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Wakefield Inclusion Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Support Service (WISENDSS) are seeking a Specialist Learning Support Officer to work within our Deaf Resource Provisions.

We are looking for a motivated individual to provide excellent support to children and young people within one of our two resource bases:
• Secondary Base is at Castleford Academy;
• Primary Base is at The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School, Pontefract.

Staff may be assigned to either of these provisions according to pupil need/numbers.

The successful candidate will be supporting deaf children with different degrees and types of deafness and modes of communication either within the resource base and/or mainstream class.

We are looking for motivated professionals to support the work of the team with:

• BSL level 2 qualification or higher;
• Good communication skills;
• Experience of working with children with special educational needs and disabilities, particulary with Deaf learners would be an advantage however training will be given to the right person;
• Ability to work as part of a team with ability to also show initiative;
• Commitment to helping children learn and make good progress;
• Optimism, sense of humour and ability to solve problems;
• A willingness to learn;
• An excellent work ethic.

This post is term-time only 32.5 hour/week

We are happy to discuss the nature of this role and the nature of the pupils/students who attend resource bases. Candidates can contact Kate Reed, Head of Deaf Provisions KReed@castlefordacademy.com

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.