Children’s Services Directorate
Early Years, Education & Skills (SEND & Inclusion Service)
Teacher of the Deaf
Ref: 000903
Contract: Permanent
Salary: School Teachers Pay & Conditions, UPS3 + TLR2
Hours: Full time term time only
Location: Spindles Shopping Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1LF
Closing Date: Sunday 14th September 2025
Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.
Role Overview:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the hearing support team at Oldham. Working within the supportive and welcoming hearing impairment team, a part of the council’s specialist education services, you will provide support and advice related to the needs of children and young people who are hearing impaired. Working with families and schools/settings will be a key part of the role, to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people. Applications are welcomed from experienced professionals with the Teacher of the Deaf Qualification or willingness to complete the training.
Key Responsibilities:
* Working across a variety of settings, through a peripatetic/outreach model, you will be part of a team committed to providing high quality support to deaf and hearing impaired children and young people across the borough.
* Your work will be crucial to the development of children and young people with hearing needs. You will be a natural relationship-builder, working closely with families, which may include home visits and supporting them through early identification and intervention.
* You will apply a general approach with a key focus on child and family centred activities and partnership working with other agencies.
* Your creative ways to work with children and families will be crucial in removing barriers for them so that they can learn, develop and reach their full potential.
* You will play a key part in developing opportunities, including multi-agency projects tailored to the sensory needs of children, young people and their families.
Key Requirements:
To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:
* Qualified teacher status and experience of working in schools/settings.
* Teacher of the Deaf Qualification or willingness to complete the training.
* Ability to manage a caseload and deliver specialist support and advice to schools/settings and parents/carers.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About Us:
We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:
A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.
We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.
Our Values and Behaviours:
By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.
We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:
* Work with a resident focus
* Support local leaders
* Committed to the borough
* Delivery high performance
* Take ownership and drive change
You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page
Our Benefits Package:
At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:
* 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
* The option to purchase additional annual leave.
* An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
* Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active .
* Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
* Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
* Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
* Staff recognition and celebration events.
* Peer support groups
Inclusive Recruitment:
We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.
If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme .
Data and Privacy:
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Important Information:
Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.
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