Do you have the ambition to make a difference to autistic children and young adults?  

At Ambitious about Autism, we stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities. This is a great time to join Team Ambitious, as we continue to progress our innovative and exciting plans laid out in our Time for Ambition strategy.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist, (S&LT) who shares our vision. The Speech and Language Therapist will work within a trans-disciplinary team, and will contribute to planning, adaptation, monitoring and reporting of the Learners access to and progress through their personalised study programme related to their particular area of specialism. The SaLT will have responsibility for assessment of needs within their scope of practice and contribute to setting discrete learning targets.

You will achieve this through providing high-quality speech and language therapy advice and support across the three tiers of support (universal, targeted and specialist).

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in using clinical reasoning skills and setting appropriate goals in complex cases
• Effectively applies specialist speech and language therapy skills and knowledge with children and /or young people who have autism and other co-occurring conditions to improve outcomes
• Applies the latest research evidence and evaluative thinking to practice
• Manages a complex caseload and prioritises and delegates effectively.

Please see the full recruitment pack on the link below. 

In return, we offer excellent benefits including flexible working, very generous holiday allowances, access to professional development, membership fees paid, welcome bonus and more.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to young people we work with

If you would like more information about the role or would like an informal, confidential discussion please contact Stephen Vickers at svickers@ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk 020 8815 5439 

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.