Vacancy Details

Description

Directorate: Children and Families

Section: ILS-SEND Sensory

Location: Hazel Trees

Grade: Level 7

Salary: £4,619.178 - £5,017.785 (under 5 years local government service)

             £4,724.504 - £5,132.201 (over 5 years local government service)

Hours: 6.5 hours a week

 

 

This post is working term time only.

 

This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.

 

The Candidate will contribute to the delivery of the school / SEND Service objectives that set out high expectations and quality outcomes for children and young people, particularly those with SEND.

 

They will work collaboratively with families, professionals and other agencies to secure inclusion by modelling and sharing good practice as well as delivering an effective and efficient service to designated children and families in the classroom and wider curriculum of the school.

 

The Practitioner will be expected to contribute to the attainment and achievement of children and young people, particularly those with SEND and sensory impairment so that they are able to become independent learners.

 

It is essential and expected that the candidate will have recent experience of working with pupils across all of the primary key stages and is familiar with some form of augmentative ways of commu2nicating with those with sensory impairment (British Sign Language etc.)

 

The individual MUST HAVE recent experience of working with children and young people with hearing impairments and be familiar with working with deaf children but also who is able to communicate with the pupils who use BSL.

 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment.  This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

 

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority.  If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

 

To Apply

Please create / log into your account and then click 'apply'.  If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.

 

In order to apply for this vacancy, you must be able to supply the required answers to the following questions: