Educational Communicator

1 X Full Time permanent contract

Start Date: To commence as soon as possible

Salary: SCP 19 - 22 (£31,067 - £32,654 full year equivalent), 36.66 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:00am-3:50pm, term time plus one week (£27,140 - £28,527)

About the role:

The successful candidates will work within the Hearing Resource Centre, a successful and thriving specialist resource provision for deaf students located within a mainstream secondary school. The post will involve supporting students with hearing and communication needs, alongside additional needs, both within mainstream classes and also in the Hearing Resource Centre, to ensure full access to the curriculum through the use of a range of communication modes, including speech and/or sign language.

 Hathershaw College

The Hathershaw College is a very successful and oversubscribed 11-16 Academy within the Pinnacle Learning Trust. We are a good school with a group of very talented teachers and staff who set high standards and expectations for our children. We have a strong training and CPD programme (supported by The Pinnacle Learning Trust Research School), which offers opportunities to develop your skills.

We are inclusive and celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of everyone within the College.  We care about our young people, with our first priority always being to make sure they are happy and safe so that they are able to learn.

Our 2021 Ofsted report recognises the school as a “happy place to learn”, and that pupils enjoy coming to school and “behave sensibly around the school and in lessons. They are respectful to other pupils, staff and visitors”.  It also acknowledges the work we have done to support staff wellbeing, stating: “Staff value the steps that leaders have taken to ease their workload and support their well-being.”  In our annual staff survey, colleagues valued the communication from leaders, in particular how often leaders consult with staff before making decisions that affect them, where the positive response rate was 11% above national benchmark.

Our colleagues underpin our mission and values, sharing high expectations and collaborative opportunities through supportive networks.  We care about each other and the real difference we can make to students’ futures, and we want to recruit staff who share our vision. 

We are well located with good public transport links and excellent access to the motorway network.

 The Pinnacle Learning Trust

We are a locally focused, cross-phase Trust, with a rigorous culture of high aspirations and strong academic performance that will improve the life chances of our young people through an understanding of the communities we serve.  Our academies provide high quality inclusive education and an ethos whereby our children and young people learn by example and grow morally and socially.

Our vision for our workforce is one in which diverse, dedicated, skilled and high-performing staff are operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment; enabling everyone to feel valued, respected and encouraged in order to contribute their best to support us in achieving our mission.  

Our Trust invests in each member of staff, offering them professional development opportunities, as well as the opportunity to contribute to the development of others via our Research School. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging.  

We are delighted to be recognised by Edurio for a Trust Value Award in 2024, and have been shortlisted for the 2025 MAT Excellence Award for Wellbeing Trust of the Year. We offer various health and wellbeing benefits, including an Employee Assistance programme offering counselling, GP and nurse services, physiotherapy, etc.

 Read our ‘Join the Pinnacle Learning Trust’ booklet to discover what our trust can offer you.

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Any Queries please email Vicki Sainsbury: vs@hathershaw.org.uk 

Advert Closing Date: Friday 25^th April 2025 by 12:00pm
Provisional Interview Date: Thursday 1^st May 2025

Additional Reasons to Join Us:

●       Automatic enrolment into a Pension Scheme

●       Cycle to work schemes available

●       Various health and wellbeing benefits (including on site gym membership at Oldham Sixth Form College and The Hathershaw College)

●       Free on-site parking

●       Excellent opportunities for CPD and career development

Commitment to Safeguarding

Hathershaw College is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Hathershaw College is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and ethnic minorities.