Deaf Instructor

**Department of Children’s Services**

**Specialist Teaching and Support Services,**

**Children’s Sensory and Physical Needs Service.**

**Deaf Instructor (DI) with Deaf Children and Young People**

**Band**
**8/SO1: £26,845 - £32,020 pa (actual pro rata: £22,710 - £28,305)**

**2 x**
**37 hours per week, term time + one week (39 weeks)**

**Permanent**

**One post based at Girlington Primary School**

**One post based at Hanson Delta Academy**

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- “Our vision is to provide high quality support for all Bradford children and young people using a collaborative approach through transformational learning experiences so that they can flourish, make excellent holistic progress and successfully transition to responsible citizens”._

We are seeking to recruit two experienced, dedicated and creative Deaf Instructors (DI) to join our team of professionals to work with deaf children across the Deaf and MSI Children Service, in the Local Authority Led Resourced Provisions (LARP) and across the Outreach Team. One post will initially be based at Girlington Primary School and one will be split between Hanson Delta Academy and The Support Team for Deaf Children, working peripatetically.

The Deaf and MSI Children Service is a large, enthusiastic and dynamic team of specialists providing teaching and support for Deaf and MSI children and young people. We work with three schools that host a Local Authority Led Resourced Provision and peripatetically across the Bradford local authority.

As a Deaf Instructor, we can offer you:

- An opportunity to work within a dedicated, skilled and supportive team.
- Planned continuous professional development (CPD) relevant to your role.
- Access to wellbeing support and resources and other employee benefits
- An opportunity to make a positive contribution to the successful education and wellbeing of Deaf children and young people.

Ideally you will have experience of working as a Deaf Instructor with deaf children and young people. You must have the ability to demonstrate skills in British Sign Language at a minimum of Level 4 and have a willingness to develop your skills in teaching British Sign Language. There will be opportunity within the service to do this.

**Bradford Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. An enhanced DBS check and children’s barred list check will be undertaken for these posts and all mandatory pre employed checks will be carried out.**

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**Responsibilities of the post include ensuring that the safety and welfare of children and young people is paramount by implementing the relevant safeguarding practice and policies and liaising with other council colleagues including the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) where appropriate. Further details can be found within the job description.**

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**An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.**

**Closing Date: 9**
**th**
**May 2023**

**Please see attached Job Profile**:
**Deaf Instructor - JP.doc