Hearing Support Team Manager
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Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Teachers' Leadership: L7-L10 -£54,816-£58,959 (pro rata for part time)
Working Hours: 32.5 hours per week -Term time (with some holiday cover)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 12th May 2024
Interview Date(s): TBC (Interviews for this post will take place in person)
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled and experienced Teacher of Deaf children and young people to contribute to the success of the Hearing Support Team by joining the team as a Team Manager.
The Hearing Support Team (HST) is a well-regarded and welcoming team, consisting of Teachers of Deaf children and young people, an Educational Audiologist, Hearing Support Practitioners, a BSL tutor and an Audiological Technician. As part of Specialist Teaching Service, the Hearing Support Team aim to improve opportunities, outcomes and experiences for children and young people with SEND in partnership with families, educational settings and organisations.
The management role includes recruitment and effective management of staff, including performance management, team development and supporting wellbeing. The HST manager is responsible for leading on the review and development of service delivery, working in partnership with schools, educational settings and other agencies, and coordinating resources to meet increasing demands.
You will be supporting and managing staff with a caseload responsibility and will have a small caseload responsibility also, so will be confident in approaches to teaching and providing support and advice to deaf children and young people (0-25 years), their families, carers, and educational settings within a multi-agency context.
Leicestershire's Hearing Support team is fortunate to have a specialist audiological clinic which is used by our own Educational Audiologist, Audiological Technician and Health Audiologists. Management of this provision and close liaison and strategic work with Health teams are key parts of this role.
Other duties will include, managing the staffing of Hearing Support Centre (HSC) Secondary resource provision, oversight of preschool work and new baby procedures, reviewing and developing pathways and procedures and budget management.
Support will be provided by the Service Manager, other STS Team Managers and knowledgeable Hearing Support Team. There will be a wide range of professional development available, including access to training and mentoring
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
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About You
To apply for this post, you must have:
- Qualified Teacher of Deaf children and young people, with evidence of ongoing training and development
- Leadership experience in monitoring, evaluating, reviewing, and developing team performance, including experience of effective management in the appointment, professional development and deployment of staff
- Knowledge of effective teaching and learning approaches, including training delivery, to support the attainment and inclusion of pupils with SEND, particularly pupils with a diagnosis of deafness or hearing loss
- Experience of working in partnership with education settings, Health and other support services and agencies to improve outcomes for pupils
- Significant experience of working appropriately in accordance with relevant statutory and local policies and procedures for SEND and the ability carry out all duties in line with LCC Safeguarding policies and procedures and fulfil relevant safeguarding competencies
- Ability to actively demonstrate the values of the authority: Positivity; Trust and respect; Flexibility; Openness and transparency
- Must be able to perform all duties and tasks with reasonable adjustment, where appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010. This will include requirements to work flexibly around holiday periods in line with the service requirements and access to a vehicle with the ability to travel to temporary bases such as schools, touch-down bases etc
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Vanessa Foulds, Specialist Teaching Service Manager Email: vanessa.foulds@leics.gov.uk or Kate Wells, Hearing Support Team Manager Email : kate.t.wells@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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About Us
About Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is a Stonewall Top 100, Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.
Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.
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