Carshalton College
Speech & Language Therapist
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About the College
As a College we believe that young adults should be respected and have their individual choices, needs and aspirations reflected in the educational opportunities made available to them. We encourage independence in all our learners and support them to achieve their full potential through a high-quality curriculum to develop skills in living, work, community and communication. These skills planned to reflect the individual learners' Educational and Health Care Plan target outcomes.
About the Therapy Department
The therapy department at South Thames College Group embraces a neurodiversity affirming, strength-based approach, rather than an impairment-based and medical model approach. This means that we accept, validate and learn from a student’s developmental differences and aim to provide support and accommodations that affirm their neurodivergent identity, rather than thinking that the individual needs to be fixed or cured of their neurotype.
Role of the Speech and Language Therapist
As our Speech and Language Therapist, you will play a vital role in supporting learners to access the curriculum of their choice. You will be supporting students and the teaching teams to manage their communication, social and behavioural strengths and needs in a range of different environmental settings.
- Carry out holistic Speech and Language Therapy assessments and person-centred interventions that will support learners to access and develop their functional skills across the curriculum.
- Understand the impact of communication difficulties on a person’s function and behaviour.
- Support learners' teaching teams, to transfer skills developed at the college to the learners' home environment and community / work settings.
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Qualifications and Experience
We’d like our Speech and Language Therapist to hold a degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy and be registered with the Health Professions Council. We’d like you to have experience of assessing learners with Learning Disabilities and Autism, both formally and informally and have experience of devising and implementing evidence-based intervention for learners with different communication profiles.
- Comfortable with writing reports and support plans / communication guidelines for a range of audiences and needs.
- Some knowledge of AAC and communication / learning strategies for this client group.
- Membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists is desirable, as is an awareness of the principles of Positive Behaviour Support.
Job Location and Application
The post is based primarily at Carshalton and Merton College however you may be required to travel to and work from other STCG sites.
Closing date for the return of an online application form is 24th August 2026.
Benefits Package
- Generous annual leave of 27 days, plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health.
- All leave is in addition to Bank Holiday entitlement.
- An excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme).
- Subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training.
- Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.
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Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding
South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
- As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
- Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
About South Thames Colleges Group
The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.
Application Process
When you click on ‘Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process.
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