Specialist Support Teacher

Liverpool City Council; Liverpool; Hybride; GBP 42 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Holidays as per Teachers' Pay

Hybrid working model

Teacher’s Pension Scheme

Progression and training

Health and wellbeing support

Cycle to Work

Salary sacrifice car lease

Family friendly policies

Résumé du poste

Liverpool City Council is seeking a Specialist Teacher to work across Liverpool city schools, delivering SEND support with peripatetic duties and some home working. The role requires strong SEND expertise, Level 7 qualifications, and the ability to engage across all key stages in diverse school settings.

The post involves collaboration with SENDCos, school leaders and external agencies to drive inclusive practices and positive outcomes for pupils with SEND.

Qualifications

• Extensive SEND experience and Level 7 SEND qualifications.
• An accomplished, dynamic teacher committed to SEND improvements.
• Willing to work across all key stages in maintained schools, academies or free schools.

Responsabilités

• Advise and collaborate with SENDCos, Headteachers, setting managers, teachers and external agencies/parents.
• Assist in establishing and addressing school SEND priorities and inclusive practices.
• Provide guidance on assessment and identification of special educational needs within the assess, plan, do, review cycle.

Connaissances

SEND experience

Primary & secondary experience

Level 7 SEND qualifications

Flexible across key stages

Qualified teacher status

Formation

Level 7 SEND qualifications

Description du poste

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Job Reference liverpoolcitycouncil/TP/691/2370

Number of Positions:

4

Contract Type:

Permanent Full Time

Working Hours:

32.44

Location:

City wide

Closing Date:

25/11/2026

Job Category:

Education

Region / Division:

Liverpool

Business Unit:

Job Introduction

Job title: Specialist Teacher

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

Next steps:
Closing date: midnight on Wednesday 25 Novenber 2026
Shortlisting date: Thursday 26 Novenmer 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.

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