BSL Interpreter

Description:

This role has a starting salary of £17,011.62 per annum (pro rata to £38,090 FTE), working 21.6 hours per week, 33 weeks per year.

Are you passionate about empowering young people to thrive in education and beyond? We're looking for a British Sign Language Interpreter to join our fantastic Physical and Sensory Support (PSS) FHE16+ (Post 16) team in a peripatetic role, supporting students across colleges and universities in and around Surrey, with occasional remote work.

The team is based in Weybridge and Reigate but your work will be mostly in the educational settings where we support students in and around Surrey.

Our Offer to You

26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service
Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
A generous local government salary related pension
Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents
CPD during work hours, regular coworking within a team and supervision, and funding towards NRCPD annual registration costs (for TSLI/RSLI).

About the Team

Physical and Sensory Support is a targeted specialist education service. The FHE16+ Team within PSS consists of specialist student support workers (SSWs), BSL interpreters, and advisory teachers for students who are deaf, vision-impaired or with multi-sensory impairments.

About the Role

In this role, you'll be part of a collaborative and supportive team within Physical & Sensory Support, working closely with other professionals to ensure that students who are deaf or vision-impaired can access and engage fully with their Further and Higher Education courses.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide high-quality BSL interpreting and communication support to post-16 students. Depending on your skills and qualifications, you may also support deaf parents at school events or deaf colleagues during training sessions and meetings, both in-person and online.

Your main role will be as a BSL interpreter, but there will be times when you may also be asked to provide specialist notetaking support in-class to both deaf and vision-impaired students in colleges and universities on the occasions when there are no suitable interpreter bookings in work hours. If required, you will be given in-house notetaker training, ensuring you're equipped to support students with a range of sensory needs.

You will attend work meetings as required and undertake continuing professional development (CPD) training during work hours.

If you're driven by the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people and want to be part of a team that shares your values, we'd love to hear from you!

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills:

BSL/English interpreter status, either RSLI or TSLI (regulated by NRCPD) OR Level 3/6 BSL qualification and starting a recognised BSL/English interpreter training course with the view to becoming TSLI/RSLI (NB your salary will be at Surrey PS7 grade until you become TSLI/RSLI at PS8 paygrade, which is the advertised salary)
Awareness of the communication and access requirements of deaf people
Willingness to learn about supporting students with visual or multi-sensory impairment
Good communication and organisational skills
Good IT skills, with experience using MS Word, Outlook and calendars
Flexibility to support students in and around Surrey from 9-5pm, with use of own car for business purposes.
Ability to support students remotely (on occasions), working from home as necessarySurrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based BSL Interpreters will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area.

Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 30/06/2026 with interviews to follow.

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.

Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents!

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we're committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs