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Language Development Assistant
Location: Peripatetic across Flintshire Schools
Salary Range from £24,413 to £25,185 FTE
16.5 hours per week Term Time Only
The LA is seeking to appoint a committed teaching assistant to work in collaboration with schools, officers and parents to further develop and extend the language skills of pupils within the Foundation Phase. This may include refugees and other pupils for whom English is an additional language.
Key responsibilities will include supporting curriculum access, modelling appropriate language patterns and employing effective strategies to improve the language outcomes of both monolingual and bilingual pupils. An empathetic approach to children learning English as an additional language is essential, as is respect for individual pupils’ language, culture and religion. Knowledge of strategies to support language development with either EAL pupils or pupils with specific language needs would be beneficial.
As one of the largest employers in Flintshire • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme • Generous family friendly and work-life balance schemes • Access to a range of development opportunities • Free employee assistance programme (EAP) • Cycle to Work Scheme • Discounts across UK retailers. For this role we are open to discussions about part time hours/job share.
Further Information
Interviews: 3rd November
Successful candidates will be entitled to generous amounts of holidays, pension, discounts at hundreds of retailers across the UK, family friendly and work-life balance policies, development opportunities and much more.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact Flintshire County Council to speak to
Dana Price-Jones Learning Advisor – Speech, Language and Communication or Lisa J Davies, EAL, Gypsy Traveller and Looked After Children’s Advisor
Safeguarding Statement
Flintshire LA 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.