We are looking for a 1:1 Teaching Assistant to join a school in LS17, working with a child in Year 3 who has complex physical needs and hearing loss. 

It is essential that you have a British Sign Language qualification (Level 1 or above), and your responsibilities will include:

• Delivery of physiotherapy programmes
• Completion of feeding routines using tube feeding
• Completion of intimate care routines
• Completion of moving and handling transfers
• Delivery of personalised learning plans within the main classroom and DAHIT resourced provision

Training for feeding, intimate care and physiotherapy routines will be provided before the role commences, and you will be supported by the SENDCos, Lead Teacher for the Deaf and class teachers.

The hours will be 31.25 per week, worked as 8.45am to 3.30pm daily. The role will have a half hour lunch break, and a paid half hour over the lunchtime period being with the children outside. The post is to work term time only although you will be paid to attend Training Days if appropriate.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

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