Job summary
- Main area
- Language Development Worker
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 349-LCO-7370911*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Woodville Children's Centre
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Language Development Worker
Band 4
Job overview
The Manchester Speech and Language Therapy Service is committed to providing a high-quality service to children and families across the city of Manchester.
We are looking for an experienced, flexible and enthusiastic Language development worker to join the established Communication and Language Early years team in Manchester.
The focus of the established team has been to embed a citywide, multi-agency communication and language pathway to provide early identification and support for children with moderate language difficulties. This has been developed as part of Manchester’s drive to improve children’s school readiness and life outcomes.
This role is an exciting new public health initiative to further develop and deliver both the current support offered to early years children who have language difficulties and also an additional support program for very young children displaying social communication difficulties. This additional support is part of Manchester’s Family Hub trailblazers offer.
You will be working as part of a supportive team of Speech and Language Therapists and Language Development Workers in a variety of locations including children’s centers, family hubs, and children’s home environment, to support early year’s children and their families in developing early communication skills. Specialist training in supporting children with SLCN will be provided.
Main duties of the job
You will need an NVQ level3 in childcare or other relevant equivalent. You will have knowledge and understanding of children’s early language development and a wide range of experience of working with children and their parents is essential.
The post holder will be sensitive to the needs of Manchester diverse population.
You will be required to work independently and as part of a multi-agency team.
This is a citywide service, so car driver is essential.
Manchester Speech and Language Therapy department provides opportunities for ongoing professional development. We have a large, well-established, and supportive department. We provide you with regular clinical supervision, protected time for CPD opportunities and special interest groups as well as support from an experienced team. We also offer a comprehensive induction programme, regular face to face meetings, and annual appraisals to develop knowledge and skills.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education or equivalent relevant qualification
- Full Driving License
Skills, knowledge and understanding
Essential criteria
- Good theoretical knowledge of child development
- Understanding of the implications of language impairment
- Understanding of the issues affecting an inner city, multi-ethnic community
- Ability to transport resources and equipment across the city
Desirable criteria
- To be a competent user of a variety of IT programs
- Understanding the role of public health initiatives
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children 0-5 in a variety of settings
- Experience of working as an effective team member
- Experience of working in partnership with parents and other agencies
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with early years children with language delay
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Ashworth
- Job title
- Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07966626759
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