Speech & Language Therapist

Speech & Language Therapist

Date: 2026-10-20

Location: Chigwell, Essex, GB, IG7 6

Application Deadline: 2026-11-19T00:09:57.993

Salary: £46,476 - £55,535 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits

About Us

Witherslack Group

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!

Role Details

This role is based at Luxborough Court School to cover maternity for a year.

Luxborough Court School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Essex, the school meets the needs of pupils with a primary diagnosis of autism or with clear evidence of being on the autism pathway.

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 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.

What We Offer

• Training: A full induction and on-the-job training


• Holiday: You will work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays


• Clinical Development: We provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development for career growth and professional advancement


• Flexible Benefits: You can increase or decrease benefits such as life insurance, with access to wellbeing tools and employee assistance


• Medical Cover: Claim back costs for opticians, dentists, and enjoy high-street discounts


• Work Environment: Beautiful working environments with top-notch facilities in our schools

Join Us

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 excel. You will benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme, and a team of over 220 multidisciplinary clinical colleagues who will support you throughout.

Candidate Requirements

• Be a qualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with the HCPC


• Be a specialist with proven skills and experience engaging and delivering therapeutic interventions to 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, effective model, guide, leader, and trainer


• Be highly organized and proactive


• Be committed to achieving the best outcomes for young people

Our Values and Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and that they belong. We embrace individuality and champion neurodiversity, celebrating diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and strengths.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We strive for inclusivity in our recruitment and workplace practices. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace, we will support you.

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities

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

Additional Information

• For a full job description and person specification, please refer to the provided links.


• To view our ex-offenders policy and Child Protection Policy, visit the specified sections of our school or learning centre.

We are dedicated to supporting children, young people, and families, and ensuring every team member can thrive and be authentic.

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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

Get out what you put inThis role is based at Luxborough Court School to cover maternity for a year.
Luxborough Court School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Essex, the school meets the needs of pupils with a primary diagnosis of autism or with a clear evidence of being on the autism pathway.
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 youWe 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 wit full school holidays ncluding 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 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

Bring your whole self to workThis 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, 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.
For a full job description and person specification, please click
To view our ex-offenders policy please click
To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools
Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD

£46,476 - £55,535 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefitsThose Huge Small VictoriesOur 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!