Speech & Language Therapist

Witherslack Group; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of young people. This role at a leading SEN school offers the chance to work in a supportive environment, providing clinical assessments and personalized care plans. You'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to create impactful interventions that foster positive change. Enjoy a competitive salary, full school holidays, and a range of excellent benefits, including training and well-being support. If you are passionate about child development and making a real difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Full school holidays

Training and development opportunities

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing tools and employee assistance programs

Medical cover for opticians and dentists

Beautiful working environments

£2,000 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified professional eligible for BACP membership.
• Understanding child development and connecting with young people is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support educational and residential colleagues in creating therapeutic environments.
• Assess young people's mental health and recommend interventions.

Skills

Child Development Understanding

Counseling Skills

Empathy

Organizational Skills

Education

Qualified Professional or Accredited Counsellor

Additional Mental Health Qualifications

Job description

£28,992 - £35,636 (includes 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.

Get Out What You Put In

This role is based at Ashbrooke School.

You’ll be joining Ashbrooke School, one of the leading SEN settings in the North East. It is a purpose-built school with specialist classrooms, extensive grounds, sporting facilities, and a new primary provision. Ashbrooke supports young people with ADHD, ASD, SEMH, and SLCN, and was recently rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all 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 complex needs including developmental trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions, and special educational needs.

As part of a multidisciplinary clinical team, you will support educational and residential colleagues to create therapeutic living and learning environments. Based on clinical assessments and formulations, you will offer individualized interventions and engagement strategies. You’ll also assess our young people’s mental health and recommend appropriate interventions within personalized care plans. Building rapport is key; doing so will enable you to deliver effective counselling and provide 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 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 professional development
• Flexible benefits: You can customize benefits such as life insurance (check our benefits here)
• Wellbeing: Access to wellbeing tools and employee assistance programs
• Medical cover: Claim back costs for opticians, dentists, and enjoy high-street discounts
• Facilities: Work in beautiful environments with excellent facilities – check out our schools here
• Referral bonus: Receive a £2,000 bonus for each successful referral

Bring Your Whole Self To Work

This is a great opportunity to change young lives and positively impact their futures. Embedded within our living and learning environments, you will be supported with resources and a platform to excel. You’ll benefit from supervision, a clinical development program, and a team of over 220 multidisciplinary colleagues. Here’s what we need from you:

• As a qualified professional (or accredited Counsellor), you’ll be eligible for membership of BACP or similar body (additional mental health or therapeutic qualifications are desirable)
• You should have a good understanding of child development and be skilled at connecting with young people
• Highly organized and proactive
• Honesty and empathy are essential, as we genuinely care about our young people and each other

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best future, and we share that commitment with our teams. You deserve a career aligned with your 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 an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification, please click here.

To view our ex-offenders policy, click here.

To view our Child Protection Policy, visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning Centre. Find all our schools here.

Keywords: Special Education, Careers in Care, Careers in Special Education, Working with Children, SEMH, SEN, ASD