Communication Support Worker
Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 2SA5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 June 2024
Closing date
10 May 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other teaching support
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Term time: 30 hours per week. Working hours will be: 08.30 – 15.00 Monday to Friday (less .5 hours for lunch break)
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed term (linked a specific pupil)
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,421 - £31,364
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a highly motivated and BSL level 3 qualified (as a minimum) communication worker to support a profoundly deaf child in our mainstream school, who has just begun learning spoken English and who uses British Sign Language to communicate.
If you have experience of working with adults or children who are deaf, we would love to hear from you.
Key tasks will include:
- Bridge the communication barrier between a pupil who uses British Sign Language and hearing peers/adults, to ensure inclusion
- Deliver teacher input through combining British Sign Language and speech in all curriculum areas
- Adapt activities, resources and materials to ensure inclusion of pupil
- Develop and progress pupil’s expressive and receptive sign and spoken English
What the school offers its staff
This School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
The School is committed to safeguarding, preventing radicalisation and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful, you will be required to undergo vigorous pre-employment checks including Enhanced DBS clearance in line with the Government's safer recruitment guidelines.
Commitment to safeguarding
This School is committed to safeguarding, preventing radicalisation and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful, you will be required to undergo vigorous pre-employment checks including Enhanced DBS clearance in line with the Government's safer recruitment guideline.
Applying for the job
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About Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 420 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- k.chant@st-johns.bournemouth.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01202 527683
Moordown St John’s is a popular Church of England Primary School in Bournemouth where children are happy and staff are committed to improving standards and providing exciting purposeful learning experiences for all children.
We have a strong Christian ethos and focus on creating a supportive nurturing environment for our children, built on positive relationships between home and school.
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