Job Description

Warren Primary School

Gilbert Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6NB

Wishes to appoint a

Specialist Learning Support Assistant for Hearing Impaired Pupils - BSL Level 2

Salary: Band B Point 7 - 12, £15,846.48 - £17,489.99 per annum actual salary

32 hours 30 minutes per week

08:30am - 3:30pm, 30 minute unpaid lunch break - 38 weeks of the year

Term time plus inset days

Start Date: ASAP

This is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational Specialist Learning Support Assistant for Hearing Impaired Pupils to take on a crucial role within our school and base for hearing impaired. The successful candidate is required to have a qualification for British Sign Language at a minimum of Level 2.

Are you:

· Passionate and have a positive approach to disability

· Able to empathise with and enjoy working with young people

· Able to work within a team

· A person with good listening and communication skills

· BSL Level 2 trained

Duties include working with hearing impaired pupils in class and individually, and the preparation and adaption of materials for access to learning. Training will be available for specialist systems and equipment, experience of working with children with hearing impairment is desirable. The successful candidate will require Grade C at GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English, and be British Sign Language Level 2 trained. On the job training will be offered and the potential for professional training is available.

We will offer you:

· Recognition of continuous service

· Automatic enrolment into Local Government Pension Scheme

· Continuous Professional Development

· Access to the Employee Assistance Programme

Applications forms are available via Essex School Jobs, or the School and Trust website. Alternatively, please contact:

Contact details: hr@osborne.coop, 01375 648901

Closing date: Friday 1st July 2022, Midday

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.