Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Swansea, Wales
Job description
Would you love to work with children, families and pre-school childcare settings?
Are you a confident communicator, who is able to confidently share information with others?
Are you flexible managing your time efficiently? Do you work well in a team?
If this describes you, then we want you to apply for a rare and exciting opportunity to join our Children’s Speech and Language Therapy team on a fixed term basis.
This full time Band 4 Assistant Practitioner posts sit in our innovative Early Years Transformation Programme and is currently funded until March 2024.
You will support and train parents and childcare settings in ways to best help children’s emerging language. This will include running baby groups, coaching adult child interaction techniques and supporting settings to carry out interventions based on outcomes of targeted screening. You will access the support and direction of registered Speech and Language Therapists.
The post will be based in Central Clinic and Taibach Library in Neath Port Talbot
We are a creative and innovative team offering a warm and friendly welcome.
We can offer you opportunities for in-house training, supervision and work in a variety of settings.
You will be working under the direction of registered Speech and Language Therapists and be responsible for the organization and planning of activities, booking appointments and arranging time-tables.
You will assist in the planning and delivery of training to upskill the childcare workforce
You will be expected to input into specific database, complete observations, gather information and maintain records in line with Health Board and Departmental standards
You will use knowledge and experience of developmental speech, language and communication disorders to feedback to the Speech and Language Therapist progress made against goals.
You will be required to be able to travel between bases and community venues, with equipment, in a timely manner.
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documentation.
