Local Authority Speech and Language Therapist, North London / Hertfordshire

Local Authority Speech and Language Therapist, North London / Hertfordshire 
Pay rate £31.52 per hour 
Contract role 
 
Pertemps are recruiting for Speech and Language Therapist in Enfield 
About the role 
We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist to help within our team. This role is open to newly qualified speech and language therapists as well as experienced therapists.  
This role will be part of the extended ECASS multi-professional team working in Additional Resource Provisions, Units and in Mainstream Primary/Secondary schools.  
The aims of the Enfield Communication Advisory Support Service (ECASS) are to:  

• Improve provision for pupils with speech, language and communication needs, by providing ARP/Unit and whole school training in class wide and school wide good practice frameworks, enhancing pupils’ school experience and providing them with access to a range of speech, language and communication tools.  

• Deliver consistent key messages that support early speech, language and communication support through the work programme and resources, making it clear that ‘communication is everybody’s business’.  

• Promote an early intervention approach to speech, language and communication needs across Enfield schools. This will ensure that children and young people can access communication-friendly environments, and practitioners who are confident in their role of facilitating communication. The role will support with identifying SLCN, and ensure that parents and carers are supported with appropriate information and resources.  

• Offer practical strategies and assessment to support children and young people placed in Local Authority ARPs and Units.  

• Support settings to meet the needs of children with speech, language and communication needs who are not achieving at the same rate as their peers. This will include, improving outcomes for children with emerging or less complex speech, language and communication needs who are likely to catch up with their peers through appropriate focused support, as well as supporting those with long term developmental concerns and children and young people at a statutory level.  

• Provide ARPs and Units with an appropriate model of supervision and continual professional development for the school workforce 

Please get in touch for more information. 
 
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:- 

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to 

• An easy registration process (all done online) 

• Referral schemes and incentives  

• Ongoing compliance managed for you 

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. 

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.  
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager