Details:
- Salary: £43 - 45 - Hour
- Location: Lewisham
- Date: 1 month ago
Description:
4 Months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
· We support deaf/hard of hearing children to ensure they can achieve their best educational, social and independence outcomes, so that they are best prepared for life.
· Teacher required (ideally a Teacher of the Deaf) to cover for sickness absence in team, for 2 days per week.
· It is a peripatetic, advisory teaching role within the Sensory Teachers Team in Lewisham council (not school based).
Key Duties/Accountabilities:
· Assessing and monitoring the needs of children/young people who are deaf/hard of hearing (HoH); planning support, teaching, reviewing and reporting on progress and development.
· Providing guidance, support and training to teachers/ staff members to ensure children/young people who are deaf/HoH are fully included in their learning and their social interactions.
· Directly teaching children/young people who are deaf/HoH, using specialist skills and knowledge, as needed.
· Supporting the development of speech and language skills for children/young people who are deaf/HoH, including supporting the use of hearing aids and assistive technology, and using British Sign Language (BSL) when required.
· Liaising effectively and sensitively with parents/carers and professionals involved in the support of children/young people who are deaf/HoH.
· Proactively keeping up to date with developments in the field of deafness and deaf education, including hearing aid technology; attending relevant training and professional development opportunities and contributing to team meetings and professional supervision.
· Maintaining accurate records of progress and communicating this effectively with others.
· Working proactively and collaboratively with other professionals such as speech and language therapists to provide coordinated support.
· Writing annual reports and Education Health and Care plan Needs Assessment reports.
· Carrying out the duties of the post with due regard to the Council’s relevant codes and procedures.
· All employees are required to participate in Appraisal and Performance Management processes and to undertake appropriate training and development, including mandatory induction training, identified to enhance their work.
· Undertake other duties, commensurate with the grade, as may reasonably be required.
· Consideration will be given to restructuring the duties of this post for a disabled postholder.
Essential Experience Required:
· Experience dealing relevant issues (including national and local initiatives) in education generally, SEND and specifically within deaf education is essential.
· Significant teaching experience in inclusive settings/schools; ideally working with children and young people who are deaf/HoH is essential.
· Experience having teaching methods for children/young people who are deaf or Hard of Hearing (HoH), and what constitutes a ‘deaf aware’ learning environment is essential.
· Experience communicating in British Sign Language (BSL) is desirable.
· Experience maintaining hearing aids/ hearing technology (or a willingness to learn) is desirable.
Essential Qualification Required:
· Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is essential.
· Qualified Teacher of Deaf status is desirable.
· Evidence of professional development including specialist training courses is essential.
Additional information to note:
· Working hours: 14 hours per week.
· An enhanced DBS check is required for the role.
· Candidates must be able to travel independently between schools/educational settings and homes across Lewisham.
The closing date for this position is 30th April 2024