Communication Support Assistant - St George’s
Job Posted: 17 June 2024
- Contract Term: Permanent
- Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
- Contract Type: Full time
- Salary: Hay Grade 6 - £17,613 - £18,523 pa (actual)
- Industries: Education
The community of St George’s empowers everyone to feel safe, valued and welcome.
We work towards our aspirations and celebrate our personal achievements. We learn to make choices that shape our future; enabling us to have our voices heard, be respected, develop resilience and independence to take our place in society.
If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of then we would love to hear from you, as we recruit for the following role:
COMMUNICATION SUPPORT ASSISTANT – Based at our main site in Newport
Salary – Hay Grade 6 - £17,613 - £18,523 pa (actual)
Hours per week – Full-time, 31.5 hours per week, term-time only (38 weeks)
We are looking to appoint a Communications Support Assistant at our main site in Newport. Ideally you will be BSL qualified, however if not already trained you will be required to complete the BSL courses online and in the evenings to start with.
You will work 1:1 with one of our students to raise the achievement of the pupils we support who have a hearing impairment. You will support the language development of the pupil and be a positive linguistic model. Applicants will need to be able to cope and manage in a challenging environment with special needs children.
Experience of a working knowledge of young people with a hearing impairment and a BSL qualification would be an advantage.
It is essential that applicants possess the following:
- A strong student focus holding safeguarding at the centre of their practice.
We can offer:
- Wonderful students.
- The opportunity to be part of an adaptable, committed and skilled staff team.
- A creative learning environment, timetable and curriculum.
- A wide range of training opportunities for career development.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.
Please contact Jenny Holmes on [email protected] for further details and an application pack.
Application forms are also available to download from the school website at
St George's School
St. George’s School is a unique provision for SEN as a secondary school for students with severe and complex needs.
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