Speech Language Therapist

The Witherslack Group; Horton-cum-Studley; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist education provider is looking for a qualified Speech Language Therapist based in Horton-cum-Studley. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to support young people with complex needs, providing therapeutic interventions and improving their learning environments. A rewarding role with competitive salary, school holidays, and excellent benefits awaits, alongside opportunities for clinical development and professional growth.

Benefits

Full school holidays including bank holidays

Clinical development programmes

Employee wellbeing tools

Medical cover for health appointments

£1,000 referral bonus for recommendations

Beautiful working environments

Qualifications

• Registered with the HCPC as a Speech and Language Therapist.
• Experience with children and young people with complex needs.
• Confident in leading and training others.
• Highly organized with a proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Support educational colleagues in providing therapeutic interventions.
• Engage with young people to aid their development.
• Contribute to creating clinically informed learning environments.

Skills

Engaging therapeutic interventions

Collaboration with educational teams

Organizational skills

Initiative

Leadership and training

Education

Qualified Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Speech Language Therapist

Wheatley, England Full Time
Posted by: Witherslack Group
Posted: Friday, 28 November 2025

£37,602 - £45,426 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits
Those Huge Small Victories

Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things. Check out this video on what life as a Speech and Language Therapist at Witherslack Group is like!

Get out what you put in

This role is based across Chilworth House Upper and Lower School, with a 3/2 day split.

Chilworth House Upper School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Wheatley on the outskirts of Oxford, the school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with complex educational needs, communication difficulties and challenging behaviours.

Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined‑up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and children’s homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise and breadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro‑developmental conditions and special educational needs.

As part of a multi‑disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Training: A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays
• Clinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development
• Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover: so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high‑street discounts
• Beautiful working environments: with the very best facilities
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole self to work

This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future. Embedded within our living and learning environments you will be offered the support, resource and platform for you to do great things. You’ll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi‑disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way.

Requirements

• Be a qualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with the HCPC
• Be a specialist with proven skills and experience to engage and deliver therapeutic interventions with children and young people with complex needs
• Need experience of supporting teams around a child or young person to ensure they are being with clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences
• Be a confident, engaging and effective model, guide, leader and trainer
• Be highly organised and ready to take the initiative
• Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people

Inclusion and EEO

At Witherslack Group we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are an equal opportunity employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. If you need any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process or in the workplace, we will be there every step of the way. The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search.