Special Support Assistant for Children who are Deaf

Northgate is a vibrant, multi-cultural primary school situated very close to Crawley town centre. We are growing and currently have 550 children on roll including a maintained Nursery and Specialist Support Centre (SSC). The SSC is led by two Qualified Teachers of the Deaf and a team of specialist support assistants. In the SSC we currently have 15 Deaf who are all part of a mainstream class. We support primarily in the classroom and offer additional support in the SSC as required. We can offer:

• Happy and purposeful working environment with a strong ethos of supporting our Deaf pupils within the school and in their daily lives.
• Being part of a team that is experienced and skilled in working with Deaf pupils and who can support new members in their training and professional development.
• Pupils who are engaged and keen to learn.
• Professional development relating to the needs of our pupils, eg British sign language and audiology
• A supportive school team.
  
  We are seeking to appoint a Special Support Assistant, who has high expectations for Deaf children and committed to ensuring that every child achieves their full potential in school.
• An understanding that Deaf children can communicate in different ways. Some of our pupils use speech as their main form of communication, whilst others use British Sign Language.
• Therefore, the ideal candidate should be working at level 2 BSL or have level 1 and an active interest in working towards level 2 BSL. Applicants will also need to be competent in English and mathematics, and to share our commitment to ensuring
• Previous experience of working in a similar position is desirable but not essential and relevant training will be offered to the right candidate.