Job Introduction
Fareham Academy has an opportunity to appoint a Communications Support Worker (CSW) to work primarily with our deaf students to access, as fully as possible, the curriculum and life in the mainstream school.
The CSW is expected to be part of a support team working with individual and/or small groups of students. Although primary responsibilities of CSW relate to interpreting, you may also be required to offer other forms of communication support, e.g. note taking, lip speaking and in addition basic hearing checks. The CSW is not the sole person responsible for the support of deaf students however works with classroom teacher and as part of the LSA support team.
Although most teaching involves interpreting, information must be presented in a form accessible to the students. In general, for a CSW to be most effective, adaption and modification of contents, stricture and language during the lesson may be required according to the needs of the students in terms of-
• Sign language skills
• Ability to take in new information
• Level of language
The CSW should pass on the information provided by the teacher. The CSW is not responsible for altering the content without their agreement. However, the CSW may decide to drop extraneous information where they judge that the student cannot take on any new information. Technical vocabulary and relevant subject information should not be omitted.
For further information, please visit our website or email Mrs Payne on g.payne@fareham-academy.co.uk
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
