Education Support Worker; Deaf; Lauder Primary School - SBO

Job in Lauder, TD2, Scotland, UK

Listing for: Scottish Borders council

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-27

Job specializations:

Education / Teaching
Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, Special Education Assistant

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 18603 - 20129 GBP Yearly GBP 18603.00 20129.00 YEAR

Position: Education Support Worker (Deaf) - Lauder Primary School - SBO10187
Location: Lauder

Job Details

Grade: 5a

Hours:

28

Salary: £18,603.41 - £20,129.37 per annum

Hourly Rate: £14.75 - £15.96

Contract Duration:
Temporary until 15 August 2027

Please note this is a Term Time Post.

Please note the closing date has been extended until 30 August 2026

Role Purpose We are looking for an Education Worker for Deaf Children & Young People is to work as an effective member of the Additional Support Needs team within the Earlston learning community, delivering high quality service which supports the integration of deaf pupils into nursery and school.

Essential

Experience or formal qualification in sign language eg BSL/SSE/SEE/English, lip speaking, note taking and/or language modification.

A commitment to work towards formal qualification in BSL Having well developed, receptive and expressive skills.

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Robbie Oliver-Devlin by telephone on or by email at

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post.

All appointments will be made on merit.

Scottish Borders Council is committed to providing support for Armed Forces Veterans. Showing its commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, the Council guarantees an interview to veterans who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.