Educational Communicator for Deaf Children - BSL Level 3
St Clere's School, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 0NW22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
2nd June 2025
Closing date
5 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 April 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
- £19,748.00 - £22,637.00 Annually (Actual) Thurrock Band C, Point 13-19
Educational Communicator for Deaf Children - BSL Level 3 job summary
Educational Communicator for Deaf Children – BSL Level 3
Salary: Thurrock Band C Point 13 – 19
(£19,748.87 - £22,637.62 actual salary per annum)
30 hours per week - 8.30am – 3.00pm Monday – Friday (with an unpaid 30 minute lunch break)
38 weeks of the year – term time plus one week of additional hours to be used to support deaf pupils outside of lessons.
Start Date: 2nd June 2025
Fixed term for 1 year
We are seeking an Educational Communicator to work in the Additional Resource Provision for Deaf Children. The successful candidate will provide direct and indirect support for deaf students’ speech, language and signing acquisition. They will work in a class with deaf learners to facilitate communication and access using a range of communication modes (Oral and BSL) and strategies as appropriate.
The successful candidate will assist in the preparation of learning materials including the transcription of videos and preparing learning materials appropriate to the needs of deaf learners and adapt or enhance the learning environment through technical aids. They will provide appropriate support to students during exams and assessments and support during activities outside of the class, for example residential trips and extra-curricular activities. Candidates must have a minimum of a Level 3 qualification in British Sign Language.
What the school can offer:
- Two-week October half term
- Support from highly experienced SLT members, the wider trust network and collaboration with our other schools
- Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
- Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
- Recognition of continuous service
- Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
- Fully Subsidised Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
- National Conditions of Service
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
If you feel the school would suit you, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now or you can request a visit of the school or for more information speak to Ayshen Uluhanhr@osborne.coop or 01375 648907.
St Clere’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of, and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.
Closing date: Monday 5th May 2025 – Midday
Interview Date: Friday 9th May 2025
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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 Clere's School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1332 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Clere's School website
School location
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