Speech and Language Therapist

EKC Group are seeking a part-time Speech and Language Therapist to join the Group Speech and Language Therapy Service team to cover maternity leave.

The role will involve carrying out review assessment, delivering therapy, training, contributing to the EHCP process, working with staff to support them to differentiate teaching and support, as well as providing staff training and advisory services.

The caseload comprises of students with a broad range of needs, and may be working from pre-entry to Level 3, within the College’s Supported Learning Department or on vocational courses across the College. All students on the caseload have an Education Health Care Plan which makes provision for speech and language therapy.

You will have a minimum of one year's experience of delivering speech and language therapy services. While is would be preferable that you will have had some experiences with the respective group of students, working with post 14 aged students within an education environment, other experience would still be considered.

You must hold a recognised qualification in Speech and Language Therapy and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists is. (Please note we will not be able to shortlist any potential candidate without having this qualification.)

We need a team player and who can be flexible so as to meet the challenges that can arise day-to-day in a Further Education Environment. 

Outstanding Ofsted Provider

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application. 

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.