Vale of Glamorgan Council
Learning Support Assistant LSA (Level 3)- Hearing Support Team (30 hours)- Cogan Primary School
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About The Role
Pay Details: Grade 5, spinal point 8-12 £27,709 - £29,542 Pro Rata £14.36 - £15.31 Per Hour
Hours of work: 30 hours, 5 days a week
Main place of work: Vale of Glamorgan Hearing Resource Base at Cogan Primary School, Penarth
Description:
The role involves supporting pupils with hearing loss to access the curriculum using a variety of communication approaches and enabling them to be fully involved in all aspects of school life. On a day-to-day basis, this entails in class support for individual pupils and one to one or small group work within the Resource Base. The pupils are enthusiastic, motivated and a delight to work with.
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The successful candidate will work with pupils with hearing loss across progression steps 1-3.
The role may also require supporting the Hearing Support team with outreach work in other schools within the Vale of Glamorgan when needed.
About You
You will need to have:
- Understanding of the different educational and social needs of pupils with hearing loss and additional learning needs and the effects of hearing loss on learning
- Previous and recent experience working with children in a secondary school setting
- Ability to support pupils with hearing loss across all curriculum areas
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Good analytical and problem solving skills.
- Able to work independently with initiative but also as part of a team.
- Good organisation skills
- Willing and able to learn new skills
- Ability to promote pupils’ independent learning
- Good general standard of education including ‘C’ grade or above in English and Maths GCSE as a minimum
- Prepared to undertake relevant training as required
- BSL Level 2 or above (or willing to attain this in own time)
- Willing to carry out outreach work under direction of Teacher of the Deaf as required
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Additional Information
DBS Check & EWC registration required: Enhanced and barred children
For Further Information, contact: Leanne James ALN Manager. lsjames@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.
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