Therapies Assistant

Therapies Assistant

Date Posted: 2026-10-18T00:00:00

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, GB, LS1 3

Contract Type: Any

Employer: Witherslack Group

Application Deadline: 2026-11-17T02:00:07.307

Salary: £25,256 - £25,817 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits

About Us

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 across both Hall Cliffe School and Hall Cliffe Primary School, 4-days-per-week.

About the Schools

• Hall Cliffe Primary School: An independent specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Wakefield, the school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with special educational needs including Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties, speech, language and communication difficulties, autism, and ADHD.


• Hall Cliffe School: An independent specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Wakefield, the school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with complex learning needs, social and emotional difficulties, and challenging behaviours.

Our Clinicians

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 expertise and breadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions, and special educational needs.

Role Description

As a Therapies Assistant, you will work under the direct supervision of the onsite Speech and Language Therapist and Occupational Therapist. You'll support the running of one-to-one and small group interventions and gather the required information for high-quality assessments. Working as part of the team around the child, you'll also liaise with parents, carers, colleagues, and partner agencies to support the best outcomes and environment for our children and 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 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 the cost of things like opticians or dentist appointments, plus a host of high-street discounts


• Facilities: Beautiful working environments with top facilities at 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 supported with resources and a platform to do great things. You will benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme, and access to a team of over 220 multidisciplinary clinical colleagues who will support you every step of the way.

What We'll Need From You

• At least 5 GCSEs (including English)


• Experience working with children and young people with SEMH and/or SEN in similar or related roles


• Good understanding of safeguarding rules and practices


• A 'can do' attitude and being a team player willing to help others


• Honesty and empathy, as we genuinely care about our young people and colleagues


• The resilience to handle challenging situations

Interested in Joining Us?

At Witherslack Group, inclusion is part of who we are. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and belongs. As a provider for children and young people with special educational needs, we embrace individuality and champion neurodiversity, celebrating diverse perspectives and strengths.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are an inclusive employer, and we will support adjustments during recruitment and in the workplace. Building a diverse team helps us better support the children and families we serve, ensuring every team member can thrive, grow, and be their authentic self.

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities

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

Additional Information

• 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

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

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You'll have worked with children and young people with SEMH and/or SEN in similar or other roles
Have a good understanding of safeguarding rules and practice.
A 'can do' attitude - a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others
We genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy is a must
The resilience to be able to deal with challenging situations

Those 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.
Get out what you put inThis role is based across both Hall Cliffe School and Hall Cliffe Primary School, 4-days-per-week.
Hall Cliffe Primary School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Wakefield, the school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with special educational needs including Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties, speech, language and communication difficulties, autism, and ADHD.
Hall Cliffe School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Wakefield, the school meet the needs of a diverse group of pupils with a range of complex learning needs, social and emotional 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 a Therapies Assistant you will work under the direct supervision of the onsite Speech and Language Therapist and Occupational Therapist. You'll support the running of one-to-one and small group interventions and gather the required information for high quality assessments. Working as part of the team around the child, you'll also liaise with parents, carers, colleagues and partner agencies to support the best outcomes and environment for our children and 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 with school school holidays 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 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 what 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