What skills and experience we're looking for
SPECIALIST TEACHING ASSISTANT FOR THE DEAF
KR6 £25,127 - £26,383 (pro rata £19,595-£20,575)
33.25 hours per week, Term time plus five non pupil days (39 weeks per year)
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and energetic Specialist Teaching Assistant for the Deaf to work with Deaf/deaf children across the curriculum. The person appointed will have good communication and interpersonal skills.
The Role:
The Specialist Teaching Assistant will work closely with
• The Teacher of the Deaf, who is in charge of the Deaf Centre and other Specialist Teaching Assistants
• Will be working with deaf students
• A TA with sign language skills is desirable, otherwise willingness to commit to learning BSL will be considered
We are a total communication team of highly motivated professionals with a holistic approach to the children’s learning and achievements. The ideal candidate will have BSL Level 1,2, 3 or above and have experience of working with Deaf young people in an educational setting. St Gregory’s will consider suitable applicants who are willing to commit to achieving a BSL level 3 qualification. The person appointed must be able to differentiate work across all subjects in mainstream classes and should therefore be educated to A level. They will also be working 1:1 with Deaf/deaf students to improve their BSL, literacy and numeracy skills. We would also consider applicants who do not hold a qualification but who would be willing to commit to achieving this, the training will be provided by the school.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits of working at St Gregory’s Catholic School
• A supportive and caring working environment for staff and students
• Training opportunities are provided for all staff
• Access to our Fitness Suite
• Kent Rewards Scheme
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling, financial guidance, legal enquiries with access to online health and wellbeing resources
Commitment to safeguarding
St Gregory’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and this position is subject to satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.