Speech & Language Assistant - Medina House School

Job Posted: 4 July 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Part time
• Salary: Please contact the school for salary
• Industries: Education Health & Social Care

32.5 hours per week (term time only)

Commencing September 2025

Medina House School, School Lane, Newport IOW PO30 2HS 

Telephone: 01983 522917

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.medinahouseschool.co.uk

Headteacher: Christopher Berry

We have an exciting opportunity to join Medina House School providing support for children and families in a special primary school setting as a Speech and Language assistant. You will work closely with the NHS trust who will support your daily work with the children here at Medina House School.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• To undertake the necessary training to provide assistance with screening and speech and language interventions in our school setting.
• Deliver screening and provide interventions, working closely with our teachers, teaching assistants, parents and other health professionals.
• Carry out specific observations and gather information to contribute to assessments and subsequent plans.
• Guide parents and carers on children’s individual communication needs such as help with Makaton etc.
• Deliver targeted and universal support to children with identified needs.
• Organise caseloads on a day by day basis effectively and efficiently with regards to priorities and use of time, attend staff meetings and participate in reviews where required.

The successful candidate will have the following attributes:

• Experience in early communication strategies.
• Self-motivation
• The ability to develop and maintain good working relationships and operate effectively as a team member
• Commitment to improving children’s outcomes, and the desire to make a positive difference
• Ability to organise own workload.

If you are a motivated and organised individual, able to work independently and as part of a team, with a passion for improving the lives of children in our school, we look forward to hearing from you.

Medina House is a Primary Special School for children with complex learning difficulties aged 4-11. As part of our team you will work for 5 days per week, term time only. Hours to be worked 8:30-15:00pm daily except Wednesdays 8:30-16:00pm.

For application forms and further details including job descriptions and person specifications, please contact the school office on 01983 522917 or email [email protected] or visit our website www.medinahouseschool.co.uk. 

Completed application forms should be returned to the school.

Visits to the school are welcome so please call us to arrange.

Closing date: Noon on 14th July 2025

Shortlisting: Monday 14th July 2025    

Interviews: Tuesday 22nd July 2025

This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Safer Recruitment Policy and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to have an enhanced DBS check and share in this commitment.

This School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Please note that this role falls within the strategic partnership between the Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire County Council. The employer will be the Isle of Wight Council and employment is on Isle of Wight terms and conditions. Hampshire County Council delivers, on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council, all of its children’s services functions and did so for an agreed period of five years from 1 July 2013, the original five year partnership arrangement under direction of the Secretary of State finished in 2018 but has been extended voluntarily by both local authorities for a further five years. The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through Hampshire County Council Children’s Services Director/Assistant Director and managers who take operational responsibility for children’s services.

PLEASE NOTE: Not all school staff are employed directly by the Isle of Wight Council, you can ask on application who the employer for this role will be.

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The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by the following;

unacceptable behaviour policy

employee code of conduct

our values, culture and inclusivity.

We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through the Isle of Wight Council Children’s Services directorate.

This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.