We are looking for a part-time Speech and Language Therapist to join our expanding Therapeutic Team in West Midlands
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 in our independent schools. We will accept nearly Qualified applications.
Main duties of the job
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. Be responsible for assessments, goal setting, and recommendations for therapeutic support for your own caseload. Develop, write, and regularly review/update therapeutic goals for children and young people in education. 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. Participate in service development activities across the Horizon Group. About us
Horizon Care and Education Group provides children's homes, specialist education, and supported accommodation across England, with the aim of supporting young people to flourish and thrive regardless of the challenges they have faced. Since operations began in 2007, Horizon has grown to a team of more than 1,000 colleagues who work tirelessly to offer the best services and support for children and young people within our care. From our teaching staff to our residential workers; our psychologists through to our administrative functions, diversity is a strength, and we celebrate the differences amongst our colleagues and the wide breadth of personal experience and skills that it brings. Horizon supports more than 800 children and young people throughout our different settings, each carefully designed with a therapeutic approach to support the delivery of high-quality care, support, and education. Job responsibilities
Horizon Care and Education provides high-quality residential care and educational experiences for young people across the UK. The homes and schools meet the needs of young people with a range of needs including attachment and trauma histories, social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, and neurodiversity. Working alongside other Therapists and Psychologists, the post-holder will ensure that the therapeutic needs of children and young people who attend a Horizon school are understood, and interventions are planned and delivered to support these identified needs. They will provide therapeutic understanding of the young people to the wider team around the child including Teachers and TAs through consultation and training opportunities. Main Duties
Core Responsibilities: Deliver evidence-based therapeutic and psychologically informed care which conforms to their own ethical standards and is in line with Horizons Values and SHINE Therapeutic Model of Care. Undertake SALT assessments of young people to identify individual needs and develop and provide the delivery of individualised and group-based intervention programmes. Provide specialist SALT advice and guidance to young people's plans including behaviour plans, teaching plans, risk assessments and EHCPs. Develop and contribute to the development, delivery, and evaluation of therapeutic training to all staff in the organisation. Use outcome and evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of services and report this data back to the Head of SEND. Manage a caseload for individual intervention, providing specialist SALT input to young people and teams in educational settings. Contribute to the development of a therapeutically informed service across education teams. Provide specialist knowledge of SALT principles and techniques through consultation and guidance to other colleagues within Horizon. Liaise with external agencies e.g., Local Authorities, voluntary agencies, CAMHS to ensure that the needs of the young person are recognised and intervention(s) that are being undertaken are the most appropriate plans for the young person. Clinical Responsibilities
Engage flexibly with children/young people and colleagues to promote constructive working relationships. Provide consultation, support, and guidance to colleagues to develop therapeutically informed relationships with young people and to develop appropriate behaviour support and care planning strategies. Carry out intervention with young people in line with ethical standards including gaining valid informed consent from young people. Evaluate progress against agreed goals, reviewing and adapting the intervention plans if needed. Utilise relevant Standardised assessments to inform intervention, ensuring that feedback is provided for young people and the wider team on the outcomes of any measures used. Provide therapeutic feedback at relevant meetings as requested for example review meetings, MDT meetings, to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated MDT approach and integrated therapeutic service. Maintain competency to practice through CPD activities and supervision, ensuring CPD records are kept up to date to evidence ongoing development. Participate in discussions regarding referrals. Write and share appropriate reports regarding intervention that has been undertaken. Support Education colleagues through observation of young people in classrooms, explanations of behaviours and modelling therapeutic engagement to support the embedding of a wider therapeutic approach. Provide support, training, and supervision to assistant practitioners and/or volunteer students when required. Organisational Responsibilities
Attend regular team meetings and CPD days with other colleagues. Positively engage with supervision. Maintain open and straightforward communication with colleagues and provide information within the time and format required. Provide regular feedback to the team regarding service delivery. Provide a therapeutic perspective in the development of organisational policies, strategies, and decisions. Adhere to Horizon Policies and Procedures. Administration Responsibilities
Maintain proper clinical records and provide KPI data returns as required. Be involved in monitoring and evaluation of Therapy within the organisation. Maintain expenses and other organisational records as required. Maintain confidentiality for and with young people (individual and organisational). Research Responsibilities
Undertake research in areas relevant to clinical work and organisational development, this may be undertaken in collaboration with other professionals, where appropriate. All research projects to be agreed and authorised by the internal Research Ethics Committee and Horizon Leadership team (HLT). Person Specification
Qualifications
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. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £35,300 a year Pro Rata, Per Annum, Term Time Only.
