Specialist Teacher for Hearing Impaired Children

Organisation:Leicestershire County Council

WorkLocation: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA

WorkerCategory:Field Based Worker

Salary:Teachers Leadership Scale 4-6 56022 to 58857 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

WorkingHours:32.5 hours per week

ContractType: Permanent

Closing Date:Sunday 25^th January 2026

Interview Date(s):Proposed date Tuesday 3^rd February 2026

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 specialistTeachers 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 workwith 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 part of Specialist Teaching Service we aim topromote 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 forthe 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.

Please note: LCC provisions for annual leave apply to staff on Leadership scales. Full-time employees are entitled to 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 will also be entitled to an additional 10 days annual leave which can be taken in term time.

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About You

To apply for this post you must be/have:

• 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 ofchildren and young peoplewith 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 servicerequirements and access to a vehicle with the ability to travel to temporary bases such as schools touch-down bases etc.

We are looking for an individual who celebrates equality diversity and inclusion challenging discrimination at every level together as a service and a Council. We warmly welcome those from all cultures ethnicities and beliefs.

In addition we expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interviews for this post will take place in person. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Thereforewherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstanceswhilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This mayinclude requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in theOur Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact:

Pauline Wells Team Manager

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How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

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