Job Description

COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE SUPPORT OFFICER

START DATE: SEPTEMBER 2025

PART TIME

PERMANENT

The Priory Witham Academy is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Communication & Language Support Officer to join a school that makes a genuine difference to its students and supports its staff to achieve their individual goals. We passionately believe there is something special about our Academy - a tangible sense of community and an unwavering commitment to fulfil our motto 'Believe Together Achieve Together'.

The Priory Witham Academy is an 'all through' (EYFS - 18) Academy in Lincoln that is central to the community it serves. Our dedicated team of staff are supportive and aspirant and in return benefit from a high trust, high accountability environment where our 'open door' policy values and celebrates the inputs of individuals to create our Academy vision.

The Communication & Language Support Officer is a new position that will play a vital role in supporting the SENCO in the Assessing, Planning, Delivery and Reviewing of programmes of work, to groups or individual pupils, addressing and meeting our pupils individual needs with a focus on speech and language. This role will support staff to deliver bespoke programmes of intervention to address early language development ensuring all of our students can effectively access the curriculum both in and outside the classroom. This vacancy would suit an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about working with students with special needs, supporting them to develop from both an academic and social perspective. The successful candidate should be computer literate and have worked with MS Word, Outlook and Excel. English and Maths GCSE grade A-C are essential together with previous experience of having worked with students with autism.

The Priory Witham Academy is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our support staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, our Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team.

Visits to the academy are welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit, or for further information about the post, please contact Marie Seller, PA to the Headteachers at mseller@prioryacademies.co.uk or telephone 01522 882900.

The job description and person specification can be found on the Trust website.

Please visit our website and select Apply Online to begin your application. Please note CVs are not accepted.

The Priory Federation of Academies Trust is committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment for all. Our aim, embedded in the Trust Values, is to enrich our workforce at every level and we encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

The Priory Federation of Academies Trust strictly adheres to UK-GDPR regulations. In order to complete your application for this position you will be required to read and agree to the terms of our privacy statement. This will be available for you to read when you commence your application.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Please note that applicants may be subject to online/social media presence checks.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date if we identify a suitable candidate.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 25,183.00 per year

Expected hours: 31.25 per week

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Language:

English (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Communication & Language Support Officer