Speech and Language Therapist - Full-time/Part-time - Special Needs Position

Rivermead Inclusive Trust

• Ref:KCC-F80-61-S
• Posted:09/06/2025
• Pay:Equivalent to band 6/7 (DOE) + SEN Allowance
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:23/06/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBA

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We are looking for a special person to take on an exciting opportunity.

Salary: Equivalent to band 6/7 depending on experience + SEN Allowance

Hours: Flexible full and part-time hours available, term-time only

Location: Schools within Rivermead Inclusive Trust and schools across Medway and Kent as part of Rivermead Solutions traded services.

Tel: 01634 961080 Email: dstammers@r-i-t.org

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Band 6 or 7 Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of our experienced multi-disciplinary therapy team across the Rivermead Inclusive Trust and Rivermead Solutions. You will help lead our speech and language therapists and work closely with the Trust Inclusion lead and our RMSolutions Lead to strategically plan and grow our therapy team to meet the needs of both the Trust and Rivermead Solutions.

We make sure that our children and young people have every life opportunity and progress to the very best of their ability in a complete holistic way. This is partly attributed by our Therapy team consisting of additional speech and languages therapists, occupational therapists, art therapist, counsellors and therapy assistants.

Our Trust consists of mainstream and specialist settings. In addition to supporting our Trust Schools, you will also have the opportunity to provide therapeutic support and training to nurseries, schools, colleges and parents/carers outside of our Trust through Rivermead Solutions, a Community Interest Company.

For more information about our provisions, please visit our website: Our Schools - Rivermead Inclusive Trust

The post-holder will:

• Help lead the Speech and Language Therapy team and contribute to the therapy strategic plan and where possible offer clinical supervision both formal and informal
• Have the opportunity to share their specialisms and areas of interest with the team when discussing caseload allocation
• Assess, diagnose, treat and manage their own caseload of learners and maintain records in line with clinical guidance
• Provide specialist training to staff to develop whole school approaches to meet speech, language and communication needs in the classroom and throughout the school day
• Provide advice and guidance to parents/carers, where appropriate upskilling them to support their children at home
• Oversee the work of therapy assistants

Management experience desirable, however if this is your first management role you will be supported with training, and development opportunities as well as a trust team that is full of experience.

You should be enthusiastic, motivated and able to manage your own workload. You must be flexible, approachable and able to communicate with a range of professionals, parents/carers and the young people themselves. It is desirable to have some experience of working with children and young people with Autism and/or other Special Educational Needs.

Please note that the post-holder must be able to travel between trust schools so access to a car will be essential.

You will receive:

• Excellent CPD opportunities
• Clinical Supervision
• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Career progression

Please contact Deborah Stammers on the above email to arrange a visit.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

All postholders are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

Information about the federation

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

All postholders are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

Rivermead Inclusive Trust strives to be diverse and inclusive and a place where we can ALL be ourselves. We welcome applications from all diverse and ethnic groups.

If you require access arrangements to complete an application form please contact Rivermead Inclusive Trust who will cater to your needs ie. large print, coloured forms and an audio version.

If for any reason you have difficulty completing an application form please again contact the Rivermead Inclusive Trust who will support.

Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of an enhanced DBS check, Health Declaration and satisfactory references.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Trust Office
• Address:Long Catlis Road,
  Gillingham,
  Kent,
  ME8 9TX
• Telephone: 01634 961080
• Email: dstammers@r-i-t.org

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Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Equality and Diversity Statement