Therapist

Therapist

Date Posted: 2026-10-20

Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, GB, WD17 2

Contract Type: Any

Employer: Witherslack Group

Application Deadline: 2026-11-18 21:00:05.473

Salary: £40,667 - £49,059 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits

Introduction

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.

Location Details

Get out what you put in This role is based at Felden Hall School.

Felden Hall School is an independent, specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Hemel Hempstead, the school meets the needs of pupils with special educational needs including ADHD, autism, speech, language & communication difficulties, and social & emotional difficulties.

Our Clinical Support

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.

Responsibilities

As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team, you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments. Based on clinical assessment and formulation, you will offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people. You will also be assessing our young people's mental health and recommending appropriate interventions in a personalised care plan. Building rapport is key; by doing this, you'll be able to deliver effective counselling and provide feedback on progress.

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 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: Meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance. We also offer wellbeing tools and employee assistance programs


• Medical cover: You can claim back costs for opticians, dentists, and enjoy high-street discounts


• Facilities: Beautiful working environments with the very best 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 offered support, resources, and a platform to do great things. You'll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme, and access to a team of over 220 multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will support you every step of the way.

Qualifications and Skills

• As a qualified professional (or accredited Counsellor), you'll be eligible for membership of BACP or a similar professional body (additional mental health or therapeutic intervention qualifications would be desirable)


• Well-versed in child development and skilled at connecting with young people


• Highly organised and proactive


• Honest and empathetic, caring deeply about young people and colleagues alike

Interested in Joining Us?

At Witherslack Group, inclusion is core to our identity. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and belong. As a provider of education and care for children with SEND, we embrace individuality and champion neurodiversity, celebrating diverse perspectives and strengths.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are proud to be an inclusive employer and support accessibility and adjustments during recruitment and in the workplace. Building a diverse team helps us better support children, young people, and families.

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 (which we will cover) 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 visit our website. Additional policies and guidance can be accessed through various sections of our website, including our ex-offenders policy and Child Protection Policy.

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You'll be well versed in child development and good at connecting with young people
You're also highly organised and ready to take the initiative
We genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy is a must

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 at Felden Hall School.
Felden Hall School is an independent, specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Hemel Hempstead, the school meets the needs of pupils with special educational needs including ADHD, autism, speech, language & communication difficulties and social & emotional difficulties.
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 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 full 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 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, 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