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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Specialist Teaching Assistant for Hearing Impairment
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Contract: Part Time, Fixed-Term Contract (1 year) Hours: 35 hrs per week, 45 weeks (term time plus 1 week) Salary: £14,931.39 per annum (FTE £18,240) Closing date: 8th June 2020 Start: September 2020 About The Trust Our client is a charitable organisation dedicated to raising educational outcomes across a range of primary and secondary phase schools and academies in the East Midlands. As a newly formed multi-academy trust, they strive to provide outstanding teaching and learning for all and an ethos and culture that encourages everyone to be the very best that they can be. The Trust puts learners, and their learning, at the heart of everything they do. Trust : They are honest Discipline : They never give up Aspiration : They want the very best The Academy was one of the first to be created and continues to thrive through their core values of Trust, Discipline and Aspiration. As they enter the exciting new phase of their future they continue to offer an aspirational learning environment for students from the ages of 7 to 18 years old. Their modern facilities, TDA Junior, Sixth Form Study Centre and 43 acre campus allows them to provide the ultimate in educational choice. The Role The Trust are looking for a Specialist Teaching Assistant to join them at Thomas Deacon Academy Juniors. This role is a fixed term contract for 1 year initially and linked to the child with the Education Health Care Plan. The successful candidate will support a pupil with a hearing impairment so that they can access the curriculum, participate in learning, experience a sense of achievement, and develop independence in learning and other aspects of school life. This will include clarifying and explaining instructions through the modification of language, the use of sign (BSL, SSE) and the use of visuals or other resources. The successful candidate must hold a Level 2 Qualification in British Sign Language. The Person You will: * Hold a Level 2 qualification in British Sign Language. * Have a good understanding of the needs of pupils with a hearing impairment. * Have high expectations for the behaviour and academic progress of young people. * Establish good working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model. * Be ambitious and have the energy and creativity to make a significant contribution to the academy. The Trust offers: * Excellent salary package. * Fantastic training/CPD opportunities in a friendly supportive environment. * Opportunity for progression across the Trust. * Use of Academy facilities (including a gym and onsite car parking). * Local Government pension scheme. * An engaging, creative and welcoming environment to learners who take pride in their school. * An inclusive and collaborative approach. * A talented, highly motivated, committed and professional team of colleagues, both within the school and across the trust. * An actively supportive Local Governing Body and Trust leadership. If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable Multi Academy Trust, then please apply through the following link (A full job specification can also be found): The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.