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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. Be responsible for assessments, goal setting, and recommendations for therapeutic support for your own caseload. Develop, write, and regularly review/update therapeutic goals for children and young people in education. 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. Participate in service development activities across the Horizon Group. About us
Horizon Care and Education Group provides children's homes, specialist education, and supported accommodation across England, with the aim of supporting young people to flourish and thrive regardless of the challenges they have faced. Since operations began in 2007, Horizon has grown to a team of more than 1,000 colleagues who work tirelessly to offer the best services and support for children and young people within our care. From our teaching staff to our residential workers; our psychologists through to our administrative functions, diversity is a strength, and we celebrate the differences amongst our colleagues and the wide breadth of personal experience and skills that it brings. Horizon supports more than 800 children and young people throughout our different settings, each carefully designed with a therapeutic approach to support the delivery of high-quality care, support, and education. Job responsibilities
Horizon Care and Education provides high-quality residential care and educational experiences for young people across the UK. The homes and schools meet the needs of young people with a range of needs including attachment and trauma histories, social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, and neurodiversity. Working alongside other Therapists and Psychologists, the post-holder will ensure that the therapeutic needs of children and young people who attend a Horizon school are understood, and interventions are planned and delivered to support these identified needs. They will provide therapeutic understanding of the young people to the wider team around the child including Teachers and TAs through consultation and training opportunities. Main Duties
Core Responsibilities: Deliver evidence-based therapeutic and psychologically informed care which conforms to their own ethical standards and is in line with Horizons Values and SHINE Therapeutic Model of Care. Undertake SALT assessments of young people to identify individual needs and develop and provide the delivery of individualised and group-based intervention programmes. Provide specialist SALT advice and guidance to young people's plans including behaviour plans, teaching plans, risk assessments and EHCPs. Develop and contribute to the development, delivery, and evaluation of therapeutic training to all staff in the organisation. Use outcome and evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of services and report this data back to the Head of SEND. Manage a caseload for individual intervention, providing specialist SALT input to young people and teams in educational settings. Contribute to the development of a therapeutically informed service across education teams. Provide specialist knowledge of SALT principles and techniques through consultation and guidance to other colleagues within Horizon. Liaise with external agencies e.g., Local Authorities, voluntary agencies, CAMHS to ensure that the needs of the young person are recognised and intervention(s) that are being undertaken are the most appropriate plans for the young person. Clinical Responsibilities
Engage flexibly with children/young people and colleagues to promote constructive working relationships. Provide consultation, support, and guidance to colleagues to develop therapeutically informed relationships with young people and to develop appropriate behaviour support and care planning strategies. Carry out intervention with young people in line with ethical standards including gaining valid informed consent from young people. Evaluate progress against agreed goals, reviewing and adapting the intervention plans if needed. Utilise relevant Standardised assessments to inform intervention, ensuring that feedback is provided for young people and the wider team on the outcomes of any measures used. Provide therapeutic feedback at relevant meetings as requested for example review meetings, MDT meetings, to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated MDT approach and integrated therapeutic service. Maintain competency to practice through CPD activities and supervision, ensuring CPD records are kept up to date to evidence ongoing development. Participate in discussions regarding referrals. Write and share appropriate reports regarding intervention that has been undertaken. Support Education colleagues through observation of young people in classrooms, explanations of behaviours and modelling therapeutic engagement to support the embedding of a wider therapeutic approach. Provide support, training, and supervision to assistant practitioners and/or volunteer students when required. Organisational Responsibilities
Attend regular team meetings and CPD days with other colleagues. Positively engage with supervision. Maintain open and straightforward communication with colleagues and provide information within the time and format required. Provide regular feedback to the team regarding service delivery. Provide a therapeutic perspective in the development of organisational policies, strategies, and decisions. Adhere to Horizon Policies and Procedures. Administration Responsibilities
Maintain proper clinical records and provide KPI data returns as required. Be involved in monitoring and evaluation of Therapy within the organisation. Maintain expenses and other organisational records as required. Maintain confidentiality for and with young people (individual and organisational). Research Responsibilities
Undertake research in areas relevant to clinical work and organisational development, this may be undertaken in collaboration with other professionals, where appropriate. All research projects to be agreed and authorised by the internal Research Ethics Committee and Horizon Leadership team (HLT). Person Specification
Qualifications
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. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £35,300 a year Pro Rata, Per Annum, Term Time Only.
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