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Great Minds Together is as strong as the community that holds it up. Together, we can do more than we can do alone. Let's bring our abilities and passions together to affect real change.

We have a range of paid roles available as well as a fantastic volunteer initiative, with many voluntary roles available within the organisation including:

- Virtual Mentors

- 1-2-1 Mentors

- Wraparound Co-ordinators

- Grant writers

- Social Media & Marketing roles

- Researchers

- Administrative Assistants

- Teaching Assistants (to work in schools)

- Speech and Language Therapist

- Educational Psychologist

- Therapist

- Councillor

All our staff, contractors and volunteers have access to a Staff Wellbeing Worker as well as having access to ongoing CPD opportunities to the value of £1000 per year.

If you would like to work or volunteer with us, or gain any experience with our organisation, please fill out the form below and one of our team will be in touch.

There are many ways to join us and support our mission. We are a multiagency organisation and so welcome partnerships with other agencies that have the same goals. Contact us via email at info@greatmindstogether.co.uk to find out more about our partnership programs.

Commissioned Roles: 

JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION

Job Title: Speech and Language Therapist Salary: £25 - £30 per hour Contract for Services (based on experience) - Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire 

Responsible to: Educational Psychologist and Organisation Directors

Purpose of Job:

To provide a speech and language therapy service to children with Learning disabilities who have a range of Communication Disorders (some being complex in nature); as well as assessing, prioritising, treating and supporting transition onto other services.

To work as a member of the SALT Department within Great Minds Together, contributing to multi-disciplinary working as necessary, to address the needs of the students and achieve effective outcomes. To work collaboratively with both internal and external specialist services within Learning Disabilities to meet the communication needs of the students. To actively participate in a programme of supervision, competency development and CPD activities under the guidance of a supervising clinician.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

 To provide assessment and appropriate speech and language therapy intervention for students with a range of speech, language and communication disorders (some of which are complex in nature), with support and advice from supervising clinician as required.

 To develop and provide communication plans for specified caseload, to include communication strengths and weaknesses and strategies for use by staff in order to develop students’ communication skills and enhance communicative effectiveness between staff and students

 To develop individual communication programmes with targets linking to EHCP outcomes for inclusion in students’ Individual Learning Plans, and to monitor and evaluate progress towards achievement

 To contribute to the planning and delivery of weekly individual/group therapy sessions

 To provide written language targets for students Individual Learning Plans is appropriate in a targeted package.

 To provide appropriate information, advice and support to students, parents/carer and other relevant services within and out of Great Minds Together, e.g. NHS, Local Authority, private care providers and schools.

 To prioritise caseload based on students’ needs, Great Minds Together standards, and RCSLT best practice guidelines.

 To work with all appropriate agencies and colleagues when necessary as part of the multi-disciplinary team, establishing collaborative working relationships, sharing skills and information to facilitate holistic student care.

 To make referrals to relevant specialist services for individuals requiring assessment for a communication aid or dysphagia

 To facilitate compliance with the Accessible Information Standard and RCSLT 5 Good Communication Standards

 To participate in clinical audit procedures and contribute to service development projects

 Attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings including annual reviews where appropriate

 Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice.

 To develop and update clinical knowledge and skills under own initiative and the direction of supervising clinician.

 To evaluate and monitor clinical input using evidence-based reflective practice and outcome measures.

 To participate in planning and delivery of student-specific intervention and training in order to meet communication needs and promote independence and well-being

 To take part in/implement all relevant activities, standards, procedures and policies related to Clinical Governance as required by the RCSLT and HCPC.

 To undertake administrative duties to ensure records are maintained in accordance with agreed standards.

 To act at all times in such a way as to promote a positive image of the SALT service to all.

 To contribute to the development of the SALT service offer in partnership with SALT colleagues

 Liaise with/ train non SLT staff e.g. school staff in the implementation of strategies

 Act as an autonomous clinician, managing delegated caseload.

 To maintain personal professional competency and appropriate development

 Required to comply with all relevant national and local statutory and mandatory requirements including health and Safety and Infection Control.

 Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, safeguarding vulnerable adults, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

 Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the college In addition, there would be a general responsibility for: Treating everyone with dignity and respect, Respecting everyone’s capacity and safety, Support achievement through experience, Being confidential, responsive and safeguarding individual’s needs, Provide effective and appropriate levels of supervision, Positively promoting equality and diversity in all aspects of your role, Complying with health and safety regulations

This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. The post holder will be asked to carry out other duties which are appropriate to the skills of the postholder.

For more information please visit www.greatmindstogether.co.uk

Reference ID: SALT20210408

Contract length: 12 months

Part-time hours: 16 per week

Application deadline: 04/08/2021

Expected start date: 16/08/2021

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Salary: Dependent on experience

Educational Psychologist 

Great Minds Together are seeking an experienced Educational Psychologist located in Greater Manchester to set up a new national Educational Psychology department.

Great Minds Together are a not-for-profit community interest company who provide bespoke wraparound support for families and children with social emotional mental health needs. Our ethos as an organisation is to ensure better outcomes for children and young people. We are looking for an experienced Educational Psychologist that is looking for a new challenge, to set up a new team of Educational Psychologists and Psychologists to support with an innovative social model of change across Education, Health and Social Care that has support from members of Parliament and the NHS.

Our Educational Psychologist will be expected to work collaboratively with our wraparound team to apply psychological theory and research to promote the emotional and social wellbeing of our children and young people.

Initially, you will carry out observations, questionnaires and assessments to identify need and will then offer advice on a range of appropriate interventions. These can include learning programmes, behaviour management strategies, relaxation techniques and collaborative work with teachers or parents.

Your work will involve consultation with parents as a priority, as well as multi-agency working with teachers, social workers, health workers and other people involved in the child's education and care.

You may also provide in-service training for Great Minds Together staff, teachers, teaching assistants and other professionals in areas such as identifying need, supporting and understanding behaviour and stress management. A further aspect to the job is to support our research team and advising on educational provisions and policies.

Responsibilities

• Assess children's learning and emotional needs
• Design, develop and support therapeutic and behaviour management programmes
• Consult with multi-agency teams to advise on the best approaches and provisions to support learning and development
• Support parents, teachers and others involved with the education of children and young people
• Write detailed, accurate and precise reports, making recommendations on action to be taken
• Attend case conferences involving multidisciplinary teams on how best to meet the social, emotional, behavioural, and learning needs of the children and young people
• Conduct active research to support with our model for change
• Formulate interventions that focus on applying knowledge, skills and expertise to support local and national initiatives
• Develop and model effective interventions to promote psychological wellbeing and social, emotional and behavioural development

Rate of pay is dependent upon experience. However all salaries with be You will also have access to a Staff Wellbeing Worker and access to ongoing CPD opportunities to the value of £1000 per year.

Start date: immediate

You must have worked as a qualified Educational Psychologist for a minimum of 3 years, have an up-to-date enhanced DBS and be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) certificate to apply for this role

Closing Date: Wednesday 4th August

Please have a look at www.greatmindstogether.co.uk for more information.

Reference ID: EP20210408

Application deadline: 04/08/2021

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Permanent

Salary: Dependent on experience