Speech & Language Therapist

Witherslack Group; Town Green; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational support organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a qualified Speech and Language Therapist. This role includes working within a multidisciplinary team to support children with complex needs, providing tailored therapeutic interventions. The ideal candidate will have proven skills and experience, as well as a commitment to fostering positive outcomes for young people. The position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Full induction and on-the-job training

Full school holidays plus bank holidays

Clinical learning and development programs

Flexible benefits options

Wellbeing tools and employee assistance

Medical cover for optician and dentist

High-street discounts

£1,000 bonus for recommending a friend

Qualifications

• Proven skills in engaging and delivering therapeutic interventions.
• Experience in supporting educational teams around children.
• Commitment to ensuring best outcomes for young people.

Responsibilities

• Support multidisciplinary clinical team for therapeutic environments.
• Assess mental health and recommend interventions.
• Build rapport for effective counselling and feedback.

Skills

Clinical interventions with children

Engagement with complex needs

Team support

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with the HCPC

Job description

Actual take home pay £37,602 - £45,426 (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 is like!

Get out what you put in

This role is based at Pontville School. You will be working as part of a large MDT, and within an embedded Speech Therapy team. We will also accept application for anyone interested in part‑time.

Pontville School is an independent specialist day school providing quality education with a focus on speech, language and social communication. Many of our pupils are autistic with high levels of anxiety.

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. You’ll also be assessing our young people’s mental health and recommend appropriate interventions in a personalised care plan. Building rapport is key, by doing this you’ll be able to deliver effective counselling 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 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 days holiday 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 – check out our benefits
• 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 – check out our schools
• 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. 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
• Need experience of supporting teams around a child or young person to ensure they are being 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?

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose‑led employer, 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 (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.