Havering Schools Jobs
Deaf Instructor
- Employer: Hacton Primary School
- Reference: SCH/20/128967
HACTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
Chepstow Avenue
Hornchurch
Essex RM12 6AU
Tel: 01708 443991
Email: contact@hacton.havering.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Emily Leslie
2015 OFSTED ‘Outstanding in all areas”
Vacancy: Deaf Instructor
Salary: Grade 1/2 point 3 - 4. (£20,835 - £21,219 Full Time Equivalent)
Actual Salary: £7,425 - £7,562 per annum Inclusive of Outer London Weighting
Hours: 15 hours per week. 39 weeks per year
Required for September 2020
This position is initially available for one year on a fixed term contract
Hacton Primary School is an outstanding school in all areas (OFSTED Dec. 2015). We are expanding to a 3 form entry, and currently have 580 pupils on role and are expecting to grow to 650 over the next 2 years. We are a very welcoming, extremely well resourced school, with a hardworking and committed team of staff and well behaved pupils who are keen to learn. For more details about our school please visit our website www.hacton.havering.sch.uk.
Hacton Primary School has its own 60 place Nursery and Hearing Impaired Unit. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Deaf Instructor who is willing to commit to the whole school ethos and contribute to the whole school community to include trips and after school clubs.
The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and preparing lessons/learning activities and delivering these on a 1:1 or small group basis with deaf children and preparing and delivering deaf awareness sessions across the school to whole classes within the mainstream.
We are looking to appoint someone who possesses the following skills:
- Proficiency in British Sign Language either as a first language or at Level 6 or above;
- Experience of working with deaf children;
- A level 3 award in Education and Training;
- Experience in delivering lessons in British Sign Language to adults and children;
- A calm, patient personality, highly organised and flexible;
- Enthusiastic and highly committed with excellent interpersonal skills; and
- Good team spirit
Hacton Primary School will offer you:
- Enthusiastic, well-motivated pupils who are eager to learn;
- Supportive and friendly staff;
- An opportunity to join an ambitious Multi Academy Trust;
- Flexible working opportunities;
- Non-contributory access to an Employee Assistance Programme to include 24-hour telephone access to a GP, counselling service and a legal helpline; and
- Cycle to work scheme
Deadline for applications:
Please forward your completed application to Mrs D Grix, HR Business Partner, grixd@bowerpark.co.uk by Friday 10th July 2020. Interviews will be held week commencing 20th July 2020.
Visits to the school are most welcome and can be arranged by calling the school office on 01708 443991 or by email to sware@hacton.havering.sch.uk.
Hacton Primary School is committed to safer recruitment so all applicants must be prepared to undergo screening to confirm their suitability to work with children.
Hacton Primary School is an Equal Opportunities employer.
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
How to apply
Please forward your completed application to Mrs D Grix, HR Business Partner, grixd@bowerpark.co.uk by Friday 10th July 2020.