Job Description

Job Specification

Cognitive Behavioural Specialist / Speech and Language Therapist

Required from September 2025

The role

Northwood College requires a dedicated part-time CBT Specialist with a background in Speech and Language Therapy to join our team and support students in enhancing their social communication skills.
The CBT Specialist will work closely with students to address social communication challenges, using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques alongside Speech and Language Therapy strategies. This role involves direct intervention, collaboration with staff and parents, and contributing to the development of a supportive school environment.
The post holder will be engaged on a self-employed basis and will be expected to be available for at least one day per week, term time only. They will be responsible for creating their own timetable, agreed by the SLT of the school, to ensure weekly lessons of 50-minutes are taught to their pupils. The role is estimated to involve between half a day and a full day of teaching, depending on numbers. We would hope and expect this to grow in due course. Candidates will ideally be on the DBS Update Service.

Northwood College for Girls is an independent, academically selective day school for approximately 840 girls aged 3-18. We aim to foster success, endeavour, creativity, a spirit of enquiry and strength of mind. Northwood College believes, with a passion, that every day at school should be a fulfilling and enriching experience within a happy, considerate community.

Further details of the position and the application form are available on the school website www.northwoodcollege.gdst.net. Completed applications forms and a cover letter should be emailed to Human Resources at recruitment@nwc.gdst.net

The closing date is 12pm on Tuesday 8 July 2025.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 9 July 2025.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening including online searches will apply to this post.

Vacancy ID :

041307

Closing Date :

08-Jul-2025

Contact Person :

Kim Forbes Mitten

Contact Email :

recruitment@nwc.gdst.net

Contact Number :

01923 845002