Learning Support -British Sign Language (BSL) Level 2,3 or 4

The King's Academy, Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 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: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £26,409.00 Annually (FTE) Salary : SCP7 £25,583 (FTE) - SCP9 £26,409 (FTE) (depending on qualifications)

Learning Support -British Sign Language (BSL) Level 2,3 or 4 job summary

The Academy has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join one of our three specialist provisions in our deaf and hearing impairment with higher learning needs.

Do you have a high level of deaf awareness and the vision and commitment to work in a highly inclusive school which seeks to provide students with special educational needs and disabilities to achieve their personal best and fulfil their potential.

We are looking for someone with practical experience in teaching others in a formal setting having worked in a school environment with a recognised Level 4 British Sign Language (BSL) qualification.

Learning Support - Level 2,3 or 4 British Sign Language (BSL) Signer, Fixed Term Contract until 31.08.2026. Full Time, Term Time plus 5 days, Monday to Friday, 8.20am -3.40pm, (32.5 hours per week) ( part-time considered).

Salary : SCP7 £25,583 (FTE) - SCP9 £26,409 (FTE) (depending on qualifications).

The role is responsible for learning, resilience and independence in the students they work with contributing to effective assessment, planning, monitoring and recording of pupil’s progress to the class teacher. Working in small groups we value support from our students, staff, parents and carers at home.

Further information is available in the job description and person specification.

Join us and in addition to working with committed and helpful colleagues, the Trust can offer access to the following benefits:

• Defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Employee centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)
• Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 25 days, plus bank 8 holidays per annum, pro-rated for part-time post-holders)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

The King's Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Where the post is engaged in regulated activity, and/or an opportunity for contact with children the position will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we may carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

The King’s Academy takes its responsibility for safeguarding children very seriously and successful applications will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS, along with standard pre-employment safeguarding checks.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The King's Academy

• School type: Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1387 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The King's Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-king-s-academy

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