Special Support Assistant

Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success.

An opportunity has arisen in the Hearing and Vision Specialist Service to work collaboratively with the wider Inclusion Service to improve outcomes for Children and Young People requiring specialist hearing and/or vision support.

This will be achieved by supporting families, settings and schools ensure that children and young people’s needs are met within an inclusive environment and the key principles for inclusion are embraced.

As a Specialist Support Assistant, you will: 
•    Promote the successful inclusion and learning opportunities in all educational settings. 
•    Demonstrate and promote high expectations and aspirations for D/deaf and Vision Impaired CYP. 
•    Raise awareness of duties and expectations in line with the Equality Act (2010) 
•    Support in the provision of coaching, modelling and training as required, to ensure staff have the         confidence, capacity and the necessary skills to include and meet the needs of CYP in their setting. 
•    Support the implementation of service and national Vision and Audiology Curriculua, promoting a        strong Deaf and/or Vision Impaired Identity. 
•    Reflect on and review your practice and consider your professional and personal development in           line with the Knowsley Values

Applicants must hold a recognised teaching assistant qualification.
British Sign Language qualifications at Level 2 or 3 would be an advantage.

Successful applicants will enjoy the following benefits: 
Casual car user mileage payment.
Working within a supportive and team orientated environment, based in the Municipal Building at Huyton; 
Access to working rewards including: cycle scheme, staff technology purchase scheme, discounted gym membership (with Volair), and a host of other local discounts. 

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Paula Harding at Paula.harding@knowsley.gov.uk / 07825 145125

Interviews are likely to take place on 11 February 2025

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.