You’ll work alongside our Occupational Therapist, Behavioural Specialist, and Therapies Assistant, delivering integrated support within our primary-aged special school. You’ll also collaborate closely with NHS therapists and our skilled teaching teams to ensure communication strategies are embedded across the school day.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Empowering Pupils: Deliver targeted, specialist, and universal interventions to meet a wide range of communication needs

• Using AAC: Implement low, lite, and high-tech AAC, as part of a Total (inclusive) Communication approach tailored to individual pupils

• Supporting Dysphagia Needs: Provide support for a small but growing number of pupils with assessed/known feeding difficulties (basic dysphagia training is essential)

• Working Across Teams: Collaborate with families, teachers, and external professionals to develop and maintain consistent communication support

• Training Others: Deliver engaging and practical training for parents, class teams, and whole-school staff

• Contributing to EHCPs: Provide reports and input into annual reviews and SEND planning

• Professional Support and Supervision: You’ll receive regular supervision and support from our Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Who you Are
We’re seeking a proactive, experienced, and compassionate therapist who is:

• Qualified and HCPC-Registered

• Experienced in SEND, with confidence in working with children with complex needs

• AAC Confident, with skills in implementing a range of tools and approaches

• Dysphagia-trained (basic level essential)

• A Strong Communicator, able to work collaboratively and compassionately with pupils, families, and colleagues

• Driven by Outcomes, and aspirational in your approach to helping children achieve their fullest potential

What We Offer - check out this video on life at Danecourt! Danecourt offers a welcoming and inclusive environment where support staff are valued as key members of the team. As part of the Maritime Academy Trust, we offer meaningful career opportunities, collaborative working, and the chance to help pupils with SEND thrive. Here’s what you can expect:

• A supportive, team-based culture, where collaboration is key across classrooms and satellite provisions

• Meaningful Impact as your therapy skills will be embedded in daily school life — and you’ll see the immediate results of your support in children’s development and wellbeing

• Clear development pathways, through our ‘grow our own’ approach

• Access to specialist facilities, therapy support, outdoor learning spaces, and sensory playrooms that enrich the learning experience

• Access to regular training, including CPD for to build confidence and expertise

• Involvement in innovation, with the chance to contribute to the Maritime Outreach Support Service

• A strong sense of purpose, where your contribution directly impacts pupil progress, confidence and wellbeing

• Personalised learning plans tailored to meet each pupil’s specific needs

• Join a school that is proud to be the Winner of the Primary Special School Provision category at the Medway Parents and Carers Forum SEND Awards.

Ready to Make a Difference?

We’d love to welcome you for a visit — come and see what makes Danecourt so special. Please contact the school office on 01634 232589 to arrange or call to speak to Lou Elliott about the role.

You’ll find more about the role, school, and Trust in the Candidate Information Pack attached.  Apply now via My New Term — we may interview and appoint as applications are received, so don’t delay!