Senior Teacher -Hearing Support Team in Leicester

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified, highly skilled and experienced Specialist Teacher for Deaf Children and Young People to contribute to the success of the Hearing Support Team by taking on the leadership role as Senior Teacher.

About the Team

The Hearing Support Team is a welcoming, busy team, consisting of specialist Teachers for Deaf Children and Young People (TODs), an Educational Audiologist, a technician, practitioners and a BSL tutor, all with a wealth of knowledge and experience. We work with babies, children, and young people with a diagnosed hearing loss from the point of identification/referral up to 18. We work directly with families in the home, in Early Years settings, Leicestershire maintained schools and academies and specialist settings and Special schools. Staff may work within our specialist secondary Hearing Resource Centre based in Beauchamp College, Oadby. As part of Specialist Teaching Service, we aim to promote and improve the inclusion, opportunities, outcomes and experiences of children with Deafness, working in partnership with families, educational settings and organisations.

About the Role

We welcome applications from experienced Qualified TODs who wish to take on the Senior Teacher leadership role and work with the Team Manager to shape the development of the team. The role includes leading on specific areas of work, providing effective performance management within the team, mentoring newly qualified staff and deputising for the Team Manager as appropriate.

You will have responsibility for a caseload of Deaf children and young people and be confident in providing support and advice to children and young people with a diagnosis of Deafness, their families/carers, and educational settings within a multi‑agency context. You will be confident delivering training to a range of audiences as a key part of the role.

You will be supported to develop in the role through professional development opportunities, including access to training and mentoring.

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified Teacher Status, including the Mandatory Qualification for Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People, with substantial knowledge and direct experience in effectively assessing, supporting and promoting the inclusion and attainment of children and young people with a diagnosis of Deafness.
• Experience of working in partnership with schools, other support services, and agencies to improve outcomes for pupils.
• Leadership experience with good interpersonal skills, with the ability to deliver training and lead professional supervision, including monitoring, evaluating, reviewing, and developing team performance, and managing the appointment, professional development and deployment of staff.
• Ability to manage a caseload effectively, prioritise work and demonstrate effective time management, using own initiative to write reports, plan training and feedback activities and work in an organised manner.
• Significant experience of working appropriately in accordance with relevant statutory and local policies and procedures for SEND and the ability to carry out all duties in line with LCC Safeguarding policies and procedures and fulfil relevant safeguarding competencies.
• Ability to actively demonstrate the values of the authority: Positivity; Trust and respect; Flexibility; Openness and transparency.
• Must be able to perform all duties and tasks with reasonable adjustment, where appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010. This will include requirements to work flexibly around holiday periods in line with the service requirements and access to a vehicle with the ability to travel to temporary bases such as schools, touch‑down bases etc.

Benefits and Policies

• Annual leave for full‑time employees: 27 days (below 5 continuous years’ service) or 32 days (above 5 years’ continuous service), plus 8 nominated days for public holidays. Employees on Leadership scale are also entitled to an additional 10 days annual leave which can be taken in term time.
• An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.
• This post is politically restricted, therefore the postholder is disqualified from undertaking certain political activities under the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990.
• Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part‑time working, job sharing, term‑time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

Contact

Pauline Wells, Team Manager
Telephone: 0116 305 9400
Email: Pauline.Wells@leics.gov.uk