Deaf Role Model| Permanent| Part-Time| Term-Time Only

Salary £28,142 - £32,061 Per annum | Permanent| Part-Time| Term-Time Only International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship Following retirement within our Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People's Team, we are delighted to offer a position of Deaf Role Model within the expanding Specialist Teaching Service. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to build on previous work offering practical signing support for deaf children, young people and their families, ranging from those at the earliest stage of identification of hearing loss to older teenagers in their journey towards preparation for adulthood. The role provides an opportunity to enhance areas of expertise whilst offering a range of collaborative approaches that facilitates creative ways of working to meet the needs of deaf children and their families across Lancashire. Having a varied caseload of children provides opportunity for individual intervention work, shared development opportunity for staff within settings and coaching for parents/carers and wider family members as needed. Being part of an expanding specialist Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People's Team you will have opportunity to learn from experienced staff whilst contributing your own expertise, over recent years the service has grown to include 3 Teachers who are deaf themselves and seen an increase in signing levels across the whole team. We have recently become a centre to administer Signature accredited BSL level 1 and 2 courses for the deaf children and young people we support. We cover a large number of deaf children across Lancashire from newly identified babies to post 16 students. Increasing exposure to deaf role models and promoting communication is of paramount importance and leads to enhanced experiences and better outcomes for the children we support. We are looking for an individual to join our team in the capacity of Deaf Role Model who shares this passion and will make a valuable contribution and positive impact. The position is part-time 0.5 (2 and a half days a week), term-time only and there is flexibility to agree hours and days of the week. Closing date: Monday 7th September. Interviews: w/c 14th September. If you require further information, please contact: Helen Hodkinson, Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People's Team Manager - [email protected] This position is part time and term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent, the salary received will be paid on a pro – rata basis. The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab. In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website. We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. Job Description/Person Specification