Speech Language Therapist

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 life as a Speech and Language Therapist at Witherslack Group is like

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.

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.

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
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  here
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  here
A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time
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 committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. 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.

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