Speech & Language Therapist (Maternity cover contract)

Term time only, Part Time 0.8 / 30.75 hrs per week

Salary range: FTE £30,000 - £35,523, Band 5 Therapy Pay scale (pro rata salary range for 0.8 FTE term time only is £22,329 - £26,440).

Salary dependant on skills and experience.

St Mary’s School is looking to recruit a skilled and enthusiastic therapist (maternity cover contract) with demonstrable interest in, or experience of, working with complex speech, language and communication needs. This is a fixed term maternity cover contract from approx. early September 2025

St Mary’s is a residential special school and college for pupils / students aged 5 to 19 with speech, language and communication needs, learning difficulties and other associated SEND. Our pupils are a delight to work with and we have a highly positive and friendly staff team.

You will be a member of a multidisciplinary team, responsible for assessing, planning and delivering individualised intervention programmes for a defined caseload. You will work with children individually or in small groups within classroom-based sessions and specialist therapy spaces to enable pupils to access the curriculum and promote meaningful engagement in school-based tasks.

HCPC and RCSLT registration is essential.  Experience of working in an educational setting is desirable.  NQP therapists are welcome to apply.

For an informal discussion, please contact Cassy McDonald, Head of Therapy, on 01424 730740

For an application pack, please email: [email protected] 

St Mary’s is committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding, as well as promoting the welfare of the pupils. All successful applicants are required to undergo a DBS check and an online check will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates. We do not accept CVs. 

Previous applicants need not apply.  

Closing date for applications is NOON on Monday the 2^nd June 2025. Please note we may close the application deadline earlier if we receive a sufficient number of strong candidates. To ensure your application is considered, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Interview date TBC.