Department of Children’s Services
Education, Employment and Skills
Teacher of the Deaf for Children with Additional and Complex Needs
MPS / UPS + 2 SEN (Teachers pay and Conditions)
Full Time
Permanent
Based at Margaret McMillan Tower
This post will be based in Bradford’s Deaf & MSI Children and Young People Service, initially in the peripatetic Support Team for Deaf Children.
We are seeking to recruit a creative, innovative, and experienced Qualified Teacher with current experience of working with children who have severe and profound additional and complex needs to support deaf children and their families during their early years and in special schools.
As a Teacher of the Deaf, you will carry out the responsibilities of the role including:
- Support for special school teachers, early years settings and parents/carers in developing and managing approaches and provision for deaf children with additional needs.
- Optimising outcomes for deaf children with complex needs using a thorough understanding of special school curriculum to carry out planning, assessment, teaching, training and support for staff.
- A commitment to providing families with balanced, unbiased support and advice to enable them to make an informed choice for their deaf children
- Working in partnership with other agencies involved in services to deaf children
Applications are welcome from experienced and qualified Teachers of the Deaf. However, we would be happy to consider outstanding qualified teachers with substantial experience teaching children with severe and profound additional complex needs who are looking to develop their career in working with deaf children.
The service would be willing to support the successful candidate to undertake training to achieve the mandatory qualification.
For further information please contact Antony Limbert on 07582 100554 or email antony.limbert@bradford.gov.uk
An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.
The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert, outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate. Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of what we do as a Council and the people we support. We have a number of self-directed Staff Networks (Disability, LGBTQ+, Race Equality, Women’s Voice, Working Carers and Young Persons) which assist in providing a voice and support mechanism to colleagues.
The RESPECT Allyship Programme is also available to all staff, which offers opportunity to learn more about the diverse communities & groups and provides additional benefits and resources to its members. This is part of the RESPECT Campaign, which is the Council’s Internal Equalities Vision for staff and its ambition to build an truly inclusive workforce, where everyone can be their true selves at work.
Please find the attached job profile: ToD for Children with Complex Needs - JP.doc
Closing Date: 6th September 2024
Interviews will take place on 20th September 2024