Specialist Teaching Assistant (level 2)

(30 hours per week term-time only)
This is a fixed term contract until 31st August 2018

Required for September 2017: to work in the Sunnyside Communication Base with Deaf and Hearing Impaired pupils.

The Governing Body are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified Specialist Teaching Assistant. Sunnyside School is a large mainstream primary school with three support bases for children with a Deaf/Hearing Impairment, children with a Visual Impairment and children with moderate learning difficulties.

The school is committed to the philosophy of creating a genuine inclusive learning community. The successful applicant will work alongside Teachers of the Deaf within the base and integrate into mainstream classes as appropriate. BSL to level 2 and knowledge and experience of Deaf and Hearing Impaired children would be desirable.

Informal visits to the school are welcomed prior to the submission of applications. Please contact the school on 01642 596422.

Application forms should be downloaded from the school website and submitted along with a letter of application to the school:

The Head Teacher, Sunnyside Academy, Manor Farm Way, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, TS8 0RJ. www.sunnyside.org.uk/vacancies/

The closing date for application is 12.00 noon, Friday 22 September 2017.
Interviews will be held week commencing 25 September 2017.