BSL Communicator - Highworth Combined School & Nursery
Location: High Wycombe
Overview
We’re on a mission to find innovative, evidenced based ways to improve our pupils’ life chances by raising outcomes whilst protecting our teachers from excessive work load. Can you help us?
If you have a track record of great practice, embrace change (but only where there is proven impact) and can form strong, successful relationships with children and adults alike, come and join us!
Job Salary Bucks Pay Range 2 £25,625-£27,770 FTE
Actual salary for 3 days a week 19.5 hours £11,168-£12,102
Actual salary for full time 32.5 hours £18,613-£20,171
Contract Type Permanent
Hours Full or Part time (minimum 3 full days a week to include a Friday)
8.30am-3.30pm with 30 minute lunch break
Closing Date for Applications 8th December 2025
About us
Highworth is a large school that offers both delightful children and supportive and friendly staff. Please contact the school for further details.
School website: www.highworth.bucks.sch.uk
About the role
We require a Communicator qualified in BSL to work with pupils aged between 4 and 11 years old. Working primarily in mainstream classrooms, the successful candidate will support one or two hearing impaired pupils and help them communicate more effectively with their class teacher and other hearing pupils. He / She will join the enthusiastic and energetic team of our Hearing Support Additionally Resourced Provision. CACDP BSL Level 2 preferred or with Level 1 and a willingness to undertake further study for BSL. The suitable candidate will also be required to supervise and assist the children during the lunchtime period for 30 minutes.
For more information please contact Mrs Maria Smith on 01494-525534 or email [email protected]
Closing date: Monday 8th December. However, all applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews arranged accordingly
About you
Please see job description/person specification attached
Other information
All applicants to complete and return a Bucks County Council application form. For more information please contact Mrs Maria Smith on 01494 525534 or email [email protected].
Address: Highworth Combined School & Nursery, Highworth Close, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP13 7PH
Tel: 01494-525534
Please note that applications will be reviewed upon receipt.
Highworth Combined School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be requested for the successful candidate.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
