Speech and Language Therapist - Full-time

Shenstone School, Crayford

• Ref:KCC303-7001-146S
• Posted:24/02/2026
• Pay:£30,795 to £37,046 (actual salary)
• Start Date:1st September 2026
• App Close Date:22/03/2026 at 11:00
• Interviews:14th April 2026

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We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our multi-disciplinary team, working alongside Occupational and Physio Therapists at Shenstone School.  You will work with class based staff to support our pupils with complex autism, learning difficulties and associated behaviours that challenge, within a pupil centred, collaborative school 

Speech and Language Therapist - Key Responsibilities

• Deliver direct and indirect speech, language and communication therapy to individuals and groups.
• Assess, plan, implement and review evidence-based interventions, including AAC (low and high tech).
• Embed communication strategies within personalised curricula and EHCP outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with class based staff, senior leaders and therapy colleagues.
• Support pupil voice, autonomy and communication aspirations.
• Contribute to baseline assessments, transition planning and admissions assessments.
• Provide advice, modelling and training to staff and parents.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with RCSLT and HCPC standards.

 Qualifications/Experience required:

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC registration and RCSLT membership
• Experience working with children and young people with autism and complex needs
• Experience of specialist communication assessments and intervention planning
• Knowledge of AAC, emotional regulation strategies and evidence-based practice
• Strong communication, teamwork and report-writing skills
• Commitment to safeguarding and inclusive practice

The ideal candidate will inspire and motivate pupils, fostering communication, wellbeing and independence.  We welcome applications from individuals who are passionate about supporting and developing our amazing pupils, enabling them to achieve their highest aspirational learning potential.

The successful candidate will be confident and resilient, with the ability to work positively and effectively with pupils who may require support and direction to regulate for engagement require support and direction to regulate for engagement.

Information about the school

Shenstone School is an all-through school for children with severe or complex learning difficulties within the London Borough of Bexley. All pupils who attend Shenstone School have Education and Health Care Plans. We are one of two special schools within The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).

Shenstone School is based across three sites: Sidcup, Crayford, and Belvedere. We will introduce a new secondary year group every year. By 2029-2030, Shenstone will accommodate children aged 3 -19 across our three school sites.

Every child is an individual, and as such, we diligently work as a school team and with wider multi-agency support teams to ensure that our curriculum delivery recognises this individual support, supporting each child with their life-long learning journey.

Paramount to our ethos is the belief in “support for all”, which ensures that engagement with the pupils, their families, and our staff team is at the heart of all we strive to achieve. We work hard to ensure that Shenstone is a safe, happy, welcoming, and truly outstanding place where our pupils will thrive. Our school benefits from impressive facilities across all school sites, enabling us to offer a wide range of opportunities and activities to enhance learning both inside and outside the classroom.

Our pupils are amazing, and their progress is inspiring. Regardless of how big or small their successes are, we are very proud of the children and pleased to contribute to and support their achievements. The values and ethos of "together we engage, thrive, and achieve" are entwined through all that we do at Shenstone School.

Staff at Shenstone School can access the following benefits: excellent induction and probation processes, comprehensive in-house training, competitive pension scheme, employee counselling services, vaccination programmes, on-site mental health first aid team and various other well-being and social activities.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Georgia Bissett
• Address:94 Old Road, Crayford, Kent, DA1 4DZ
• Telephone: 01322 524145
• Email: hr@shenstone-tkat.org

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Speech and Language Applicant Pack