Specialist Support Teacher

Liverpool City Council; Little Hulton; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Teachers Pension Scheme

Public sector leave and holidays

Flexible/agile working

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work

Travel allowance

Car lease options

Volunteer schemes

Medicash

Job summary

Liverpool City Council is seeking a Specialist Teacher with strong SEND expertise to support across primary to secondary settings. The role involves advising SENDCos, leaders and families, and applying the assess-plan-do-review framework to improve outcomes for pupils with SEND.

The post requires experience in SEND and a Level 7 qualification, with flexible roles across sites and homes where appropriate. Also, a hybrid working model and access to Teachers Pension Scheme are offered, alongside

Qualifications

• This role requires an accomplished, dynamic teacher with extensive SEND experience.
• An appropriately qualified teacher with Level 7 SEND qualifications is essential.
• Collaboration with SENDCos, headteachers and external agencies is expected.

Responsibilities

• Advise and work with SENDCos, headteachers, setting managers, teachers and parents across schools.
• Provide strategic support and guidance on SEND priorities and inclusive practices.
• Assist with EHCP processes and Appendix B educational advice where needed.

Education

QTS

Level 7 SEND qualifications

Job description

Job title and salary

Specialist TeacherSalary: MPS/UPS + SEN Max (MPS1 – UPS3: £34069 - £52835 plus SEN £5690)

Location

Location: Cunard Building is our office base which we are required to visit on occasion, but the role is largely peripatetic working, in primary or secondary mainstream schools and sometimes homes (for Appendix B’s) across the city combined with home working (when possible).

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!

The role

This exciting role provides a unique opportunity to be part of the delivery of the new ‘Experts at Hand offer’ across Liverpool. You will advise and work in collaboration with SENDCos, Headteachers, setting managers, teachers, practitioners and external agencies/voluntary organisations, and parents. The role can involve challenge, strategic support and guidance in establishing and addressing school SEND priorities and inclusive practices and advice on the assessment and identification of special educational needs as part of the assess, plan, do review cycle, to ensure positive short and longer-term outcomes for pupils with SEND across the city. We are currently looking for 4 candidates in all. 3 candidates, with significant experience within SEND in the foundation and primary key stages and 1 candidate who is very experienced within SEND across the secondary key stages. All candidates must be willing to work across all key stages in maintained schools, academies or free schools including Post 16 establishments, if necessary. In addition, the position may include partnership working with the SEN team to complete educational advices (Appendix B’s) for the EHC needs assessment for children and young people from 0-25, who are not on roll in an educational setting.

The successful candidate must be an accomplished, dynamic, motivated and an appropriately qualified teacher with extensive SEND experience and additional SEND (level 7) qualifications. They must be committed to independently developing and evolving their expertise in SEND, including SEND Law, the SEND Code of practice, SEND Reforms and the EHCP process, as well as updating their knowledge of new strategies, approaches, resources and publications, in order to implement and review effective practices.

Our offer to you

Holidays as per Teacher’s Pay and Conditions

Teacher’s Pay and Conditions with a hybrid working model

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 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 Wednesday 25 November 2026

Shortlisting date: Thursday 26 November 2026

Interview date: Friday 4th and Monday 7 December 2026

Interview type: Face to face

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.

Equal Opportunities and Access

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.

Eligibility to work in the UK

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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