Team Leader – Deaf Support Team

Job Description

Overview

Teaching time: up to 12 hrs
Staff managed by Team Leader: up to 7 FTE teachers, up to 11 FTE support staff.

Responsibilities

• Support senior managers in planning and strategic direction of support, accessibility, and health and wellbeing for deaf children and young people.
• Lead the Deaf Support Team improvement plan and be accountable for its progress.
• Take a lead role in identified CAT/in-service sessions, staff meetings, and working groups.
• Conduct specialist pupil assessment relating to deaf learners.
• Undertake a line management role for designated staff as required.
• Provide professional reviews of staff as required.
• Participate in recruitment of staff as required.
• Manage off site units, groups, and classes as appropriate.
• Take responsibility for health and safety in relation to groups and classes as appropriate.
• Allocate caseloads/support and manage the associated systems and recording.
• Manage the provision of assistive listening equipment and advise on reasonable adjustments.
• Ensure children and young people supported by the team experience effective transitions at all stages and achieve and sustain appropriate and positive post school destinations.
• Lead and support the team to engage with and strengthen the capacity and confidence of families in supporting deaf children and young people.
• Contribute to the service’s Quality Assurance processes.
• Promote and implement effective links with schools and third sector organisations to ensure effective support for children and young people with additional support for learning needs.
• Meet parents, partners, and specialist agencies as necessary and work collaboratively within and across service areas/teams.

Qualifications & Checks

Preferred candidate will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Individuals with continuous periods of 3 months or more out of the UK in the last 5 years must undergo an Overseas Criminal Record Check. The outcome of these pre employment checks must be deemed satisfactory to offer employment and commence in the post.

Salary & Culture

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.
We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation.