Communication Support Worker

Job Description

Please note this post is for 27.5 hours and is a term time post.

Interview schedule is as follows:

April 28th 2024 - Closing date
April 29th 2024 - Shortleeting
7th May 2024 - Observation at local primary school with deaf pupil involving translation of literacy book into SSE. Prep time will be given beforehand.
8th May 2024 - Face to face interview at local primary school.

 

The main purpose of the post is to support deaf children/young people and their families. 

The support provided will be responsive to the needs of the child/young person and will be flexible and well planned to meet their needs within education establishments, family homes and the community.  The expectation is that the post holder will be required to work from 9- 3pm with some requirement of flexibility to meet the organisation's needs.

 

Main duties and responsibilities of the post holder are as follows:

• Plan and support deaf children/young people to access the curriculum.
• Providing BSL/SSE communication support to enable access to education and services for children, young people and their families.
• Supporting staff to learn BSL/SSE.
• Supporting families in accessing BSL resources.
• Support deaf children and young people to express their views and ensure they are taken into account.
• Working in partnership with the class teacher to meet the needs of deaf pupils.
• Supporting the class, school and wider community in using BSL.

Requirements

If you start out with the normal school session, an adjustment will be made to reduce your first pay.  This is because you are not entitled to be paid for all holidays.  Once this adjustment has been completed, you will receive a 12^th of your annual salary thereafter.

 

You will receive an email from our payroll department before your first pay is due to advise of the amount that will be deducted.

 

If you start on the first day of term, this will not apply to you.

 

Please note as this post is part time term time, your salary will be pro rata to hours and weeks worked.

Responsibilities

You can view the application pack below including our recruitment privacy notice. The application pack contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job.

 

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting for the (Get into Care for Adult Care) further documents can be viewed below (These do not relate to the job advertised).

 

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

 

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

 

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

 

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply. Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application, if your salary is over £30,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first salary. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/apply-for-pvg

 

Should you have difficulty applying for a job online please call 01259 452244 (24 hrs) and leave your details along with the reference number of the post.

 

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

 

Please click this link to view a short video on what is expected when completing application forms for Clackmannanshire Council - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXaasgoGqmw