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Salary - Scale 5, point 10 -13 (FTE salary £27,694 - £29,064)
Actual: £20,052.58 to £21,044.57 (includes 5.7 weeks paid holiday)
Hours will be Monday to Friday, 8:45am -3:30pm (including a 30minute lunch break)31.25 hrs per week
39 working weeks - (term time plus 5x non pupil days)
Start date: 1st September 2026
Fixed term, three year appointment to: 31st August 2029 (The contractisfunding linked to the needs of a named child).
Applications close: Friday 17th April 2026
Interview date: Friday 24th April 2026
Are you passionate about supporting deaf learners and skilled in British Sign Language (BSL)?
We are seeking acommitted and enthusiastic Communication Support Worker (CSW) to join our inclusiveand forward-thinking team, the candidate must have (minimum) BSL Level 3.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children, ensuring they can fully access and participate in their education. The ideal candidate will be able to strike the right balance between meeting the communication and learning needs of deaf children and facilitating their independence to ensure a fulfilling school experience. The ability to motivate and challenge young children is essential.
Job responsibilities:
- To provide BSL communication support for a deaf child (currently in LKS2) to enable full curriculum access to all lessons.
- To provide a deaf child access to the learning environment, promoting communication with peers and other adults and facilitating full inclusion into school life.
- To help to develop and extend the language and communication of deaf children in line with expectations and targets set by multi agency support.
Lexden Primary school is a friendly inclusive school with a good Ofsted report.
We can offer:
- A small school with a strong sense of community;
- Brilliant children;
- A personalised programme of CPD;
- An exceptional contributory pension scheme;
- Supportive working environment;
- A mentor.
Visits to the school are welcome and actively encouraged so please do pop in for a chat. Telephone the School Office to arrange your visit.
Lexden Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to support this commitment.
All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks, medical clearance and satisfactory references.
Find out more about the wonderful things we do here at Lexden Primary by visiting our website: www.lexden.essex.sch.uk
Information about the School
At Lexden Primary School we aim to provide every child with a stimulating and caring environment where creativity and challenge inspire academic success and individual fulfilment. We work tirelessly to unlock the potential of every child and encourage them to achieve as highly as possible.
Our school is lively and inclusive; we are proud of the wide range of learning opportunities provided for all children, both within the curriculum and through our links to the wider community.
The teaching and support staff form a dedicated team fully committed to meeting the needs of our children and we encourage a close partnership with parents/carers to ensure that children develop the social and emotional skills that are required to get the most out of life.
Our school is well maintained and boasts extensive grounds providing a large playing field, a Forest School area and two playgrounds. The outdoor pavilion provides shelter and is used as an outdoor classroom. We have seven main classrooms, a Nursery and a enhanced provision for the teaching of Hearing Impaired Children. The Nursery has places for 26 part-time pupils and they are involved in the social life of the school, helping them experience a very successful transition to our reception class in the mainstream school.The enhanced provision has 18 places and caters for pupils who are severe/profoundly deaf from across the whole of North East Essex.
We are aiming for excellence in every aspect of school life. We believe this is achieved by promoting our values.
Community - We respect the world around us and the people we share it with
Courage - We are brave and believe in ourselves; we take responsibility for our own actions
Curiosity - We are always ready to learn new things
Commitment - We persevere; always doing our best in all that we do