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Teacher of the Deaf
| Posting date: | 10 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30,000 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 October 2024 |
| Location: | Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2BX |
| Company: | Suffolk County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 15821 |
Summary
- Suffolk County Council - Countywide in Suffolk / Hybrid
- MPS / UPS plus SEN (pro rata), 0.6 FTE
- Teachers’ Pay and Conditions
- Permanent
We are committed to flexible working. For all the types of flexible or part time working available for this role, please view the Job and Person Profile (docx).
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Suffolk County Council (SCC) Specialist Education Services (SES) within the Physical and Sensory Service as a Specialist Teacher for children and Young People (CYP) with a hearing loss (Teacher of the Deaf or ToD).
Your role and responsibilities
You will:
- support individual CYP and their families in their understanding of deafness and what that means for them
- support and empower schools to be inclusive, to understand how to meet the needs of their deaf children and young people and how to make learning accessible
- work in partnership with schools and settings; modelling best practice and demonstrating and sharing a variety of resources, impactful approaches, and strategies
- liaise with and facilitate joint working with families and with other relevant partners and agencies, to review progress and to secure the learner’s success and inclusion
- promote inclusive classrooms through delivering effective and high-quality training
- work collaboratively with the other services within the Specialist Education Services (SES) and the wider Inclusion Service
- work within SES and be responsible for managing a caseload. This will include making visits, attending meetings, completing visit records and inclusion plans
- be required to plan and deliver direct teaching to CYP who are deaf, either in their mainstream placement or within a specialist resource base
- carry out assessments, set targets, evaluate progress and contribute to service data collection as directed by your line manager
- be responsible for delivering training to education settings
- support the effective use of hearing technology
- update your own knowledge and qualifications through continued professional development.
You will need:
- Qualified teacher status (QTS), preferably very experienced in working with learners who have SEND including those with a hearing loss
- to be a fully qualified teacher of the deaf, holding the relevant mandatory qualification, or be prepared to undertake the course
- a basic understanding of the needs of deaf children and young people
- to hold a Level two British Sign Language (BSL) qualification or be prepared to undertake training at both level 1 and level 2
- evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development
- excellent interpersonal skills, working well with CYP, their families, and school staff as well as a multidisciplinary team of colleagues
- to communicate clearly, through spoken and written language or through sign language
- good personal organisation skills, excellent time management and the ability to work as part of a team.
The team
- Services for Deaf Children and Young People is made up of teachers of the deaf, Sensory Support Practitioners (SSP), BSL tutors and a team technician.
- Some of our teachers of the deaf work in a peripatetic capacity supporting deaf CYP in mainstream settings and others are based in specialist resource bases (Specialist provision for deaf CYP).
- We are a well respected, friendly, dedicated team and work collaboratively to develop our strengths.
- You will be offered training and induction, mentor support and ongoing CPD including that offered alongside other SES services.
For more information
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Andrea Carron by calling/texting 07850 217238 or emailing andrea.carron@suffolk.gov.uk
If you require BSL interpreter support to discuss this role or make an application, please make contact to request this.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (docx)
Step 2 - Click ‘Apply Now’ to start your online application.
Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the Supporting Statement template (docx).
- Describe your experience of supporting children or young people who are deaf. If you do not have direct experience, explain what you know about the needs of this group.
- How have you approached empowering and supporting a school/setting to be more inclusive for students with SEND? Provide an example, if possible an example of inclusion of deaf pupils.
- Describe a situation where you were successful in supporting someone to change their practice, or act on your advice. What was the impact of this?
- Describe your approach to collaborating with families to support the development of children or young people, particularly with deaf children or children with SEND.
Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format. If you would like an adjustment to this process due to a disability, please contact us at 03456 014412 or recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk
Closing date: 11.30pm, 1 October 2024.
Interview Date: 10 October 2024.
