Communication Support Officer (Specialist SLT)

Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist | 10389 | Secondment Opportunity / Temporary Fixed Term Contract until May 2027 | 37 hours per week | £43,822 to £48,227 per annum | Grade K | Dereham - Countywide

 

To apply, you must download a Norfolk County Council application form >> Here [https://tinyurl.com/6rpcz8xt] << and attach it to your online application.  

 

At our New Roads Hubs we have ambitious plans to shape how we work with families, placing practitioners and relationship-based practice at the heart of what we do. Through Vital Signs, our vision for Children in Norfolk, we work with whole family networks and across the whole system to support families to build on their strengths and to achieve the best possible outcomes. 

 

Bringing together a team of specialists through a central hub, our model is designed to provide intensive short-term interventions to prevent entry into care, escalation to long term care, prevent placement breakdown or facilitate placement step downs. Support takes place in the hub as well as in the community countywide supporting young people as part of our Outreach service. 

 

We are looking for maternity cover for our Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT), to work with vulnerable young people who have speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) aged between 10-17 years of age.  This role involves working with young people within a residential children’s home and young people in the community (for example visiting them at home, school or where they feel most comfortable). 

 

Embedded within our New Roads service, you will work alongside a specialist team including a mental health professional, Social Care professionals and the wider network. 

 

You will deliver training within residential children’s homes, and with wider children’s services and partner agencies to raise awareness of the types of communication difficulties faced by young people and strategies to facilitate their communication. You will maximise the opportunity to build trusting relationships with young people, be flexible and accessible for young people to reach out in settings they are comfortable in. 

 

As a qualified speech and language therapist with a relevant degree, you will be HCPC registered and a member of RCSLT with evidence of successful completion or on-going specialist short course/ training up to master’s degree level or equivalent and membership of a relevant Clinical Excellence network (local or national). With experience at specialist level, you will have in depth knowledge of a range of appropriate SLT assessments and interventions (relevant to the client group) and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits. 

 

This is a great opportunity to be part of our service, connecting and engaging with young people to support them to achieve the best possible outcomes in life.

 

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification [https://nccjoblibrary-buhfawbxbvb6brdj.a03.azurefd.net/10389_Communication Support Officer (Specialist SLT)_CHS.docx] to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

 

To apply, you must download a Norfolk County Council application form >> Here [https://tinyurl.com/6rpcz8xt] << and attach it to your online application.  

 

For further information please contact Susan Lovelock (Team Manager, Dereham Hub) on 01362 693250 or Zoe Maufe (Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Dereham Hub) on 01362 654533

 

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement 
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need. 
• Financial benefits such as:

  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.   [https://norfolk.rewardgateway.co.uk/Authentication/Start] 

  • A Blue Light card [https://www.bluelightcard.co.uk/] for Fire Service and Social Care Workers

  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)

  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work

  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

 

You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions [https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/jobs-training-and-volunteering/work-at-norfolk-county-council/vacancies/recruitment-information-for-candidates] here.

 

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.  

Redeployment closing date: 8 May 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 17 May 2026 at 23:55

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