Communication Support Worker

Staffordshire County Council; Wanborough; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job description

We are looking to appoint a part time (19.5 hours, 3 days a week - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) Communication Support Worker to join the Autism Inclusion Team based at The Orme Academy, Wolstanton as soon as possible.

You will help provide high quality, inclusive educational experience for Autistic children/young people and work alongside the Specialist Teacher and other Communication Support Workers located at The Orme Academy High School Resource base.

Main Responsibilities

You will:

• provide direct support to pupils within the Resource, including child-focused mentoring and delivery of elements of coursework provided by the school staff.
• support pupils from the Resource in mainstream lessons and transitions throughout the school.
• assist in developing the Resource and creating an Autism friendly environment, using neuro-affirmative approaches.
• support school staff to understand the nature of Autism and the possible social and educational implications for the pupils and their peers, through training and discussion.
• have the opportunity to deliver Autism specific training to small groups and whole school staff groups.
• will liaise and collaborate with school staff to encompass the policies of the school and attend staff meetings/training where appropriate.

The Ideal Candidate

You will have:

• GCSE English and Maths Grade C (or equivalent) or above
• Experience of working with Autistic young people in an education setting
• A passion for inclusion, enabling all children to flourish and grow.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• An ability to work as part of a team.
• An ability to take initiative and work independently when in schools.

Although this role is based within The Orme Academy, Wolstanton there might be incidences of cover support required around the county or to transport of students to events, so you must have daily access to a car.

For more details or an informal chat please contact: Rob Sigley - Resource Manager, Autism Inclusion Team on email: [e-mail] or Kate Curzon, Team Lead - Autism Inclusion Team on email: [e-mail]

Interview will be held on: 15th May 2025

As part of our safer recruitment, and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education it is recommended that we carry out the following checks:

• references prior to the interview stage
• online searches

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you'll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you'll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that's why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.