Job Description

Reference
HUL/25/0172

Full Time Equivalent Salary (based on a 37 hour working week)

31586 - 34314


Occupational group
Education - Non Teaching
Job term
Part Time Term Time
Appointment type
Permanent
Hours
32.5
Division
Children and Family Services - Directorate
Closing Date
16 May 2025
Proposed Shortlisting Date
19 May 2025
Proposed Interview Date
05 June 2025
Place of work
IPASS, Hull HU9 4HD
For an informal discussion please contact
Rebecca Winks
Contact telephone
01482 976320

The role is 32.5 hours, term time only, actual salary is 24,183 to 26,272.

Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for Deaf children and young people?

Hull City Council is looking for exceptional individuals like you to join the Integrated Physical and Sensory Service - IPASS team. If you have experience of working with Deaf children and young people and have excellent IT and communication skills, then we have an exciting opportunity for you!



We are seeking to recruit a knowledgeable and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to our IPASS Sensory Support Service for Deaf Children. You will be required to work flexibly across mainstream settings, for children 0-25 as well as children in the IPASS Primary and Secondary Resource Bases.



A British Sign Language (BSL) level 2 qualification is desirable or willingness to train. A NVQ Level 4 or equivalent qualification is desired, along with skills and experience of working with young people working across the curriculum. It would be beneficial to have experience in a range of educational environments. This could be pre-school, primary, secondary, special or post-16.



You will have good understanding of IT based systems, including Microsoft Office. A friendly and professional manner is essential as you will be dealing with children and young people, parents, mainstream colleagues and external organisations.



Duties will involve supporting deaf children in their learning environment and enabling their access to the lesson content. You will be expected to plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals/groups under the supervision of a Qualified Teacher of the Deaf. You will be expected to assess, record and report on pupils' achievement, progress and development. You will be required to troubleshoot problems with hearing technology and support the children with their hearing technology management. The role will require using your initiative, as an ability to adjust activities according to pupil responses/needs as necessary. You will need to establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.



It is imperative that the successful candidate promotes and safeguards the welfare of children and young people they support.



Duties will also include delivering training to staff, establishing constructive relationships and communication with other agencies/ professionals, in liaison with the teacher to support achievement and progress of pupils.



You must be able to move efficiently between a number of locations in any one day as necessary.



For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rebecca Winks, on 01482 976320 or rebeccawinks@hullcc.gov.uk



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Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.



We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.



We adopt a 'name blind' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.



We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.



The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.


Any offer of employment to the above post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced & Childrens Barring List Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.