Job Description

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HAZELWICK SCHOOL



Three Bridges, Crawley



West Sussex RH10 1SX



TEACHER IN CHARGE OF THE SENSORY SUPPORT CENTRE/TEACHER OF THE DEAF

TLR 2C (currently 8,279 per annum)



Join Hazelwick - a popular, highly-successful and happy community where our students enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching, where Ofsted judged us to be outstanding in all areas (October 2023).



Our shared vision is "for each and every student to achieve their maximum potential."



Salary: 33,075 - 50,471 per annum

MPR/UPR including Fringe Area Allowance



Hazelwick is a high achieving and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed secondary school with 1500 students in Years 7 - 11 and 383 students in the 6th form.



As one of the highest performing schools in West Sussex, with a Progress 8 score of +0.30, (2024) we have an unwavering focus on enabling our students to achieve their maximum potential.



Hazelwick is an outstanding school. According to our recent outstanding Ofsted reports (2022 & 2023), Hazelwick is a school


which is very successful, welcoming and ambitious which is kind and caring, with remarkably strong relationships between staff and pupils where you can see and feel the shared values of respect and responsibility in and out of lessons where there is a remarkable sense of community where staff have extremely high expectations where pupils behave impeccably where pupils from diverse backgrounds work extremely well together to achieve very high standards with confident learners who focus especially hard in lessons and use lesson time extremely well where pupils 'thrive' and 'flourish' where pupils achieve exceptionally well in national examinations which is a safe and inspiring place to learn where the school motto 'effort achieves' pervades all aspects of school life where staff at all levels speak very highly of the support and professional development they receive where staff 'love working'


The Sensory Support Centre (SSC) at Hazelwick School caters for D/deaf and Visually Impaired students. We aim to provide a personalised level of support to enable students to become independent learners and to promote the social inclusion within the school.



The staff team consists of the Teacher in Charge/Teacher of the Deaf and a dedicated team of Communication Support Assistants. All staff within the department have training to BSL Level 2,3 or 6. We provide a wireless FM system for each student to support the maximum use of residual hearing in the classroom.



For September 2025, we are looking for:


an experienced teacher who will strive to improve the quality of education and learning opportunities of students who are deaf or have a hearing loss a teacher who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and is committed to excellence and high student achievement a teacher who is able to teach KS3 and KS4 a teacher with a passion for working with young people and a perseverance to make a difference to them and their future a teacher with a focus on their own professional development and a drive to work with us to become the best teacher they can be


Visits to the school are welcome. Please email recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk for further information.



For further details about this post and to apply, please go to our school website: www.hazelwick.org



Please return your application by 9am on Wednesday 9th July 2025.



You are encouraged to submit your application form as soon as possible, as there may be occasions where we will close a vacancy and interview before the closing date.

Job Details

Salary: 33,075 - 50,471 plus TLR 2c, currently 8,279 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-time

Location: Crawley RH10 1SX

Interviews: Interview date to be advised

What You Need to Succeed

To be successful in this role you will need to:


strive to improve the quality of education and learning opportunities of student who are deaf or have a hearing loss be able to enthuse, motivate and engage students be committed to excellence and high student achievement

Further Information

Hazelwick School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

How to Apply

Visits to the school are welcome. Please email recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk to arrange a tour of the school or for further information about the post.



For further details about this post and to apply, please go to our school website: www.hazelwick.org



Please return your completed application form by 9am on Wednesday 9th July 2025.



You are encouraged to submit your application form, by email, as soon as possible, as there may be occasions where we will close a vacancy and interview once sufficient applications have been received.

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Job Reference: SCHO00643