Language Development Worker

Job summary

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.

About us

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.