support and consultation for operational colleagues
Provide therapeutic advice and guidance to teams to enable them to support young people throughout their journey with Horizon
To be responsible for assessments, goal setting and recommendations for therapeutic support for your own caseload
To develop, write and regularly review/update therapeutic goals for children and young people in education
To develop and contribute to the delivery of therapeutic and psychological training to all staff in the organisation as part of the Therapeutic Academy
Benefit from regular supervision and CPD activities
Benefit from opportunities to participate in service development activities across the Horizon Group
What we're looking for from you
HCPC registered
BSc registered Speech and Language Therapist
Experience of working with Children and Young People or relevant demonstrable transferable skills
We will accept nearly Qualified applications
A desire to support services through embedding therapeutic practice
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
Ability to work autonomously with the support from individual and peer supervision
Ability to role model behaviours and attitudes in line with organisational values
A sound understanding of Microsoft Office components, including knowledge of Excel, Teams and SharePoint
Full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle
Here are just some of the benefits of working for us:
Real Living Wage employer
Competitive pay rates
Christmas bonus
Blue Light Card
Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £2500 per referral!*
Financial wellbeing service
Life Assurance
Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development
Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period
Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme
Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support via Bupa
Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together
Supportive management and senior leaders
High quality CPD opportunities
Free eye checks
?If you would like to come and join us on our journey, changing the lives of the children and young people that we care for, then we would like you to get in touch with our recruitment team for an informal conversation!
Horizon Care and Education is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity
This post is subject to satisfactory criminal records check and satisfactory references
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