Job Introduction
As a Specialist Teacher Adviser, you would be part of the Vision and Hearing Team, which is based in the Civic Offices in the city centre and is a successful Team within the Inclusion Service.
We invite applications for Qualified Teacher of the Deaf , we also invite applicants who are Qualified Teachers and who are willing to train as a Teacher of the Deaf funded by Portsmouth City Council. Successful candidates will be required to sign a formal training contract to confirm their acceptance of the conditions.
The Service
The Vision and Hearing Team is a highly regarded needs led Team within the Inclusion Service which is an integral part of the Education Department. The team comprises of Specialist Teacher Advisers (vision and hearing), Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Digital Accessibility, a Habilitation Specialist for visually impaired pupils, and Communication Support Workers for deaf pupils. We are a supportive, enthusiastic, and experienced team who are looking forward to welcoming a new member of staff to our team to fulfil an additional Specialist Teacher Adviser post for Visual Impairment.
The Role
Portsmouth Vision and Hearing Team provides support to children and young people, at home, in pre-schools, schools and colleges and internships, whose sensory impairment has an effect on education, mobility and the ability to live independently.
Our aim is to maximise the educational opportunities for every individual child and young person, working in partnership with parents and carers, teachers and colleagues in other agencies so that the Children and Young People can achieve their social, emotional and educational potential.
Responsibilities include:
- Identifying and assessing the needs of deaf children and young people (0-25) in conjunction with other professionals, teachers and parents and in line with the SEND Code of Practice
- Providing advice and support to teachers and teaching assistants of deaf pre-school children and pupils with a hearing impairment.
- Providing direct intervention/specialist teaching to deaf pre-school children and pupils as required and Monitoring their progress.
- Liaising with colleagues from health, social services and voluntary bodies over the needs of deaf children.
- Liaising with parents over the educational needs and progress of deaf pupils.
- Advising the LA on independent, non-maintained and other LA provision within their area of specialism.
- Providing training to teachers, teaching assistants and setting staff.
- Attending meetings for the exchange of professional information, including statutory review meeting concerning pupils and multi-agency meetings (Single assessment framework, CIN meetings CP conferences)
- Helping to maintain a specialist equipment library of resources for loan to schools where a deaf pupil is placed.
- Advice and support for communicators working with deaf pupils.
Please see the Job profile for the full details of this role
The ideal candidate
You will need to have/be
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS): You must hold a recognised teaching qualification.
- Commitment to further study: A willingness to undertake and successfully complete the Mandatory Qualification Teacher of the Deaf is essential.
- Able to demonstrable extensive experience of working with children or young people in an educational setting, including CYP with special educational needs .
- Excellent personal organisation and time management skills
- Working with families and experience of multi-agency working.
- A good understanding of the principles and practices of Special Educational Needs and Disability is crucial.
- Experience working with deaf children or young people.
- Experience of delivering training.
- A commitment to achieving the best outcomes for deaf children and young people.
- The ability to work individually and as part of a team (these are equally important in this role).
- An insight into your own behaviour and the ability to reflect on practice (in individual and group situations with clients and colleagues).
- Able to demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills
- A current driver’s license and have access to a car. An essential car user parking permit and a mileage allowance is available.
If you have any questions, or would like an informal discussion about the role, please call Marie Lloyd 07734 828 415 or email marie.lloyd@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Interviews: We will shortlist and interview as we go, we reserve the right to close the advert early if we have a successful applicant
Application process
We anonymise applications during application & shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered.
We advise that you read the full Job Profile before completing your application
As part of your application we ask that you complete a personal statement, this statement is crucial and is where you must demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the job against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience.
We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
About Portsmouth City Council
What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616800
