Communication Aids Assistant (CAA)

Suffolk Communication Aids Resource Centre (SCARC) is a unique and exciting service offering communication aids to young people aged 0-25 across Suffolk. SCARC is part of Integrated Community Paediatric Services (ICPS) within West Suffolk Foundation Trust. The role of Communication Aids Assistant (CAA) is an amazing opportunity to work within and help develop the SCARC service. This role focuses primarily on developing the training service in SCARC. SCARC offers training to families and a range of professionals post communication aid provision and you will develop your skills in preparing and presenting training support to those supporting young people with communication aids. You will also develop your skills in setting up and programming communication aids ready to support the communication needs of young people in Suffolk. If you are a team player and have excellent communication skills - this is the role for you. It will give you a unique opportunity to help give young people a, The postholder contributes to the provision of the Suffolk Communication Aids Resource Centre (SCARC), which delivers communication aids services throughout Suffolk as part of Integrated Community Paediatric Services (ICPS).

The postholder has a key role in supporting the training and equipment branch of SCARC by providing training sessions for those people supporting young people with communication aids to support and develop their use of a communication aid. In addition, the postholder will support the SCARC communication aids practitioner (CAP) with the setting up of communication aid equipment for our patients.

The postholder will help provide technical support for equipment on loan to young people up to age 25. Our patients present with a range of physical disabilities, learning disabilities and severe communication problems.

The postholder will be a member of the SCARC multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and will work under the direction of the SCARC MDT which includes an occupational therapist (OT), speech and language therapists (SLT), CAP and administrator.

The postholder's base will be at SCARC's office located at Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy (TWOA), Ipswich and will travel out to client's homes, educational or care settings across the whole of Suffolk to provide training, support and advice for parents/carers/education and support staff of the young people with a communication aid. SCARC has a pool car which can be accessed by the postholder.

voice in Suffolk and develop the skills of those who support them. You will have experience of supporting young people with communication and/ or learning disabilities (LD) and experience working as part of an education, health or care team. We are an engaging and hard-working Multidisciplinary Team made up of an Administrator, speech and language therapists, communication aids practitioner and occupational therapist and we are looking forward to welcoming you on board.

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