Job description
Directorate: People ServicesHours: Full-Time Contract Type: Permanent, Start January 2026 Location: The Council House/Working from home/Settings across Derby City We are seeking a qualified Teacher of the Deaf and/or an Educational Audiologist to join our team. This is an exciting role for a qualified ToD/Ed Aud or someone who is keen to undertake the post graduate qualification in Educational Audiology. We will also consider applicants with QTS, relevant experience, and who is willing to undertake the Post Graduate Qualification in Deaf Education.
The successful applicant will be working as part of the support service for Hearing Impaired children in the Specialist Teaching and Psychology Service (STePS). We are a small, motivated, friendly and professional team that support children and young people from 0-19. We have strong, well established and positive working relationships with the audiology department at the Royal Derby, the speech and language therapy service, our new communities/ bilingual team and our county colleagues. We work in a multi-disciplinary way and closely with other members of the team when they are also involved in providing support. Our children and young people, and their families, are at the core of the work we do and we work hard to ensure they get timely and high quality support.
You must be able to carry out in-person visits to schools and early years settings in Derby sometimes at short notice and you must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
If you are not a qualified teacher of the deaf you will be expected to study towards the Post Graduate Diploma primarily in your own time. We will encourage you to apply for a bursary to cover the fees but if unsuccessful the course fees will be met by the service.
Birmingham University Manchester University and Leeds University all offer the post graduate diploma. The course is a part-time distance learning course. For more information about training to become a teacher of the deaf please see the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf website (BATOD)
For an informal discussion about the Hearing Impairment Team contact Claire Lightfoot on Who We Are Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us. What We Offer You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive: • Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role) • Hybrid working (depending on your role) • Modern office environment (depending on your job location) • Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations • Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts • Tusker Car Benefit Scheme • Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training • Employee Assistance Programmes & Support • Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network • Support for colleagues who are carers Next Steps If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an