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Position: Communication Support Worker
Contract: Term time, permanent
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: Surrey Support Pay Scale 5 (£27,634 FTE; Actual salary £20,636)
Benefits
1. Generous workplace pension through LGPS
2. Ongoing training, learning and development opportunities
3. Recognition policies for exceptional performance and long service
4. Well-being support, including 24/7 online GP access, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), online wellness support and free eye tests and flu vaccinations
5. Access to savings on your everyday spending including groceries, homeware, entertainment and holidays, through My Staff Shop benefits platform
6. Work-life balance, and family friendly policies and processes
7. Free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme
8. Occupational sick pay
Key responsibilities include:
9. Provide communication support for deaf students, in line with their needs and preferences (BSL/SSE/Spoken English), in order to access the curriculum and social experiences across the school day
10. Ensure students have the optimum audiological access through regular listening checks, supporting the use of Remote Microphone Systems (RMS) and promoting whole school engagement in the use of Soundfield systems
11. Promotion and facilitation of extra-curricular activities, including after school clubs, targeted boosters and residential trips as appropriate
12. Requirements include:
Essential
13. Ability to demonstrate an awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children
14. GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent appropriate qualification)
15. BSL Level 2 or higher with a commitment to further training in this area
For full job description and requirements, please see applicant pack on our careers website.
Safeguarding Statement
Philip Southcote School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.