Learning Support Assistant (Resource Base for Deaf Children)

Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2LS

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  25 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £20,137.32 - £20,446.50 Annually (Actual) Pt 4-5 (FTE £26,769-£27,180)

Learning Support Assistant (Resource Base for Deaf Children) job summary

Learning Support Assistant (Resource Base for Deaf Children)

Salary: Scale 3, pt 4-5

Hours: Full-Time 33.75 hours per week (Monday to Friday - 8.30am-3.45pm)

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: As soon as possible

Tany’s Dell Primary School are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our team in the Resource Base. Duties will involve working in partnership with Teachers of the Deaf, Class Teachers and the wider Resource Base Team, including external professionals, to support the communication and learning needs of deaf children in whole class, small group and one to one session and to facilitate their inclusion within the wider school community.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold or be willing to train to British Sign Language (BSL) Level 2
• Support Deaf children from Nursery to Year 6
• Advocate for deaf learners and promote the inclusion of deaf children within their mainstream classrooms and the wider school community
• Liaise with the staff in the Resource Base Team and Class Teachers and wider professional bodies
• Work with individuals or small groups of children under the direction of the Head of Resource Base
• Understand the specific learning needs of individual Deaf learners and provide differentiated support in whole class, small group or one to one context
• Assist with the development of language skills and provide access to language and learning using a variety of means as necessary including: signed communication (BSL), appropriate clarification, explanation, and small group intervention
• Establish positive relationships with pupils
• Support the emotional and social well-being of deaf learners through wider Resource Base and whole school strategies and approaches
• Promote positive pupil behaviour in line with school policies
• Adhere to Resource Base routines for checking hearing aids, cochlear implants and radio aids to check technology is working optimally and report any faults to a Teachers of the Deaf

In return, we can offer you:

• An Ofsted rated ‘good’ school
• An inclusive and welcoming ethos
• Dedicated, friendly staff teams and whole school community enthusiastic and polite children who are eager to learn a commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.
• enthusiastic and polite children who are eager to learn
• a commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.
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Additional benefits working at Tany’s Dell Primary School: 

• Additional 6.5 days school holidays
• Competitive salary
• IT equipment relevant to the post
• A supportive team of leaders and staff
• Opportunities for growth and development 
• A collaborative environment to work with colleagues across the Trust
• Extensive CPD opportunities, with external courses for career development
• SENDCo network within the Trust
• Membership of a generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
• Supportive special leave requests 

Potential applicants are both welcome and encouraged to visit the school. Please contact the school office by telephone on 01279 866230.

In compliance with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs cannot be accepted.

NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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 Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 437 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tany-s-dell-primary-school-and-nursery

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