Literacy and Speech & Language Outreach Service – Learning Support Staff
Permanent
32.50 hours per week
39 weeks per year
About the Role
The Speech, Language and Literacy Outreach Service is seeking dedicated Learning Support Staff to help improve outcomes for pupils with significant and persistent literacy and/or speech & language difficulties across Wrexham. This rewarding role focuses on delivering structured, evidence‑based literacy and speech & language interventions to children and young people, working both one‑to‑one and in small groups across schools. You’ll play a vital part in helping pupils overcome barriers to learning and access the wider curriculum with growing confidence.
Working closely with others in the team, school staff, families, and external professionals, you will support assessment delivery, monitor progress, and contribute to planning next steps for each learner. The role also involves helping pupils generalise newly developed skills into the classroom, promoting dyslexia‑friendly and communication‑friendly approaches, and adapting strategies to meet a wide range of additional learning needs, including complex and co‑occurring needs. One of the Support Staff roles will be designated to work within the Welsh cluster, supporting Welsh‑medium schools and pupils and contributing to literacy and speech & language intervention delivered through the medium of Welsh.
We’re looking for committed, compassionate individuals with relevant experience or qualifications in education and literacy or speech & language development, who are passionate about inclusion and evidence‑based practice. In return, you’ll join a collaborative and supportive service that values professional learning, teamwork, and making a meaningful difference to the lives of learners across the local authority.
An Enhanced DBS is required for this position.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.
The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Benefits
- Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Generous annual leave up to 32 days
- Family‑friendly policies supporting caring and family commitments
- Work‑life balance and flexi time (dependent on role)
- Access to Wrexham Reward Scheme with discounts off leading retailers nationally and locally
- Health & wellbeing resources, for example:
- Healthy & Wellbeing Champions
- Employee assistance programme with advice on staying healthy financially, mentally or physically:
- Counselling (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
- In‑the‑moment emotional support (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
- Option to set health‑boosting goals with small, sustainable lifestyle changes
- Connect health apps to track physical health and meet progress goals
- Blogs, videos, recipes and more resources providing inspiration and motivation
- Identify risks of developing leading lifestyle‑related diseases with mental health and financial scores
- Legal, financial and consumer advice
- Health and wellbeing events and campaigns throughout the year (e.g., November Health Day, Time to Talk Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sun Awareness Week, Menopause Week, Financial Health Week)
- Menopause Café and guidance
- Unpaid Carer Café and guidance
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