Communication Support Worker - CLA04259

Job Description

Please note as this post is part time term time, your salary will be pro rata to hours and weeks worked.

If you start out with the normal school session, an adjustment will be made to reduce your first pay. This is because you are not entitled to be paid for all holidays. Once this adjustment has been completed, you will receive a 12^th of your annual salary thereafter.

You will receive an email from our payroll department before your first pay is due to advise of the amount that will be deducted.

If you start on the first day of term, this will not apply to you.

Transform Outcomes for Deaf Children and Young People

Join Clackmannanshire Council's specialist ASN service and help deaf children and young people thrive in school, at home and within their communities.

This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced BSL user to work directly with children, families and schools to remove barriers to learning and participation. You will play a key role in supporting communication, developing inclusive practice and ensuring that children and young people have their voices heard, helping us deliver our commitment to children's rights and inclusive education.

Working alongside teachers, educational psychologists, families and other professionals, you will be part of a committed team focused on improving outcomes for children and young people.

What we offer:

• The opportunity to transform outcomes for deaf children, young people and their families
• A highly rewarding role within Clackmannanshire's specialist deaf education and ASN service
• Ongoing professional learning, BSL development and specialist training opportunities
• Multi-agency collaboration with experienced education, health and family support professionals
• Family-friendly working hours aligned to the school day and school term
• A supportive team committed to inclusion, communication rights and positive outcomes for deaf learners
• Opportunities to shape and influence inclusive practice across schools and communities.

Why Join Us?

At Clackmannanshire Council, we believe every deaf child and young person has the right to communicate, participate and achieve their full potential. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting difference to the lives of deaf children, young people and their families by helping remove barriers to learning, strengthen communication and promote inclusion across educational settings and communities.

Working as part of our specialist ASN and deaf education service, you will collaborate with skilled and committed colleagues who are passionate about improving outcomes and ensuring children's voices are heard. You will have the opportunity to influence inclusive practice across schools while providing direct support that has a meaningful impact on children's confidence, independence and wellbeing.

This is more than a classroom support role. You will work directly with children and young people across a range of educational settings, partner with families in their homes and communities, and help build deaf awareness and communication skills across Clackmannanshire. Every day brings new opportunities to make a meaningful difference.

We are committed to supporting your professional growth. You will have access to ongoing professional learning and development opportunities in deaf education, British Sign Language, inclusion, communication support and wider additional support needs practice, enabling you to continue developing your skills and expertise throughout your career.

We recognise the importance of achieving a healthy work-life balance. This post benefits from family-friendly working arrangements aligned to the school day and school term, providing an excellent opportunity to combine a rewarding professional role with personal and family commitments.

Clackmannanshire Council is committed to creating an inclusive education system where deaf children and young people are valued, supported and empowered to succeed. By joining our team, you will play a key role in delivering our vision of equity, inclusion and positive outcomes for all learners.

If you are passionate about inclusion, communication and improving outcomes for deaf children and young people, we would love to hear from you. Join us and help create a Clackmannanshire where every deaf learner is supported to thrive. Whether you are an experienced CSW or looking to develop a longer-term career in deaf education, this role offers opportunities to expand your skills, undertake further BSL development and gain specialist experience supporting deaf learners and their families.

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job.  You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce.  We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect.  For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working.  Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships.  The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council.  Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply.  Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay.  Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

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Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

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