Application Deadline: Recruiting on an ongoing basis up until 30th April 2024

Shortlisting Date: As and when applications are received

Interview date: To be confirmed

Interview type: Face to Face 

 

 

Stockport Council’s Sensory Support Service work with deaf children and young people in educational settings. We require people to be available on an ad- hoc casual supply basis to cover the sickness absence of Specialist Teaching Assistants for deaf children and young people. This role supports the development, learning, educational progress, independence and inclusion of deaf children and young people in their school settings. 

 

The cover work would be based at either our primary or secondary resourced provision for deaf children/young people who use a sign- bilingual communication mode (both speaking and listening and BSL). This is an opportunity to develop effective skills in supporting and working with deaf children and young people in educational settings. 

 

 

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, including a minimum of British Sign Language level 2. You would be supported in your role by a friendly team and the team leader for deaf children and young people. We welcome applications from people who are deaf or hearing.

 

 

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. 

 

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

 

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To apply please complete our CV application form detailing how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section of the job profile as these are the key skills and experience needed to be successful in the role.

 

 

Stockport Sensory Support Service is fully committed to the safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.