Job Title: Speech & Language Therapist Location: Lancaster, Lancashire Banding: Band 6 Start Date: ASAP Duration: Maternity Cover Salary: £36,504 – £44,103 per annum (including paid school holidays) excellent benefits Working Hours: Full-time A respected client is currently seeking a dedicated Speech & Language Therapist to join their team at Cedar House School in Lancaster. This is a maternity cover role offering the opportunity to work in a nurturing, therapeutic environment where even the smallest victories in a young person’s development are celebrated. Check out this video on what life as a Speech and Language Therapist at Witherslack Group is like! Key responsibilities Cedar House School is committed to enabling young people to progress and succeed by celebrating their individuality and talents. The school offers a seamless educational journey, beginning with a nurturing primary provision supported by extensive therapeutic input, and continuing into a secondary setting with a broad academic and vocational curriculum. The school also features a state-of-the-art residential facility, providing a 24-hour curriculum in a homely and personalised environment. This holistic approach ensures that every young person receives consistent, tailored support throughout their time at the school. Cedar House is part of a wider network of specialist schools and children’s homes where clinicians are central to one of the most integrated models in SEND. The young people supported by the client often present with complex needs, including developmental trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions, and special educational needs. As a key member of a multi-disciplinary clinical team, the successful candidate will support both educational and residential colleagues in creating therapeutic living and learning environments. Responsibilities include conducting clinical assessments, developing personalised care plans, and delivering individualised therapeutic interventions. The therapist will also assess mental health needs and recommend appropriate strategies to support each young person’s development and wellbeing. What's in it for you For your hard work and commitment, they reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With them, 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 Clinical Development : If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, they provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development Flexible benefits : meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out their 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 their schools here A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time 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 their 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 they’ll need from you: 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 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 Why work with Pulse? From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out.Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else.We always prioritise your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource. How to Apply If you are interested in registering with us, would like to know more about this position, or simply wish to discuss other opportunities we have available, we would love to hear from you. Please apply using the link below. Reasonable Adjustments If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support throughout the process and into your work placement. We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents of countries listed on the Red or Amber list of the Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health and Social Care Personnel in England, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List .