Salary: FTE (£41,334 to £48,803) – Professional Pay Scale Band 6

Term Time only (£3789.28 to £44,738.19)

Term Time plus 2 weeks (£39,83.41 to £47,031.26.

(Salary range stipulated is for five days per week (36 hours) and will be pro-rated for part-time hours/days)

Working Pattern: (Flexible) Part-time or full time. Flexibility available across 3 sites.

 4 days per week (Primary site)

 3 days per week (Satellite sites: 2 days primary age, 1 day secondary age)

For more information on the working pattern please contact Sandy Turner, Principal at The Link School.

Locations: 

The Link School Primary site, Beddington CR0 4PG

Satellite (Primary), Wallington SM6 9JN

Satellite (Secondary), Church Road, Wallington SM6 7NH

The Link School is a special school situated in the London Borough of Sutton providing education for up to 160 students aged 4 to 18 who have speech, language and communication needs. Many of the pupils are also on the autistic spectrum alongside having a wide range of cognitive challenges. 

Due to expansion, we have opportunities to work across 3 of our sites with flexibility for full-time or part-time positions available.

The Link School is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust, an established family of specialist academies and college centres that provide for over 1500 pupils and students with a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit our website

The school has 4 different sites, a Primary site, Secondary site and two smaller Satellite sites for learners with demand avoidant learning behaviour. Situated in the London Borough of Sutton all four sites are easily accessible by public transport and well placed to draw upon a wide range of leisure, recreational and educational facilities having easy access to Surrey and London.

The post holder will join an established team of onsite Speech and Language Therapists, who are jointly responsible for providing a therapy service on our Primary and Satellite sites. The team works in partnership with teachers, Occupational therapists and support staff, offering an integrated therapy approach in our child centred classrooms.

We require an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to work on our primary site within our pathway 1 and 2 learning groups, which may include some neurodiversity including autism, ADHD and down syndrome and on our Satellite sites with autistic children who have a demand avoidant profile. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to an established service that has proven to be successful in supporting children in all areas of their communication development. You will work alongside a dedicated team of professionals that seek to help pupils to learn, express their ideas and to communicate effectively to develop friendships and grow in confidence and self- esteem.

We offer a combination of small, structured classrooms and continuous provision with an individualised approach that provides child-centred learning to best suit each child’s learning style. We use a high level of visual support and language adaptation (including Makaton signing and AAC) in order to help the children reach their full potential.

This role will suit a flexible, team player, a creative and enthusiastic individual who is a confident child-centred practitioner and can champion communication with a long- term view to help our children to overcome barriers today so that they can look forward to a bright future tomorrow.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive training and development 

• Opportunities to engage with internal professional networks 

• Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured (our employee assistance programme) 

• Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental health first aiders 

• Scope for career progression across nine college centres, 14 academy schools and Central Teams 

• Choice of Term time or Term time + 2 weeks working pattern with all school holidays and public and Bank holidays

• As part of your contract of employment you will enrolled into a pension scheme, the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)which has life cover and financial protection for your family. 

• Enhanced parental leave schemes 

• Cycle to work scheme 

• Season ticket loans 

• Employee referral scheme

• Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness • Home electronics scheme

• Line management and regular clinical supervision

• Opportunities for continuing professional development

• A supportive and friendly team

• A small caseload 

• A flexible and innovative approach to therapy provision 

 To apply for this role, please click ‘Fast Apply’, you will then be directed to a ‘Login’ page, once signed in please complete and submit the Application Form.

If you have any queries or wish to have an informal discussion, please phone The Link School and ask to speak with Sandy Turner, Principal.

We would recommend a visit to the school prior to applying or as part of the process of application.

Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 27th February 2025 12 p.m.

Interview Date: w/c Monday 3rd March 2025

Safeguarding Statement

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace for all.