Specialist Learning Support Assistant with BSL Level 2

Job Description

Warren Primary School

Gilbert Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6NB

Wishes to appoint a

Specialist Learning Support Assistant with BSL Level 2

Salary: Band B Point 7 - 12

(£18,442.29 - £20,056.36) actual salary per annum

32.5 hours per week

Monday - Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm with an unpaid 30-minute lunch break

38 weeks of the year - term time plus inset days

Start Date: October 2024

We are seeking a Specialist Learning Support Assistant to work with deaf children at Warren Primary School. You will provide communication and learning support for deaf students, ensuring their integration in the classroom and on the playground / sports field. You will also carry out small group intervention sessions within the Resource Base and create and adapt resources under the guidance of a Teacher of the Deaf. The successful candidate will need to hold a minimum of British Sign Language Level 2 Qualification or BSL will be their native language

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

· To liaise between the student, tutor and peer group to facilitate successful integration

· To liaise closely with teaching staff regarding the delivery of the course, advising as appropriate on the modification and differentiation of the learning environment, materials and delivery styles.

· To provide direct support for all Sensory Service students during activities outside the classroom, including for example residential trips, travel training, visits.

· Assesses the needs of each individual learner and then negotiate with the mainstream teaching staff to plan the most appropriate ways of supporting learning.

· To support the delivery of awareness-raising programmes both formally and informally

· To assist in the preparation of learning materials including the modification and preparing learning materials, transcription of videos, appropriate to the needs of specific learners

· To keep up-to-date records and notes relevant to students' progress and to provide, when required, written information about student progress and in particular about support issues

· To continue to develop a range of communication skills and strategies, including skill in using British Sign Language.

· To provide appropriate support to students during examinations and assessments, according to guidelines issued by the awarding bodies.

· To keep abreast of issues concerning the education of HI/VI students and Further and Adult Education, undertaking training and professional updating as appropriate.

· To contribute to the student review procedure as requested.

· To attend regular team meetings as required.

· To work effectively as a member of the service team, maintaining team confidentiality and feeding back as appropriate.

Warren Primary School is firmly rooted in serving our community. We are proud to be an inclusive school where we recognise that success for young people is built on firm foundations of trust, respect, care and hard work. Staff have high expectations of pupils and pupils work hard to reach these. Pupils appreciate the high-quality support they get from all adults in school. They take responsibility for their learning and behaviour, developing both independence and resilience. Ofsted commented that "pupils are happy and enjoy being at school".

Warren Primary School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust, withtwelve member schoolswithin Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools' Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.

In return for your hard work, you will receive:

Relocation package of up to£8,000where applicable, for new employees, rentingorbuyinga property
2-week October half term
Support from highly experienced SLT members, and 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 Subsided Employee Assistance Programme  
Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
National Conditions of Service
Automatic enrolment into the local Government Pension Scheme for support workers

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 Uluhan hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648944.

Warren Primary School 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.

If you would like to be considered for this post, application forms are available via our website,Vacancies in our Trust (osborne.coop)or Essex School Jobs.

Closing date: Monday 23rd September 2024

Interview date: W/C Monday 30th September 2024

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before 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

Information about the School

Warren primary school is a very popular and oversubscribed school. It opened in 1997 and has grown from a pupil population of 31 to 458, plus 52 Nursery children (part time). We also have specialist provision for severely and profoundly deaf children.

Warren was built to serve Chafford Hundred, a community of private housing and is now one of four primary schools. Chafford Hundred is convenient to reach by road, and has good public transport links to London and the coast. The school is within walking distance of Lakeside Regional shopping centre and Chafford Hundred railway station.

The school is set in pleasant grounds, which has a large playing field, adventure playground, small wood and garden areas.

The school provides a safe and happy environment in which the children thrive and enjoy learning in a stimulating setting. The children are welcoming, polite, well-motivated and generally high achievers and we expect over 50% to achieve above expected progress each year and hope that this figure will continue to rise. They are confident and very proud to wear their uniform and represent their school.