School-based Speech and Language Therapist (SLT)
Full-Time, Permanent (Term Time Only)
September Start
Mole Valley, Surrey
Salary: £30,000 – £45,000 per annum, depending on experience
Interviews are organised ASAP
What does it mean for a child to truly be heard? And what happens when the gap between what they think and what they can express becomes a barrier to everything else in their life?
As a Speech and Language Therapist, you already understand the weight of those questions. You have seen firsthand what happens when a child finds their voice, and equally, what it costs them when they cannot. This role gives you the conditions to do some of the most meaningful clinical work of your career, in a setting that is built around exactly the children who need you most.
The School
This is a specialist school in Surrey for children and young people aged 7 to 16, all of whom have Education, Health and Care Plans. Every pupil has Autism, and many present with co-occurring SEMH needs. Many have significant differences in social communication, language processing difficulties, and sensory processing needs. Trust does not come easily for these young people, and your ability to build genuine therapeutic relationships will matter as much as your clinical skills.
The school sits within a substantial natural environment, with outdoor and nature-based learning embedded across the curriculum. Therapy is not bolted on here. It is woven into the school's daily life, alongside an enhanced curriculum built around regulation, resilience, and personal development. Your work as a SLT will be part of that therapeutic thread, not separate from it.
The facilities are purpose-built and well-resourced, including dedicated therapy spaces, a multi-sports hall, a theatre space, and extensive outdoor learning areas. Class sizes are small. The staff-to-student ratios are high. This is a school that has genuinely thought about what its pupils need, and built accordingly.
The Speech and Language Therapist Role
Your caseload will be varied and will ask something real of you. You will assess, plan, and deliver speech and language therapy to pupils across the age and ability range, working with children whose communication profiles vary widely.
Day to day, this might include:
- Assessing and supporting pupils with Autism who present with social communication differences, pragmatic language difficulties, and challenges with self-expression
- Designing and delivering targeted interventions for language processing, narrative skills, and functional communication
- Supporting pupils with sensory differences that affect how they engage with communication in the classroom and outdoor settings
- Working closely with teachers, occupational therapists, and pastoral staff to develop communication-friendly environments and shared strategies
- Advising on and reviewing EHCPs, contributing to the holistic picture of each child's needs
- Engaging with families to build consistency between school and home
This is collaborative work. You will not be operating in isolation. The school's multidisciplinary team includes therapists, specialist teachers, and support staff who work toward the same goal.
Who This Role Suits
You will be a qualified Speech and Language Therapist, registered with HCPC and RCSLT. Beyond that, what matters most is your clinical curiosity and your ability to build trust with young people who may have had difficult experiences with adults and institutions.
You may come from an NHS or community setting and be looking for a role where you can go deeper with a smaller caseload, rather than work more broadly across a wider population. You may already have experience working with Autistic children or young people with complex social communication needs. Or you may be a newly qualified SLT who wants to start their career in a setting that will invest in their development from day one.
The school provides ongoing CPD and SEND-specific training. If education is new to you, you will be supported in understanding how the EHCP process works, how therapy translates into classroom practice, and how to work effectively within a school environment.
Why This Role, and Why Now
Specialist school SLT roles are genuinely rare. Most therapists working in independent SEND schools will tell you the same thing: the work is harder to describe but easier to feel. You see progress that matters. You work with children who are often the most complex and the most rewarding to support. And you do it within a team that understands what good looks like.
This school opened less than a year ago. That means you would be joining at a time when clinical culture is still being shaped, when your voice will carry weight, and when there is real opportunity to help build something that lasts.
Get in Touch
If this fits with where you are in your career right now, please get in touch. You can respond to this advert, or call Heeji Moon directly on 0203 011 4848.
Working with Parker Smith Inclusion
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If this specific role isn't quite right but SEND therapy in an educational setting is something you want to explore, get in touch anyway. There are other opportunities worth knowing about.