Communication Support Worker with Medical Experience
St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5EN18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Special Education Needs (SEN), Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20,381.00 Annually (Actual)
Communication Support Worker with Medical Experience job summary
Communication Support Worker with Medical Experience
Salary: St Paul’s Pay Range 3 (£29,572 to £31,586)
(Pro rata Staring Salary £20,381)
30 hours per week, Term time only plus 1 day
Working hours Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8.40am-3.35pm, Tuesday 8.50am-3.35pm and Friday 8.40am-2.30pm
We are currently seeking a qualified Communication Support Worker to enhance the learning of deaf/hard of hearing pupils within the classroom and the Hearing Support Department. We are looking for an individual ideally with BSL qualification or with the willingness to work towards BSL qualifications to join our diverse team. You must have a good working knowledge of deafness and be passionate about the education of all young people. You will be joining an established team working with up to 9 pupils currently.
We are seeking someone who ideally has paediatric first aid training and previous experience working with people with medical needs. It would also be beneficial if there is previous experience of working with people who have a tracheostomy, including changing tracheostomies. An essential part of the job would require a willingness to undertake training to support individuals with tracheostomy care, under the supervision of our school-based medical team.
St. Paul's is a thriving and successful Catholic school with an excellent reputation. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPD opportunities and through the management of a growing and successful training school. All staff members are committed to the care and success of pupils and working in a setting where values of forgiveness, concern for others and respect are shared as the core values of St. Paul’s regardless of faith.
For further details and an application form please visit the school website www.st-pauls.org.uk, e-mail enquiries@st-pauls.org.uk or call 01908 669735
Closing date for applications: Monday 21st April 2025 at 9.00am
We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before closing date and reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
St. Paul’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All references will be requested and Online Searches prior to interview. The successful candidate will be subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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 St Paul's Catholic School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1848 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Paul's Catholic School website
St. Paul's is a large and successful Catholic school which continues to celebrate and promote Science through our previous college status. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPLD opportunities and through commitment to National CPLD programmes such as NPQ Specialisms
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