Access and Communication Support Worker (ACSW) - VI

About the role

We are looking to appoint an Access and Communication Support Worker to deliver dedicated support to children and young people with vision impairments within school settings, promoting inclusive access to learning and the wider curriculum. This is a term-time post and the salary is pro rata.

What will you be doing?

This role involves working directly within school settings between 8.30am -3.30pm to support students with significant vision needs, ensuring they have full access to the curriculum through the adaptation of educational resources. The role will involve supporting the development of braille and other specialist skills.

The Hearing and Vision Specialist Team provides specialist support to children and young people aged 0–19 across both West and North Northamptonshire. Applicants must be willing and able to travel to a variety of school locations, and therefore a full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.

About you

A qualification in Braille and familiarity with Inclusive Technology are desirable; however, a willingness to undertake training is essential. Comprehensive training will be provided by our experienced team.

We welcome applications from individuals with experience and an understanding of working in educational settings who believe this role aligns with their skills and interests.

This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to join the Hearing and Vision Specialist Team, which provides specialist support to pupils with specialist hearing and vision needs.

Salary: Band 3

The post is term-time only (salary pro rata),

Start date January 1st 2026, depending on mandatory checks.

For full details, please see job description

Closing date for Applications: 4th December.

Interviews will be held on: 15th December.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Jacqui Joseph on 07912 186941

Our Benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)