Specialist Teacher

Halton; Runcorn; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Term-time only

Teachers Pension

Life Cover

Personal development

Free car parking

Flexible / hybrid

Benefits platform

Car allowance

Job summary

Halton Borough Council is seeking innovative, passionate and highly skilled professionals to join our Experts at Hand Team, delivering specialist teaching and advisory support to schools and other settings across Halton.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to strengthen inclusion for children and young people with SEND, coaching staff, modelling best practice and delivering training on cognition, learning, SEMH and communication.

Responsibilities

• Modelling good practice in classrooms to meet diverse needs of all learners.
• Improving learner outcomes through evidence-based pedagogy and curriculum development.
• Advise and coach teachers, leaders on meeting SEND needs in the classroom.
• Contribute to curriculum planning and assessment design.
• Upskill staff in inclusion or resource base provision.
• Deliver training in cognition and learning, SEMH and communication and interaction.

Job description

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£32,916 - £51,048 (M1-UPS3) plus SEN Allowance of £2,885

Working Hours:

32.5

Location:

Halton Borough Council

Closing Date:

25/10/2026

Job Category:

Teaching

Directorate:

Children's Services Directorate

Department:

Children's Education, Inclusion and Provision

Job Introduction

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

Help Shape the Future of Inclusion

Halton Borough Council and NHS partners are seeking innovative, passionate and highly skilled professionals to join our new Experts at Hand Team, an ambitious and transformative service designed to strengthen inclusion, build capacity within mainstream settings and improve outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

This is a unique opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team that brings specialist expertise directly into schools, early years settings and colleges, ensuring that the right support is available at the right time.

Through coaching, modelling, consultation and practical intervention, our Experts at Hand Team will help educational settings develop the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to meet a diverse range of needs.

Hours:32.5 hours per week based at Rutland House Runcorn as well as schools and settings across Halton and beyond.

Your Contributions:

There’s an exciting opportunity to join the Specialist Teaching and Advisory Service in Halton through the new ‘Experts at Hand’ model. We are a team of specialist teachers and advisors who support staff and pupils in schools with a range of special educational needs. Our vision is to ensure every child is supported and included in their local mainstream schools where possible and upskilling school staff is the way to do this.

More specific responsibilities include:

• Modelling good practice in classrooms to demonstrate a range of strategies, approaches and teaching methods to meet the diverse needs of all learners.
• Improving learner outcomes through evidence-based pedagogical practice, curriculum development and collaborative working
• Advise and coach teachers, leaders and other educational professionals on the best and most effective ways to meet the needs of children with SEND in the classroom
• Contribute to curriculum planning, assessment design and apply challenge where appropriate
• Upskilling and supporting staff in inclusion or resource base provision to maintain high standards
• Deliver a range of training in the areas of cognition and learning, SEMH and communication and interaction

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• Term time only working - A teacher employed full-time must be available for work for 195 days a year
• Membership to Teachers Pension Scheme
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Teachers Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible / hybrid working arrangements available
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Essential Monthly Car User Allowance