Communication Support Worker

Elmfield School for Deaf Children, Bristol, Bristol, BS7 0PU

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £30,023.00 - £32,046.00 Annually (FTE) Bristol Grade 8, SCP 12-16 - Please contact the school for pro rata salary (dependant on how many days worked)

Communication Support Worker job summary

Based at our Sheridan Road site, BS7 0PU

Various days available

Mon Fri - 8.30am-3.30pm

Term time only + 5 INSET days

Fixed term contract ASAP-31/ 08/27 (with the possibility of extension)

We are looking to appoint a CSW to support Deaf students in lessons.

Elmfield is a maintained Bristol Special School for pupils aged 3 to 16 years which serves the Bristol and wider region. We have been consistently judged as 'Good' by Ofsted. Ofsted recognises that we are 'ambitious for pupils' and 'aspirational in our outlook'. Pupils have deafness as a primary need, some with additional Special Educational Needs, and we provide a Bilingual Deaf Education where BSL and English are used. Experience working with children with a range of additional needs will be an advantage.

Support will involve mediating and supporting language in both BSL and oral English. Staff will also support children to achieve their learning objectives through learning support, reinforcing expectations and vocabularies, and clarifying tasks.

Please note our Secondary students are moving to a new site on Doncaster Road in April 2027, so you may be required to work at either site.

The applicant should have:

- High expectations

- The ability to work flexibly and to use own initiative

- Experience of working within an educational environment with Deaf students

- Good spoken English skills

- Be able to develop and maintain records and liaise between teachers

- Excellent organisational skills

- A minimum of BSL Level 3 or equivalent essential

- A minimum of A-C GCSE English and Maths or equivalent essential.

Closing date for applications : Monday 2nd November 2026 at 9am

Interviews : ASAP

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants .

We do not deal with recruitment agencies and we cannot accept CVs .

We are also interested in hearing from candidates who would like to join our supply list to cover adhoc staff absence.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Elmfield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young children and young people and the expectation is that all staff and volunteers share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and two satisfactory references.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Elmfield School for Deaf Children

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 2 to 16
• Size: 53 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Elmfield School for Deaf Children website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/elmfield-school-for-deaf-children

Elmfield is a small special school for deaf and hard of hearing children. The school provides a tailored learning environment designed to support the unique needs of deaf students, helping them achieve their academic, social, and emotional potential.

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