Communication Support Worker to Deaf

6 months ago

Leamington Spa, United Kingdom Royal Leamington Spa College Full time

**This role is pro rata, so the salary you will be receiving is £13,976.10- £15,317.39 per annum**.

**Protection of Children & Young Persons (The Children's Act 1989)**

**Background to the Post**

Warwickshire College is a College that provides more than just qualifications. It is a college that puts students first. To ensure that all our students reach their potential and are not discriminated against we wish to appoint a Communication Support Worker to Deaf/Hearing Impaired students to join our established, experienced Sensory Impaired Team.

**Duties & Responsibilities**

Working within the Inclusion team, you will be working with a variety of students and be expected to meet the College's standards of work:

- Communicating using British Sign Language.
- Performing the role of a Learning Support Assistant during class.
- Note Taking, acting as a scribe during exams and lessons.
- Supporting the students out of class (assignment work etc) and during extracurricular activities, such as educational trips or work experience.
- Working closely with the curriculum to encourage inclusive learning.
- Working closely with the Sensory Impaired Specialist Lead to plan and deliver a high-quality, professional service.
- Building glossaries of technical language for the student.
- Promoting equality and integration of Deaf and Hearing Impaired students.
- Develop, review and implement strategies during the academic year, using individual learning profiles and other college systems.
- Communicate appropriate information to other staff including managers and course tutors.
- Undertake record keeping and other administrative tasks, ensuring the confidential nature of the work as required.
- Provide Learning Support to non-deaf students and visually impaired students when needed.

**Offers of Work**

**Essential Attainments**
- Level 2 or above qualification in British Sign Language or be a native level BSL user having come from a deaf family/community.
- English and Mathematics or similar at GCSE grade A-C or equivalent.

**Desirable Attainments**
- UK driving licence free from major endorsements and the use of a vehicle or ability to travel between sites.
- Level 3 in BSL or working towards the qualification.

**For a full job description, please see attached below.**

As one of the leading further and higher education colleges in the UK, with unique colleges across two counties, WCG aims to deliver learning experiences which lead to the development of wider skill bases and improved destinations for all of our students.

For our staff, we offer careers in teaching, educational support and pastoral care and brilliant opportunities within our professional Corporate and Commercial Services departments. The professional opportunities here are almost endless and can be full-time, term time only, or part-time.

Our 2018 Ofsted inspection highlights our success and strong focus both on students and on meeting industry needs. We are also the first college group in the UK to be granted Bachelor degree awarding powers alongside Foundation degree awarding powers by the Office for Students - meaning the academic quality and standards of our degrees are equal to any university. As a college group, our ethos is that it's not just about the vital qualifications and knowledge learners need to get ahead, but the essential transferable skills to help them on their next steps, whatever they may be.

WCG helps students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset by instilling enterprising and innovative skills and behaviours, which helps them to become successful in an ever-competitive world. That’s why we are always on the look-out for skilled professionals to share their valuable expertise and help to plug skills gaps in their field by teaching at our colleges.

WCG is committed to providing the best experience possible for our learners and staff within a supportive, friendly, high-quality and technologically-driven environment.

Take a look at our latest news at wcg.ac.uk/latestnews and you will see how our students are getting more from their college experience through studying with WCG.

**If you share our vision and desire to improve career aspirations for future generations, we want to hear from you

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