Specialist Teaching Assistant for the Deaf - Full-time

The Specialist Teaching Assistant will work closely with
+ The Teacher of the Deaf, who is in charge of the Deaf Centre and other Specialist Teaching Assistants
+ Will be working with deaf students
+ A TA with sign language skills is desirable, otherwise willingness to commit to learning BSL will be considered

We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and energetic Specialist Teaching Assistant for the Deaf to work with Deaf/deaf children across the curriculum. The person appointed will have good communication and interpersonal skills., We are a total communication team of highly motivated professionals with a holistic approach to the children's learning and achievements. The ideal candidate will have BSL Level 1,2, 3 or above and have experience of working with Deaf young people in an educational setting. St Gregory's will consider suitable applicants who are willing to commit to achieving a BSL level 3 qualification. The person appointed must be able to differentiate work across all subjects in mainstream classes and should therefore be educated to A level. They will also be working 1:1 with Deaf/deaf students to improve their BSL, literacy and numeracy skills. We would also consider applicants who do not hold a qualification but who would be willing to commit to achieving this, the training will be provided by the school.

St Gregory's is a mixed Catholic Secondary School, ages 11-18 with approximately 1370 students on roll. St Gregory's is an Outstanding School (Ofsted 2013) which aims to provide a caring and supportive environment in which each individual can flourish.

Benefits of working at St Gregory's Catholic School
+ A supportive and caring working environment for staff and students
+ Training opportunities are provided for all staff
+ Access to our Fitness Suite
+ Kent Rewards Scheme
+ Generous Pension Scheme
+ Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling, financial guidance, legal enquiries with access to online health and wellbeing resources, We firmly believe that there is no ceiling on achievement and that in each student there is the potential to succeed. St Gregory's is a place where young people are able to learn and enjoy school, developing their talents to the full. Aspirational targets are embraced by the whole school to ensure attainment and progress is consistently outstanding.
The school is in a rural setting on the outskirts of Tunbridge Wells and within easy distance of a main line station. London and the South Coast are easily accessible.
All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.
Our Offer: We create an environment where our staff can thrive and enjoy the work that they do which enables our young people to flourish, gain confidence, achieve and be happy. We have a reputation for being a very caring environment and we have a great record for investing in staff training and development.
Candidates will be subject to an online search if shortlisted. The search will not form part of the shortlisting process itself and shortlisted candidates will have the chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.
St Gregory's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and this position is subject to satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.