Regional Speech and Language Therapist

Are you a passionate SaLT looking to escape the 9-to-5 grind and find a role with genuine work-life balance?

We are looking for a dedicated Speech and Language Therapist to join our growing multidisciplinary team. This isn't just a clinical role; it’s an opportunity to be at the heart of a supportive educational community, transforming the lives of children with diverse SEND needs across the region.

• Great Work-Life Balance: Enjoy 13 weeks of leave per year with our Term Time Only (39 weeks) contract. No weekends, no bank holidays—just time for you.

• Competitive Rewards: Salary aligned with NHS Band 5 plus a dedicated mileage allowance for travel between our vibrant school sites.

• A Diverse Portfolio: Gain experience across a unique range of settings, including SEMH, PMLD, PRUs, and Generic Special Schools.

• Growth-Focused Culture: We’ll invest in you with regular clinical supervision and robust CPD opportunities to help you excel in your career..

In this role, you will work with children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC), learning disabilities, and other complex needs across special schools and alternative provisions within the North and West Yorkshire Specialist Schools Partnership (WNYSP). These schools are part of the Wellspring Trust and include:

• Springwell Leeds Academy

• Springwell Harrogate

• The Forest School

• Forest Moor School

• Green Meadows Academy

• Penny Field School

• Southview Academy (opening 2027)

As a key member of our team, you will work across our partnership schools to:

• Assess & Diagnose: Identify speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) in students

• Tailor Interventions: Design and deliver evidence-based therapy that fits the student's daily school routine

• Collaborate: Work side-by-side with teachers, parents, and fellow professionals to create an environment where communication needs are understood and met.

• Advocate: Play a vital role in the EHCP process, setting SMART targets that empower our students to reach their full potential.

• A degree in Speech & Language Therapy and current HCPC registration.

• Membership (or eligibility) for the RCSLT.

• A child-centred approach with the empathy and resilience to work in specialist educational settings.

• A full UK driving license and access to a car to travel to our schools.

Join a partnership that values your expertise as much as your well-being. At NWYSP, you aren't just a therapist—you’re a communication champion.

Location: Employed by Springwell Leeds Academy, working across a designated group of special schools and alternative provision settings within NWYSP, with an expectation of travel.

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview.

Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

As you will be working with children, this post requires you to undertake regulated activity. It is an offence to seek to work in regulated activity with a group with which you are barred.

We are committed to equal opportunities and to promoting diversity. We want our people to reflect the diversity of our communities, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/ countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.