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Speech and Language Therapist Teaching/Child Support - Full-time/Part-time

Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone

  • Ref:KCC886-7056-135S
  • Posted:14/07/2017
  • Pay:Salary Band 6 or 7 depending on experience
  • Start Date:Oct 2017
  • App Close Date:24/08/2017 at 13:00
  • Interviews:Thursday 7 September 2017

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We are looking for a Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist to join our 'Outstanding' School.

37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, core hours 8.30am – 4.00pm

Full time or term time depending on candidate.

Salary Band 6 or 7 depending on experience.

2 years post-graduate experience.

Experience of working in an Educational Setting, with a range of AAC and children with severe and complex needs.

We are an Outstanding Special Needs School with IIP Gold Award and excellent career prospects.

The successful candidate will be required to:

  • Assess, diagnose, treat and manage own specialist caseload of pupils and maintain records.
  • Provide specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes.
  • Devise and deliver training to other school staff, parents and carers and to seek opportunities for your own CPD.
  • Advise and provide clinical support to staff on Speech & Language Therapy issues
  • Supervise work of assistants, students and staff working with the post holder.
  • Provide total commitment to the safeguarding of pupils and the provision of opportunities for all pupils to achieve within the 5 areas of Every Child Matters.

The successful candidate will also have a strong commitment to inclusive principles and be committed to safeguarding children and young people.

If you are interested, please complete the application form and forward to us.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Peggy Murphy, Principal

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references.

Information about the school

Five Acre Wood is a successful outward looking and expanding Special School based over 4 sites in and around Maidstone, Kent. We are one of the largest special schools in the country with over 800 pupils on roll aged 2-19 years with profound, severe and complex needs.

Our ‘Outstanding’ school will continue to expand and we are looking for people with a positive approach to join us who share our vision of ‘Only the best will do’ for all our students and staff. We are a Teaching School and part of a collaborative alliance with other special schools. We have been awarded The Schools Wellbeing Award for pupils and staff which demonstrates we really value our people and want to work with them to fulfil their career ambitions.

In addition to your salary, FAW allowance and pension benefits, we have excellent additional staff benefits including:

Confidential staff counselling service A wellbeing app and platform A range of staff social and well-being events Annual flu vaccinations

Sometimes words cannot explain how something really is, we would encourage you to view the links below:

We hold an annual music festival for our pupils, it gives them the opportunity experience something they may not ordinarily be able to access. You can see it here.

Woodstock 2023 – Woodstock 2023 Festival at Five Acre Wood School - YouTube

Woodstock 2022 - Woodstock 2022 Festival at Five Acre Wood Schools - YouTube

Woodstock 2019 - Five Acre Wood School's "Woodstock 2019" - Amazing Festival in a Day! (Longer Film) - YouTube

We produced our own songs and music videos, you can watch them here: -

Beautiful – Five Acre Wood School featuring Taryn Charles - Youtube

Five Acre Wood School Featuring Jack Rose - Hall Of Fame - YouTube

Don’t Give Up – Nathan Grisdale and Five Acre Wood School - YouTube

We look forward to hearing from you.

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references. The school will also, as outlined in Keeping children Safe in Education 2022, complete an online search for shortlisted candidates.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Nicola Devereux
  • Address:Boughton Lane, Maidstone , Kent, ME15 9QF
  • Telephone: (01622) 743925
  • Email: hr@five-acre.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01622 744828

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.