Teacher of the Deaf
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1SX |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | f95662e8-becd-449a-88d3-1d460907aeb9 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Sensory Support Centre (SSC) at Hazelwick School caters for D/deaf and Visually Impaired students. We aim to provide a personalised level of support to enable students to become independent learners and to promote the social inclusion within the school.
The staff team consists of the Teacher in Charge/Teacher of the Deaf and a dedicated team of Communication Support Assistants. All staff within the department have training to BSL Level 2,3 or 6. We provide a wireless FM system for each student to support the maximum use of residual hearing in the classroom.
For September 2025 or January 2026, we are looking for:
•an experienced teacher who will strive to improve the quality of education and learning opportunities of students who are deaf or have a hearing loss
•a teacher who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and is committed to excellence and high student achievement
•a teacher who is able to teach KS3 and KS4
•a teacher with a passion for working with young people and a perseverance to make a difference to them and their future
•a teacher with a focus on their own professional development and a drive to work with us to become the best teacher they can be
•Hazelwick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and communicates a clear framework to employees. Safeguarding is a key aspect of every role and all staff must have read and be fully aware of the Child Protection Policy. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
What the school offers its staff
We offer a range of benefits to all our staff including:
• an excellent CPD programme
• Microsoft Surface for all teaching staff
• free onsite gym for staff
• free yoga classes and circuit training
• employee benefits package, including discounts at high street shops and supermarkets
• employee assistance programme
• cycle to work scheme
• on site car parking
Further details about the role
TEACHER OF THE DEAF
MPS/UPS plus SEND Allowance
Join Hazelwick – a popular, highly-successful and happy community where our students enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching, where Ofsted judged us to be outstanding in all areas (October 2023).
Our shared vision is “for each and every student to achieve their maximum potential.”
Recruitment incentives of up to £10,000 may be available for suitable candidates
Hazelwick is a high achieving and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed secondary school with 1500 students in Years 7 – 11 and 383 students in the 6th form.
As one of the highest performing schools in West Sussex, with a Progress 8 score of +0.30, (2024) we have an unwavering focus on enabling our students to achieve their maximum potential.
Hazelwick is an outstanding school. According to our recent outstanding Ofsted reports (2022 & 2023), Hazelwick is a school
• which is very successful, welcoming and ambitious
• which is kind and caring, with remarkably strong relationships between staff and pupils
• where you can see and feel the shared values of respect and responsibility in and out of lessons
• where there is a remarkable sense of community
• where staff have extremely high expectations
• where pupils behave impeccably
• where pupils from diverse backgrounds work extremely well together to achieve very high standards
• with confident learners who focus especially hard in lessons and use lesson time extremely well
• where pupils ‘thrive’ and ‘flourish’
• where pupils achieve exceptionally well in national examinations
• which is a safe and inspiring place to learn
• where the school motto ‘effort achieves’ pervades all aspects of school life
• where staff at all levels speak very highly of the support and professional development they receive
• where staff ‘love working’
•
Visits to the school are welcome. Please email recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk to arrange a tour of the school or for further information about the post.
For further details about this post and to apply, please go to our school website: www.hazelwick.org
Please return your completed application form by 11.59pm on Sunday 20th July 2025
You are encouraged to submit your application form, by email, as soon as possible, as there may be occasions where we will close a vacancy and interview once sufficient applications have been received.
Commitment to safeguarding
Hazelwick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and communicates a clear framework to employees. Safeguarding is a key aspect of every role and all staff must have read and be fully aware of the Child Protection Policy. All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
The Sensory Support Centre (SSC) at Hazelwick School caters for D/deaf and Visually Impaired students. We aim to provide a personalised level of support to enable students to become independent learners and to promote the social inclusion within the school.
The staff team consists of the Teacher in Charge/Teacher of the Deaf and a dedicated team of Communication Support Assistants. All staff within the department have training to BSL Level 2,3 or 6. We provide a wireless FM system for each student to support the maximum use of residual hearing in the classroom.
For September 2025 or January 2026, we are looking for:
•an experienced teacher who will strive to improve the quality of education and learning opportunities of students who are deaf or have a hearing loss
•a teacher who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and is committed to excellence and high student achievement
•a teacher who is able to teach KS3 and KS4
•a teacher with a passion for working with young people and a perseverance to make a difference to them and their future
•a teacher with a focus on their own professional development and a drive to work with us to become the best teacher they can be
•Hazelwick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and communicates a clear framework to employees. Safeguarding is a key aspect of every role and all staff must have read and be fully aware of the Child Protection Policy. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
What the school offers its staff
We offer a range of benefits to all our staff including:
• an excellent CPD programme
• Microsoft Surface for all teaching staff
• free onsite gym for staff
• free yoga classes and circuit training
• employee benefits package, including discounts at high street shops and supermarkets
• employee assistance programme
• cycle to work scheme
• on site car parking
Further details about the role
TEACHER OF THE DEAF
MPS/UPS plus SEND Allowance
Join Hazelwick – a popular, highly-successful and happy community where our students enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching, where Ofsted judged us to be outstanding in all areas (October 2023).
Our shared vision is “for each and every student to achieve their maximum potential.”
Recruitment incentives of up to £10,000 may be available for suitable candidates
Hazelwick is a high achieving and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed secondary school with 1500 students in Years 7 – 11 and 383 students in the 6th form.
As one of the highest performing schools in West Sussex, with a Progress 8 score of +0.30, (2024) we have an unwavering focus on enabling our students to achieve their maximum potential.
Hazelwick is an outstanding school. According to our recent outstanding Ofsted reports (2022 & 2023), Hazelwick is a school
• which is very successful, welcoming and ambitious
• which is kind and caring, with remarkably strong relationships between staff and pupils
• where you can see and feel the shared values of respect and responsibility in and out of lessons
• where there is a remarkable sense of community
• where staff have extremely high expectations
• where pupils behave impeccably
• where pupils from diverse backgrounds work extremely well together to achieve very high standards
• with confident learners who focus especially hard in lessons and use lesson time extremely well
• where pupils ‘thrive’ and ‘flourish’
• where pupils achieve exceptionally well in national examinations
• which is a safe and inspiring place to learn
• where the school motto ‘effort achieves’ pervades all aspects of school life
• where staff at all levels speak very highly of the support and professional development they receive
• where staff ‘love working’
•
Visits to the school are welcome. Please email recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk to arrange a tour of the school or for further information about the post.
For further details about this post and to apply, please go to our school website: www.hazelwick.org
Please return your completed application form by 11.59pm on Sunday 20th July 2025
You are encouraged to submit your application form, by email, as soon as possible, as there may be occasions where we will close a vacancy and interview once sufficient applications have been received.
Commitment to safeguarding
Hazelwick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and communicates a clear framework to employees. Safeguarding is a key aspect of every role and all staff must have read and be fully aware of the Child Protection Policy. All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.