BSL Interpreter & Access Coordinator

Southampton City Council; Southampton; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension

Generous holidays

Flexible working options

Training and development

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Southampton City Council is seeking a permanent, full-time BSL Interpreter & Access Coordinator to join our Specialist Teacher Advisory Service. You will provide a BSL interpretation service within the council and support deaf young people’s independence across educational settings.

The role requires extensive experience with the Deaf community, strong BSL credentials (level 6) or willingness to complete, and excellent organisational and communication skills along with a commitment to

Qualifications

• Experience working within the Deaf community and with BSL users.
• Experience working with children and young people.
• Level 6 BSL qualification or registered interpreter status, or willingness to complete.
• Experience interpreting for Deaf people.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Commitment to inclusion and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Provide a BSL interpretation service within the council.
• Collaborate with professionals and educational settings.
• Support Deaf young people’s independence.

Skills

Deaf community experience

Interpreting

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Safeguarding commitment

Education

BSL Level 6 qualification

Registered BSL interpreter

Willing to complete qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent, full-time BSL Interpreter & Access Coordinator to join our Specialist Teacher Advisory Service.

About the team

We are a team of teachers and other professionals who are working with children and young people from birth to 25 years old who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing and/or with vision loss to make a difference to their lives and to allow them to make equitable access to education. You will work alongside the team to provide a BSL interpretation service within the council whilst also working with other professionals and educational settings and to support d/Deaf young people’s independence.

We require:

• A practitioner who has considerable experience of working within the Deaf community and with BSL users and with a strong understanding of Deaf culture
• Someone with experience of working with children and young people
• Someone with at least a level 6 BSL qualification who is registered as an BSL interpreter, or prepared to complete this qualification
• Someone with experience of interpreting for Deaf people
• Someone with strong organisational and communication skills
• Someone with a commitment to inclusion and safeguarding

What we can offer you:

Salary: The salary band for this role is £43,150 - £47,664. The starting salary is £43,150 with annual progression through the salary bands.

Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.

• Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution
• Generous holiday 25–34 days, based on role and service
• Flexible working options (role-dependent)
• Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
• Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
• Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
• Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
• Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
• Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
• Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
• Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
• Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer

For further information on our benefits package please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)