Career profile - Hayley

Hayley MarshHello, I’m Hayley

My Role: Speech and Language Therapist (preschool)

Where I work: NHS, all over the Wigan borough

What do I do in my role?

  • Assess early language and communication skills
  • Assess whether children have a safe swallow
  • Run early communication groups
  • Support parents, carers, nursery staff and other professionals.

What’s my career journey?

  • A levels including Psychology
  • Psychology Degree
  • Residential support worker for adults with autism
  • Teaching assistant in a school for SEN
  • Speech and Language Therapy Degree.

What’s the best thing about my job?

  • Giving children a ‘voice’
  • Seeing small steps of improvement
  • Happy children and families
  • Every day is different.

My top skills

  • Empathy and compassion
  • Organisation
  • Ability to cope under pressure.

Good personal qualities to have

  • Communication skills
  • Problem solving
  • Organisational skills.

What do I want to do next?

Carry on learning and developing in my current role.

My advice if you want to do what I do

Make sure you do the relevant A Levels, check with universities and get some work experience.

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