Job Description

Do you have prior experience supporting people with Hearing Impairment?

Have you got a good understanding of British Sign Language?

This BSL Teaching Assistant role is to start ASAP, full time, supporting a small group of pupils at a primary school deaf resource base located in Levenshulme, Manchester.

Hours - Mon to Fri 8:30am - 3:30pm.

Start - ASAP

Will continue until Christmas but could extend into 2025 or go temp-to-perm depending on the outcome of changes in the service that are expected to complete in early December.

Location - Levenshulme, Manchester

Pay up to £110/day depending on experience & qualification.

Supporting children in primary with Hearing Impairment.

You will need to be able to translate verbal instructions from class teachers to students.

You DO NOT need certification in L1-3 BSL but you must have a good understanding of using BSL in practice.

Benefit from our exclusive partnership with The National College, which is used by over 40,000 schools, giving you FREE access to over 2,500 online CPD courses.

You will be required to support with understanding and comprehension as well provide social, emotional and behavioural support & development.

Communication Support Worker candidates looking to move in to a school based role as a BSL Teaching Assistant also invited to apply.

To join us and be successful in this Manchester based BSL Teaching Assistant role, you will need:

An enhanced DBS certificate on the Update Service (or be happy to apply for a new one).

A minimum of 2 professional references.

A CV with a full history from your education until present.

The legal right to work in the UK.

Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable).

Basic level of BSL skill.

To apply for this BSL Teaching Assistant role in Manchester & register with Tradewind please call Graham in the Manchester office on (phone number removed), email (url removed) or click APPLY above.

A bit more about Tradewind...

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We employ the best in the business to provide an exceptional service to our temp staff

Top rates of pay (all rates are typically inclusive of holiday pay, however we will happily accrue this upon request)

More free CPD courses than any other education agency via our exclusive partnership with The National College

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