Learning Support Assistant/Educational Communicator
Icknield High School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2AH13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
10 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN)
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L3 Point 6-8
Learning Support Assistant/Educational Communicator job summary
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to commence duties as soon as possible. The post involves working with and supporting students aged 11 to 16 years within our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Department.
Additionally, we are also seeking to recruit an Educational Communicator to support the inclusion of our hearing-impaired students within school. The role involves working with HI students in mainstream and one-to-one lessons to access academic curriculum, social and extra-curricular activities.
British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 is an essential requirement; BSL 2 and the experience of working with hearing impaired students are desirable attributes.
If you are interested in joining our staff, for further details and an application pack please apply directly via My New Term.
Closing date: 10 July 2025 at midday. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. In this case shortlisted candidates may be called for interview ahead of the closing date.
Icknield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers and the
Disclosure and Barring Service.
Commitment to safeguarding
Icknield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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 Icknield High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1453 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Icknield High School website
Icknield High School is a highly successful 11-16 mixed Academy with an excellent reputation, situated in pleasant grounds on the northern outskirts of town. We pride ourselves on our excellent GCSE results and offering an enriching educational experience to all of our students. We are justifiably proud of our excellent reputation and believe that we offer both students and staff a caring environment in which they can succeed.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) formerly the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).
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