Team Leader - Deaf Support Team

Overview

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

• 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.

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.

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.