School-Based Speech and Language Therapist (Band 6 or Band 7)
SEN School, Mole Valley, Surrey
September 2026 Start
Full-time (term time only), 8am - 4pm
*** Interviews are arranged ASAP ***
Most Speech and Language Therapists did not choose this work to be stretched thin. They chose it because they wanted time. Time to listen. Time to understand how a child communicates before deciding how to help them. Time to work in a way that actually holds.
In many settings, that time is the first thing to go.
This role exists in a specialist school in Mole Valley, Surrey, built specifically for children aged 7 to 16 with Autism, ADHD, and Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. Every child holds an Education, Health and Care Plan. Every placement here is intentional. These are children who need an environment that starts from their needs and builds outward, and the school has been designed with exactly that in mind.
The children you will work with carry a wide range of speech, language and communication needs. Many have social communication differences closely tied to their Autism or ADHD diagnosis. Some present with processing difficulties, limited verbal communication, or significant challenges in understanding and expressing themselves in social contexts. Some will have had inconsistent therapeutic support before arriving here. For some, this will be the first setting where their communication needs have been properly understood and consistently addressed.
That is the context in which your clinical work will happen. And the environment has been built to support it.
The therapy team is established and growing, sitting within a wider multi-disciplinary team that includes other specialist professionals working around the same children. You will not be working in isolation. OTs, specialist teachers, and pastoral staff work alongside the therapy team, and clinical input shapes how the school responds to each child, not just in therapy sessions but across the whole school day. Your assessments, recommendations, and targets will be built into each pupil's personalised plan and acted on by the people around them.
This is not a setting where therapy happens separately from the rest of school life. It is one in which the entire environment is designed to reinforce what the therapy team is working towards.
The school is growing, which matters for what this role can be. The SLT provision is still being developed, and there is genuine scope for a Band 6 or Band 7 therapist to contribute to its growth. If you have ideas for building strong SLT provision in a specialist setting, you will have colleagues and a leadership team willing to listen.
Day to day, you will carry clinical responsibility for a group of pupils with complex and varied communication profiles. You will contribute to EHCP reviews, work closely with teaching staff to embed communication strategies into classroom practice, and bring your clinical expertise into a team that genuinely values it.
Candidates coming from the NHS, independent practice, or specialist education are all relevant. What matters most is that you understand the communication profile of children with Autism and ADHD, and that you can work confidently within a multi-disciplinary team around each child.
To be considered, you will need a recognised Speech and Language Therapy qualification and current HCPC registration.
To find out more, apply now or contact Heeji Moon at Parker Smith Inclusion.
September conversations are already happening. If this fits where you are and where you want to go, it is worth a conversation now.