Salary: Main scale / UPS + TLR 1A + SEN 2 (for those holding the mandatory QToD qualification) Inner London Allowance pay rates apply

Location: Tower Hamlets Learning Advisory Service, 19 Ensign Street, E1 8JD

Hours per week: Up to 32.5 (full time)

Shortlisting Date: Week commencing 1 September 2025

Interview Dates: Monday 15 September & Tuesday 16 September 2025

Start Date: Monday 5 January 2026 (Spring Term)

About Us

Our team includes Qualified Teachers of the Deaf (QToD) and Sensory Support Assistant posts including our BSL Instructor and Bilingual Family Development Worker. We are part of the wider Learning Advisory Service and we work in close partnership with other specialist teams in the borough and with our partners in the health service. As a team we provide advice and support for deaf and partially hearing babies, children and young people, aged 0 – 25, to promote their inclusion, overall progress and the raising of attainment.

The Role

We have new post vacancy for a Team Leader available from January 2026. We are seeking a skilled and experienced Teacher of the Deaf, ideally with previous line management skills, who is familiar with working in an advisory capacity within a diverse, multi-cultural environment.

As a Team Leader, you will:

• Line manage staff in the deaf and partially hearing advisory teacher team, including the work of the linked sensory support assistants
• Promote the appropriate educational and social inclusion of children and young people (CYP) who are deaf or partially hearing across the 0-25 age range, in a variety of educational settings and in family homes, focusing on improving outcomes and raising attainment.
• Ensure that work delivered is compliant with relevant legislation and national quality standards and is in accord with local inclusion and equality policies and strategies.
• Assist the SEND Inclusion Advisor and work alongside the Team Leader for Visual Impairment to advise the LA on strategic policy and practice in relation to the needs of CYP with a sensory loss.
• Maintain and further develop the close joint working with other specialist teams in the borough and with the wide range of different partners in the Health Service.
• Manage the timely allocation of new referrals and maintain caseload and service level performance data.

What We Offer

For candidates with the right qualifications, skills, and experience, we offer:

• Salary: Main scale / UPS + TLR 1A + SEN 2 (for those holding the mandatory QToD qualification).
• Potential Earnings: For a UPS 3 teacher working full-time, the equivalent salary could be up to £75,159 per annum.
• Travel: A travel allowance, or essential car user allowance, is available to support the peripatetic nature of the work

Who We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an exceptional communicator and an experienced practitioner with some prior experience of line management.
• Have experience working with deaf and partially hearing CYP across different age groups.
• Have a wider knowledge of special educational needs (SEN) and a strong commitment to inclusive education.
• Be a well-organised, proactive leader who is and able to work effectively alongside other professional groups and in partnership with parents.

Please see the attached job description for full details. 

If you believe you have the skills and experience required for this role and are excited about working in a dynamic borough like Tower Hamlets, we would love to hear from you!

For more information, please contact Lindsey.Kelly@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class

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