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Warren Primary School
Gilbert Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6NB
Wishes to appoint a
Specialist Learning Support Assistant with BSL Level 2
Salary: Thurrock Band B Point 7 - 12
Actual salary per annum £15,415.67 - £16,697.51
25 hours per week
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 1.30pm
38 weeks of the year - term time plus inset days
Start Date: October 2025
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
- Facilitate Student Integration: Collaborate with teachers, peers, and families to support inclusion in academic and social settings.
- Adapt and Deliver Learning Support: Modify lessons, materials, and resources to meet individual needs, including using British Sign Language and transcription.
- Provide In-Class and Extracurricular Assistance: Offer direct support during lessons, assessments, trips, performances, and lunchtime activities.
- Monitor Progress and Plan Strategies: Assess learning needs, maintain records, and contribute to planning effective support interventions.
- Engage in Professional Collaboration: Participate in reviews, meetings, and training while maintaining confidentiality and promoting best practices
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 opportunity 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 Michelle Williams hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648901.
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 21st August 2025
Interview date: Tuesday 2nd September 2025
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.
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.