Deaf Communication Support Worker
Eastbury Primary School
Barking and Dagenham
- £27,855 - £29,139 pro rata
- New
- Salary:
- Scale 4
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 8 November 2024
Job overview
Deaf Communication Support Worker
Hours of work: 35 hours per week, term time only
Salary: Scale 4 (£27,855 - £29,139) pro rata
Start date: ASAP
Eastbury Primary School is a four-form entry school in Barking and Dagenham. We are a fully inclusive school with our own Deaf ARP. Our school is set in a beautiful, modern building with a newly developed Forest School. We serve a catchment of wonderful children who have a real enthusiasm for learning.
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational Deaf Communicator to join our existing, hard-working team.
We offer:
- The opportunity to work alongside a supportive, friendly and dedicated team of professionals
- Opportunities for CPD
- An excellent working environment
- Enthusiastic, motivated and friendly pupils
We are looking for a practitioner with:
- GCSE qualification ‘C’ or above in maths and English
- British Sign Language level 3 or above
- Experience of supporting deaf children with language difficulties
- High expectations of achievement and behaviour
- Excellent interpersonal skills and enjoys being part of a team
- Ambition to improve their own skills
- The ability to adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of individual children, with a focus on access to learning
- Commitment to providing the best educational opportunities for every child
Eastbury celebrates diversity and we would really value candidates from ethnic minorities in order to reflect the diversity within our school.
Please contact the school office to arrange a visit to meet the children and the team. Eastbury is only a 2 minute walk from Upney Station and has on-site parking.
You can also find an application form on our website vacancy page:
http://www.eps.barking-dagenham.sch.uk/vacancies
Please send completed forms to: georgina.coates@eps.barking-dagenham.sch.uk
We are not able to accept CV's.
Closing date: Friday 8th November 2024
The Governing Body are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, medical clearances and enhanced DBS checks.
About Eastbury Primary School
Eastbury Primary School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational primary situated in Barking, Essex. It is sponsored by a multi-academy trust called Partnership Learning, which supports a network of seven schools in East London: three primaries, three secondaries and one special school. Eastbury will provide 944 places for students aged 3-11 when fully subscribed.
Eastbury converted to academy status in April 2016.
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Shepherd
Values and Vision
Eastbury lives by the belief that children will be able to exceed expectations in a caring and happy school environment. It lists its values as respect, teamwork, aiming high, creativity and enjoyment, and promotes these in lessons, play and extracurricular activities, from its Early Years Foundation Stage upwards. Eastbury supports inclusion and diversity, as well as encouraging students to aim high and aspire to improve their learning.
The school provides a range of different extracurricular activities including netball, dance, Arabic language and a debating club for pupils of different years to enjoy.
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