Teacher of the Deaf

at  Suffolk County Council

• Suffolk County Council - Countywide in Suffolk / Hybrid
• MPS / UPS plus SEN (pro rata), 0.6 FTE
• Teachers’ Pay and Conditions
• Permanent
  We are committed to flexible working. For all the types of flexible or part time working available for this role, please view the Job and Person Profile (docx).
  An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Suffolk County Council (SCC) Specialist Education Services (SES) within the Physical and Sensory Service as a Specialist Teacher for children and Young People (CYP) with a hearing loss (Teacher of the Deaf or ToD).

You will:

• support individual CYP and their families in their understanding of deafness and what that means for them
• support and empower schools to be inclusive, to understand how to meet the needs of their deaf children and young people and how to make learning accessible
• work in partnership with schools and settings; modelling best practice and demonstrating and sharing a variety of resources, impactful approaches, and strategies
• liaise with and facilitate joint working with families and with other relevant partners and agencies, to review progress and to secure the learner’s success and inclusion
• promote inclusive classrooms through delivering effective and high-quality training
• work collaboratively with the other services within the Specialist Education Services (SES) and the wider Inclusion Service
• work within SES and be responsible for managing a caseload. This will include making visits, attending meetings, completing visit records and inclusion plans
• be required to plan and deliver direct teaching to CYP who are deaf, either in their mainstream placement or within a specialist resource base
• carry out assessments, set targets, evaluate progress and contribute to service data collection as directed by your line manager
• be responsible for delivering training to education settings
• support the effective use of hearing technology
• update your own knowledge and qualifications through continued professional development.