Speech & Language Therapist

The Witherslack Group; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

The Witherslack Group in Loughborough is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join Avon Park School’s multidisciplinary team. You will deliver clinical interventions to children and young people with complex needs, aligning with our integrated education and care model.

You must be HCPC registered and will lead and train others, supported by a structured clinical development programme and supervision. The role includes generous holidays as part of the package.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Have experience supporting teams around a child or young person to ensure they are provided 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.

Responsibilities

• Support 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.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team to implement therapy plans and monitor progress.
• Collaborate with schools and care staff to ensure consistent delivery of interventions across settings.

Skills

HCPC Registered SLT

Team Collaboration

Therapy Interventions

Education

HCPC Registration

Job description

Speech & Language Therapist

Date: 2026-10-18

Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, GB, LE11 2

Application Deadline: 2026-11-17T02:00:05.45

Salary: £38,730 - £46,789 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits

About the Role

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 is like!

Get out what you put in: This role is based at Avon Park School, 4-days-per-week.

Avon Park School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Rugby, the school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils who have a range of 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

• 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 are your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development
• Flexible benefits: Meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance - check out our benefits, 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
• Facilities: Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities - check out our schools

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. Here’s a few things we’ll need from you:

• 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
• Have experience supporting teams around a child or young person to ensure they are provided 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

Interested in Joining Us?

At Witherslack Group, inclusion is part of who we are. We're committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued and that they truly belong.

As a specialist provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs, we understand the importance of embracing individuality and championing difference—especially when it comes to neurodiversity. We celebrate diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and the unique strengths that each person brings to our community.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer and are committed to making our recruitment and workplace practices inclusive and accessible. If you need any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process or in the workplace, we'll be there every step of the way.

By building a diverse and inclusive team, we're better able to support the children, young people and families we serve and ensure every member of our team can thrive, grow, and be their authentic self.

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. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.