We are looking for an empathic, enthusiastic and hard working individual to join our school.
This Teaching Assistant role involves supporting a child who is Deaf.
It is very important to us that we get the right person for this role. We welcome applications from candidates who already have a Level 1, 2 or 3 qualifications in BSL.
The hours of work will be until Monday to Friday, with a 20-minute break for lunch, term time only, 38 weeks a year. We would like someone to start as soon as possible.
Responsibilities will include:
• Supporting the pupil’s access to the curriculum and participation in the life of the school by communicating in BSL.
• Supporting the pupil to play and communicate with their peers.
• Supporting other staff and children within the school to use BSL.
• Providing support as agreed with the class teacher and the Teacher of the Deaf. This may include pre-teaching support to ensure the pupil has the necessary knowledge and familiarity with the vocabulary and concepts used in the lesson. It may also involve post-teaching to check understanding, and reinforce key learning points.
• Supporting the pupil in following instructions.
• Using praise, assistance and encouragement to motivate the pupil and to help them stay on task.
• Providing constructive feedback to the teacher on how the pupil has responded to the lesson.
• Supporting the development and implementation of the pupil’s individual learning plan.
• Liaising with a range of professionals, including the Teacher of the Deaf, the Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, and the Deaf Inclusion Worker.
• Liaising with parents so that school and home are working together.
• Managing the pupil’s specialist equipment.
This is a fixed term post to assist with provision of the special educational needs of a pupil and is subject to their continued attendance at the school and/or the result of any review of their special needs.
Please see the job description for further details of the post.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers working in regulated activity to share this role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
Shortlisted candidates may be subject to online checks.
This ‘regulated activity’ post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, a Disqualification by Association check and other rigorous safe recruitment procedures. Failure to disclose important information may lead to dismissal if discovered at a later date. Offer of appointment for the successful candidate will be conditional upon receipt of satisfactory references.
Honiton Primary is an equal opportunities employer.
An application form and further details can be downloaded from our school website:
, by emailing or can be found below. CV's will not be considered.