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30 hours per week • Term time only

Closing Date: 9am Monday 30^th June 2025

Start date: 1^st September 2025

NB We reserve the right to shortlist, interview and appoint prior to the closing date and so early applications are encouraged.

Hatch End High School is a warm, happy and academically successful school in Harrow with a large and highly successful Sixth Form. We are proud of being a high performing, inclusive community school which welcomes all cultures, faiths and beliefs. We know that the high expectations, outstanding teaching and creative dedication of staff combined with the enthusiasm, discipline and ambition of students is what makes Hatch End a fantastic place to study, develop and excel. We have an uncompromising and relentless focus on the quality of teaching and learning and on professional development so we can fulfil our vision to enable all young people to make exceptional progress and achieve outstanding outcomes, so they are able to live fulfilling and successful lives.  Our school ethos, WE CARE: Co-operation, Ambition, Respect, Empathy, underpins everything we do.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Communication Support Worker to join our successful and friendly Hearing Impaired Provision (HIP). The HIP is a nine place additionally resourced provision, which caters for Deaf and Hearing Impaired pupils with a variety of hearing levels and communication modes.

The role of the Communication Support Worker (CSW) is to enable Deaf/Hearing Impaired pupils to access the curriculum. CSWs provide support to hearing impaired pupils to provide access to lessons through various support strategies and through the use of British Sign Language (BSL) or Sign Supported English (SSE), as required, to aid understanding. The communicator will be part of the Hearing Impaired Provision (HIP) team and be responsible to the Teacher of the Deaf who is Head of the Department.

The successful candidate will have experience and/or qualifications working with children with hearing difficulties and be passionate about teaching and learning.   

Working Time

30 hours per week. Working hours Monday to Friday and will be either 8:30 – 3:00pm or 8:40am – 3:10pm with 30 minutes unpaid break. No holidays to be taken in term time.

How to apply

Please complete and return the application to hr@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk by the closing date.

Hatch High School is an equal opportunities employer.  This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All posts working in schools are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and two written references.