Educational Communicator

Icknield Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2JB

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible.

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 May 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: £16,715.90 - £17,252.96 Annually (Actual) NJC Level 3, Spine point 6-8. OR Level 2, Spine Point 4-5. We have 2 posts available at 27.5 hours & 16.5 hours

Educational Communicator job summary

Educational Communicator - Level 3 (L3.6 - L3.8) & Level 2 (L2.4 - L2.5)

Fixed term Contract beginning ASAP till the end of Summer Term (21st July 2027)

Full time, 27.5 hours per week/5 days per week

and

Part time, 16.5 hours per week/3 days per week

Actual salary starts at:

27.5 hours a week:

Level 3.6 - £16,715.90

Level 2.4 - £16,198.77

16.5 hours a week:

Level 3.6 - £10,029.54

Level 2.4 - £9,719.26

A qualification of Level 1 British Sign Language is required as a minimum for the post.

Candidates without Level 1 BSL will be appointed at Level 2. Candidates who hold a Level 1 BSL qualification, or who are willing to complete the training within the first six months of the role, will be appointed at Level 3.

Are you committed to improving the lives of deaf children and their families?

Are you an Educational Communicator who enjoy working as part of a highly experienced team?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Educational Communicator to provide communication support for pupils whose deafness is diagnosed as severe or profound. You will enable students to access the academic and social curriculum and empower them to realise their full potential, under the direction of the IDP Leader. The ability to use your own initiative, working alone and as part of a friendly team, is vital; as is being part of the wider school family. The successful candidate will be supported by the IDP team with appropriate continuous professional development.

We are happy to consider part time and full time applicants.

If you are interested in this position, please read the attached job description and person specification and complete the application form fully, stating which position you are applying for.

Tours of the school are very much welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01582 534000 to discuss a suitable time with a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

We may close this vacancy early and begin interviews before the closing date if we receive a strong field of suitable candidates, so early applications are encouraged.

The School is dedicated to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and expects all staff members to uphold this commitment. All applicants must be prepared to undergo child protection screening relevant to the position, which includes background checks with previous employers and the Criminal Records Bureau. Those who were born or have lived outside the UK may need to acquire additional overseas checks, which will be the responsibility of the candidate.

Believe, Achieve, Succeed

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

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Icknield Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 599 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Icknield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/icknield-primary-school-luton

Our Vision…
Confident, motivated and resilient learners who flourish into well-educated citizens.

Our Ethos…
As a school family, we strive to ensure that we care, co-operate
and communicate our ethos with all children and adults.
This provides the excellent foundation on which our school is built
and the guide for our development.

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