Communication Support Worker
Weston All Saints CofE Primary School, Bath, Somerset, BA1 4JR13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
7 July 2025
Closing date
15 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £9,235.20 - £9,868.34 Annually (Actual) BANES Grade 6 (SCP18-21)
Communication Support Worker job summary
Communication Support Worker
Job Description
Weston All Saints CE Primary School
As a Communication Support Worker at Weston All Saints C of E Primary, you will play a vital role in supporting our deaf students to access the curriculum effectively. You will work closely and collaboratively with the Teacher of the Deaf; other professionals and students to facilitate communication and ensure students' needs are met.
Responsibilities
Support for children’s learning:
To work in class with d/Deaf learners to facilitate communication and access using a range of communication modes and strategies as appropriate.
Support d/Deaf students during lessons and across the wider school (e.g. in assemblies), ensuring they can access the curriculum and participate fully using sign and speech.
To adjust the communication support according to the needs of the pupil and the aims of the lesson or session. Where necessary, fill in the gaps in pupil knowledge, relating new information to previous experiences, or adjusting learning materials as appropriate.
Work with the Teacher of the Deaf and class teacher to modify and prepare learning materials in preparation for lessons or to supplement those already available to suit individual pupil’s needs.
Provide pre-teaching and post-teaching lessons, in which specific language and conceptual issues are addressed and the learning is reinforced.
Aid in the implementation of strategies outlined in students' learning support plans (LSPs)
Provide one-to-one or small group support to deaf students (including those with additional needs, including communication difficulties), to support the delivery of their learning support plans or educational health care plans.
Monitor and record students' progress, providing feedback to teachers and educational professionals.
Foster a supportive and inclusive learning environment for students, promoting their independence and self-confidence via a step-in/step out approach.
Contribute to Annual reviews, IEPs and reports on pupil progress.
Have high-expectations of the pupils, and encourage them to achieve these with the right support.
Take initiative with regards to supporting the pupils, evaluating their progress and adapting the levels of support accordingly.
Assist students in developing their communication skills, including speech, sign language, and alternative communication methods.
Work as part of a close-knit team, to ensure consistency and continuity of support for the students.
Stay up to date with best practices, research, and developments in the field of communication support.
Attend relevant meetings as part of the team in the HIRB and wider school
Engage in performance management as per the Partnership Trust policy
Support for the learning environment:
To identify specific language and conceptual problems which occur within the classroom and relay this information to the subject teacher or tutor
Encouraging a positive learning environment by modelling good communication skills, punctuality, commitment to work and flexibility.
To support holistically and be willing to adapt the support depending on the pupil, the teacher, the subject and the situation accordingly.
To be well prepared for lessons i.e. obtaining lesson plans for preparation, discussing upcoming topics with subject teachers, having good subject knowledge and preparing jargon and subject specific signs.
To support and advise mainstream staff on appropriate communication strategies when working with Deaf students.
To facilitate communication between the deaf pupil(s) and the hearing pupils or adults.
Where necessary to provide appropriate support for assessment, these could be classroom-based assessment and/or individual pupil assessments.
To provide appropriate support to pupils during examinations, according to guidelines issued by the awarding bodies.
To participate in the delivery of in-service training to mainstream colleagues e.g. deaf awareness.
To promote the required standards of achievement and performance, for individuals and groups within the classroom.
To support with wider opportunities and promote deaf awareness across the school, ensuring pupils access to these (e.g. BSL support in assemblies)
Aid in, design or make teaching/classroom resources/displays to support the students’ access to the curriculum.
Care and support for children
To supervise deaf pupils in the carrying out of tasks set by subject teachers, enforcing rules or guidelines for behaviour.
To supervise Deaf pupils on a rota basis during break, lunchtimes and at the end of the school day.
To support with wider school opportunities (e.g. take responsibility for or support during an extracurricular activity.
To assist pupils with social and independence skills as appropriate.
To follow the school’s policy on safeguarding where any concerns arise and to report any accidents/illness swiftly to a first-aid trained member of staff.
Attending to the day to day needs of the pupils by promoting effective pastoral care for individual children and groups, following the defined procedures, and liaising with colleagues.
To report any concerns about pupil progress, and identifying solutions, to the tutor.
Assisting educational and therapeutic professionals in their delivery of specialist support programs.
To promote the social, emotional and behavioural standards defined by The Partnership Trust policies and procedures.
Benefits:
Competitive salary package based on qualifications and experience.
Professional development opportunities to enhance your skills and knowledge.
Supportive and collaborative work environment.
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students' lives and educational outcomes.
All applications should be made via MyNewTerm
The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and 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 are not accepted.
About Weston All Saints CofE Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 485 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Weston All Saints CofE Primary School website
Weston All Saints Church of England Primary School, known as WASPS, is a large school for 4-11 year olds, set in the village of Weston on the edge of Bath. Our school is a beautiful location in its own right; the school buildings and perfectly landscaped learning and play areas complement the natural hill and vale, in which the school is nestled. The site is split into three key learnings zones – a wonderful, early years’ centre (little WASPS) and Middle and Upper WASPS for the older pupils. In September 2018, we joined The Partnership Trust, which is a thriving multi-academy Trust.
Our school has a committed staff with a wide variety of experience and expertise and is supported by a supportive PTA and Governing Body. We value our strong links with Weston All Saints Church and the Christian foundation of the school is reflected in all aspects of school life.
It is our belief that every child is creative in some way or another, and as primary school teachers we have a delightful role in nurturing that creativity by offering as many opportunities as possible for our children to explore and be curious. At WASPS we do this through our wide-ranging and deeply engaging curriculum, as well as the huge variety of activities on offer beyond the curriculum and through after school clubs.
Central to almost everything we do are the expressive and creative arts. Teachers and tutors selected to work at WASPS are of the highest calibre, in terms of their teaching ability, but we also have the expectation that they will bring a particular expertise to further enhance our team.
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