Promoted as JOTW (Job of the Week) on Suffolk Jobs Direct.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
In return, you’ll enjoy:
up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
diverse and active staff networks
flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Plus lots more!
If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).
- MPS / UPS plus SEN (pro rata), 0.6 FTE
- Teachers’ Pay and Conditions
- Permanent
We are committed to flexible working. For all the types of flexible or part time working available for this role, please view the Job and Person Profile (docx).
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Suffolk County Council (SCC) Specialist Education Services (SES) within the Physical and Sensory Service as a Specialist Teacher for children and Young People (CYP) with a hearing loss (Teacher of the Deaf or ToD).
Your role and responsibilities
You will:
- support individual CYP and their families in their understanding of deafness and what that means for them
- support and empower schools to be inclusive, to understand how to meet the needs of their deaf children and young people and how to make learning accessible
- work in partnership with schools and settings; modelling best practice and demonstrating and sharing a variety of resources, impactful approaches, and strategies
- liaise with and facilitate joint working with families and with other relevant partners and agencies, to review progress and to secure the learner’s success and inclusion
- promote inclusive classrooms through delivering effective and high-quality training
- work collaboratively with the other services within the Specialist Education Services (SES) and the wider Inclusion Service
- work within SES and be responsible for managing a caseload. This will include making visits, attending meetings, completing visit records and inclusion plans
- be required to plan and deliver direct teaching to CYP who are deaf, either in their mainstream placement or within a specialist resource base
- carry out assessments, set targets, evaluate progress and contribute to service data collection as directed by your line manager
- be responsible for delivering training to education settings
- support the effective use of hearing technology
- update your own knowledge and qualifications through continued professional development.
You will need:
- Qualified teacher status (QTS), preferably very experienced in working with learners who have SEND including those with a hearing loss
- to be a fully qualified teacher of the deaf, holding the relevant mandatory qualification, or be prepared to undertake the course
- a basic understanding of the needs of deaf children and young people
- to hold a Level two British Sign Language (BSL) qualification or be prepared to undertake training at both level 1 and level 2
- evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development
- excellent interpersonal skills, working well with CYP, their families, and school staff as well as a multidisciplinary team of colleagues
- to communicate clearly, through spoken and written language or through sign language
- good personal organisation skills, excellent time management and the ability to work as part of a team.
The team
- Services for Deaf Children and Young People is made up of teachers of the deaf, Sensory Support Practitioners (SSP), BSL tutors and a team technician.
- Some of our teachers of the deaf work in a peripatetic capacity supporting deaf CYP in mainstream settings and others are based in specialist resource bases (Specialist provision for deaf CYP).
- We are a well respected, friendly, dedicated team and work collaboratively to develop our strengths.
- You will be offered training and induction, mentor support and ongoing CPD including that offered alongside other SES services.
For more information
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Andrea Carron by calling/texting 07850 217238 or emailing andrea.carron@suffolk.gov.uk
If you require BSL interpreter support to discuss this role or make an application, please make contact to request this.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (docx)
Step 2 - Click ‘Apply Now’ to start your online application.
Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the Supporting Statement template (docx).
- Describe your experience of supporting children or young people who are deaf. If you do not have direct experience, explain what you know about the needs of this group.
- How have you approached empowering and supporting a school/setting to be more inclusive for students with SEND? Provide an example, if possible an example of inclusion of deaf pupils.
- Describe a situation where you were successful in supporting someone to change their practice, or act on your advice. What was the impact of this?
- Describe your approach to collaborating with families to support the development of children or young people, particularly with deaf children or children with SEND.
Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format. If you would like an adjustment to this process due to a disability, please contact us at 03456 014412 or recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk
Closing date: 11.30pm, 1 October 2024.
Interview Date: 10 October 2024.
Promoted as JOTW (Job of the Week) on Suffolk Jobs Direct.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
In return, you’ll enjoy:
up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
diverse and active staff networks
flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Plus lots more!
If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).