Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People
Job Description
Job summary
Exact details of the caseload for this role will be dependent on the service delivery needs and will take into consideration the knowledge, skills, interests, and strengths of the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
You will be an outstanding teacher with a sound knowledge of how children and young people learn and how learning can be facilitated in the classroom. You will have a broad and experience-based knowledge of special educational needs and disability. Ideally you will be a Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People holding the mandatory qualification or be training towards this. This role would also suit an exceptional teaching practitioner interested in working in this specialist field and willing to undertake mandatory training. A clear commitment to inclusive education, high aspirations for pupil outcomes, and the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-agency team is essential. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be creative, resilient, reflective, adaptable and solution focussed.
About us
The Deaf and Hearing Support (DHS) Team is part of the wider Special Educational Needs Support Services (SENSS) in Oxfordshire. You will join a well-established team that is highly regarded by educational settings and other services and organisations. Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People work across Oxfordshire and with children and young people from 0 to 25, their families, schools, and settings. ToDs in Oxfordshire work both in peripatetic and resource base roles; some teachers working a combination of the two.
Job responsibilities
About Us
The Deaf and Hearing Support (DHS) Team is part of the wider Special Educational Needs Support Services (SENSS) in Oxfordshire. You will join a well-established team that is highly regarded by educational settings and other services and organisations.
Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People work across Oxfordshire and with children and young people from 0 to 25, their families, schools, and settings.ToDs in Oxfordshire work both in peripatetic and resource base roles; some teachers working a combination of the two.
About the Role
Exact details of the caseload for this role will be dependent on the service delivery needs and will take into consideration the knowledge, skills, interests, and strengths of the successful candidate.
About you
You will be an outstanding teacher with a sound knowledge of how children and young people learn and how learning can be facilitated in the classroom. You will have a broad and experience-based knowledge of special educational needs and disability.
Ideally you will be a Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People holding the mandatory qualification or be training towards this. This role would also suit an exceptional teaching practitioner interested in working in this specialist field and willing to undertake mandatory training.
A clear commitment to inclusive education, high aspirations for pupil outcomes, and the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-agency team is essential.
You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be creative, resilient, reflective, adaptable and solution focussed.
Rewards and benefits
- Vivup benefits platform
- Vivup highfive recognition platform
- Cyclescheme (for eco-conscious commuters)
- Electric vehicle lease scheme
- Discounts at local retailers
- Salary finance options
- Up to 33 days of annual leave (including bank holidays)
- A competitive 19.9% employer pension contribution rate.
Would you like to know more?
We encourage an informal discussion prior to application. For more information about this post, please contact SENSS Deaf and Hearing Support Team Manager, Carol Hambly on carol.hambly@oxfordshire.gov.uk or 07584 481248.
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At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peersupport, education and safe spaces for all.
Ourcommitmentto:Guaranteed Interview Schemes
As a DisabilityConfidentemployer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are alsocommittedto helping andsupportingthose transitioning from HM ArmedForcesto civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
Ourcommitmentto:Safeguarding
Oxfordshire County Council arecommittedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers tosharethiscommitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.
Ourcommitmentto:Flexible Working
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, jobsharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Oxfordshire County Council
Address
Countywide
OX16 5AU
