Speech & Language Therapist

JR United Kingdom; Leicester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is looking for a Speech and Language Therapist to join their team at Avon Park School in Leicester. You will play a crucial role in supporting young individuals with complex needs through personalized therapeutic interventions. This is an opportunity to make a significant positive impact in their lives while enjoying a competitive salary and a rich benefits package.

Benefits

Full school holidays

Clinical Development Program

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing tools and advice

Medical cover for opticians and dentists

Beautiful working environments

Qualifications

• Be a qualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with the HCPC.
• Experience delivering therapeutic interventions with children.

Responsibilities

• Support educational and residential colleagues with therapeutic environments.
• Assess mental health and recommend appropriate interventions.
• Build rapport with young people for effective counseling.

Skills

Therapeutic interventions

Engagement

Organizational skills

Leadership

Communication

Education

Qualification as Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

£36,507 - £44,103 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits

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 at Avon Park School. Full and part-time applications considered.

The transformational effect of Avon Park School is consistently witnessed by parents, carers, and professionals alike. The school’s ability to connect and engage with pupils is a result of its strong ethos of “high expectations and aspirations for every child” – and it recently achieved an Outstanding rating by Ofsted.

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 expertise and breadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of needs including developmental trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions, and special educational needs.

As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team, you will support educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments. Based on clinical assessment and formulation, you will offer individualized interventions and engagement to our young people. You’ll also assess their mental health and recommend appropriate interventions in a personalized care plan. Building rapport is key; by doing this, you’ll be able to deliver effective counseling and feedback on progress.

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 in 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: We provide a leading program of clinical learning and development for career growth and professional advancement
• Flexible benefits: You can increase or decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing: A host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover: Claim back costs for opticians, dentists, and more, plus access to high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments: With top facilities – check out our schools
• £1,000 bonus for each friend you recommend through our scheme

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 supported with resources and platforms to do great things. You’ll benefit from supervision, a clinical development program, and access to a 220+ strong multidisciplinary team. Here’s what we need from you:

• Be a qualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with the HCPC
• Proven skills and experience engaging and delivering therapeutic interventions with children and young people with complex needs
• Experience supporting teams around a child or young person to ensure clinically informed living and learning environments
• Be a confident, engaging model, guide, leader, and trainer
• Highly organized and proactive
• Committed to achieving the best outcomes for young people

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best future, and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve a career with purpose, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (cost covered) and online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all community sections.

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Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD

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Created on 10/07/2025 by JR, United Kingdom