Job introduction

Job title: Advisory Teacher of the Deaf

Salary: M1 to U3 on Teacher's Main Pay Scale (£32,916 - £51,048 per annum, plus SEN Allowance of £5,497

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 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!

Liverpool Children’s Services have high ambitions and are on an improvement journey to become outstanding.  We have an inspirational leadership team who have a fresh vision, dedicated to driving practice forward.  It’s an exciting time to join us and be part of that change.

The role:

• The role of Advisory Teacher of the Deaf will be to provide outstanding teaching & advisory support to promote and support the inclusion of deaf pupils within their local mainstream schools
• The Advisory Teacher of the Deaf will support families to understand the implications of their child’s deafness, how best to promote language development and support their child’s personal amplification equipment or to develop their deaf identify and/or culture
• You will ensure that parents/carers are aware of other agencies and how these can be accessed
• The Advisory Teacher of the Deaf will ensure that parents/carers play a key role in decisions made about their child’s education and progress and produce family-friendly readable reports, ensuring family/pupil voide is included
• Your demonstrable knowledge as an Advisory Teacher of the Deaf will include:
• Mandatory Teacher of the Deaf qualification (MQ) &completion of ECT induction training
• BSL Level 1 sign qualification and progress onto BSL L2 within 2 years of joining the service
• Ability to work closely with other agencies such as the Specialist Speech and Language Therapy service, Audiology Dept at Alder Hey Hospital, Manchester CI Centre and other charitable agencies
• 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:

• Teacher’s Pay and Conditions with a hybrid working model
• Agile working (depending on role) – 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 and Travel Pass Schemes 
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave  
• Discounted Gym Memberships 
• Employee Volunteering Scheme 
• Medicash

Next steps:
Closing date: midnight on Tuesday 14 April 2026
Shortlisting date: Thursday 16 April 2026
Interview date: Tuesday 21 April 2026
Interview type: Task/Presentation and Interview Questions

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Once the role has closed, you will not be able to submit an application, and we are unable to reopen the vacancy for you to complete it. We strongly recommend submitting your application well in advance of the closing date to avoid disappointment.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Julie.Manning@liverpool.gov.uk

Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.

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.

Please be advised it is our understanding that this role does not meet the requirements of a skilled worker visa as set out by UK Visa and Immigration https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-eligible-occupations/skilled-worker-visa-eligible-occupations-and-codes . For details regarding the salary of a skilled worker visa please visit Home Office: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list

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