Job introduction

Job Title: Sensory Operational Lead Hearing Impaired (HI)

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities.   Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. 

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

Our Practice Model – “Our City, Our Children, Together” – was chosen by colleagues, parents and carers, children, and young people to reflect our collective commitment to working collaboratively, it is more than just a practice model, it is a shared vision. Every part of this model has been co-produced with the people who access and deliver our services. It represents our values, our relationships, and our belief that, by working together, we can create the best outcomes for children, young people, and their networks. This is a model we can be proud of and one that truly belongs to all of us.

The Role:

• The role of Sensory Operational Lead (HI) will be to provide outstanding leadership & guidance and to undertake the operational management of the staff within the specialist sensory support service. To promote and support the inclusion of sensory pupils within their local mainstream schools
• In the role of Sensory Operational Lead (HI)you will develop and monitor systems for allocating support/resources to pupils in accordance with recognised NATSIP criteria. Ensure that all activities delivered by the service are of high quality and have a demonstrable impact. Draft performance reports in order to monitor the impact of the sensory support service on improving pupil outcomes. Develop tracking and monitoring systems in order to cost pupil support packages and ensure resource best reflects need
• Delivery of a part-time caseload, providing specialist teaching, and advice to deaf children, young people and their families
• The role of Sensory Operational Lead (HI) requires you to provide specialist guidance for LCC agencies relating to service development and implementation of processes for deaf children e.g. resource provision placement and to liaise closely with other agencies and Manchester Implant Centre in order to ensure seamless and effective provision for implanted children and young people
  Your demonstrable knowledge as an Sensory Operational Lead (HI) will include:
• Mandatory Teacher of the Deaf qualification (MQ) & wide-ranging experience of supporting across the age-range 0 – 19yrs
• Experience of performance managing staff and appraisal target setting
• Ability to lead & deploy our highly experienced team of Qualified Teachers of the Deaf, Educational Audiologist, Teaching Assistants, Nursery Nurses, Communication Support Workers & BSL Deaf Educational Instructor
• Ability to work closely with other agencies such as the Head of the Specialist Speech and Language Therapy service, Head of Audiology (Alder Hey), Clinical Lead of Manchester CI Centre and our commissioned primary Deaf Resource Base
• Having high aspirations & outcomes for all deaf pupils and will promote the successful inclusion and learning opportunities for deaf children
• Having excellent understanding of deafness and its impact on a child’s learning

Our offer to you:

• Teachers Pay and Conditions (Burgundy Book)
• 32.4 contracted hours per working week
• Term-time only
• Agile working (role dependent) - a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception.
• Part of the Teachers Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave  
• Discounted Gym Memberships 
• Employee Volunteering Scheme 
• Medicash 

Next steps:
Closing date: Midnight Wednesday 15th October 2025
Shortlisting date: Thursday 16th October 2025
Interview date: Friday 24th October 2025
Interview type: Task/Presentation and Interview Questions

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Chris Haigh, current Sensory Operational Lead (HI) Chris Haigh Chris.Haigh@liverpool.gov.uk 

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Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.  Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

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