Bsl Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education; Ledston; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Protocol Education Limited is seeking a 1:1 Teaching Assistant to support a Year 3 pupil with complex physical needs and hearing loss in LS17. The role requires a British Sign Language qualification (Level 1 or above) and will involve physiotherapy, feeding, intimate care, and moving-and-handling tasks within a DAHIT provision.

Training for feeding, intimate care and physiotherapy will be provided. Hours are 31.25 per week (8:45am–3:30pm) with a half-hour lunch, term-time only, with paid

Qualifications

• British Sign Language qualification required (Level 1 or above).
• Experience assisting children with complex needs is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of physiotherapy programmes.
• Completion of feeding routines using tube feeding.
• Completion of intimate care routines.
• Completion of moving and handling transfers.
• Delivery of personalised learning plans within the main classroom and DAHIT resourced provision.

Skills

British Sign Language

Education

BSL Level 1 or above

Job description

We are looking for a 1:1 Teaching Assistant to join a school in LS17, working with a child in Year 3 who has complex physical needs and hearing loss.

It is essential that you have a British Sign Language qualification (Level 1 or above), and your responsibilities will include:

• Delivery of physiotherapy programmes
• Completion of feeding routines using tube feeding
• Completion of intimate care routines
• Completion of moving and handling transfers
• Delivery of personalised learning plans within the main classroom and DAHIT resourced provision

Training for feeding, intimate care and physiotherapy routines will be provided before the role commences, and you will be supported by the SENDCos, Lead Teacher for the Deaf and class teachers.

The hours will be 31.25 per week, worked as 8.45am to 3.30pm daily. The role will have a half hour lunch break, and a paid half hour over the lunchtime period being with the children outside. The post is to work term time only although you will be paid to attend Training Days if appropriate.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

• All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay.
• We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers.
• Full assistance provided.

This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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