Specialist Teacher – Hearing Impairment

Kent County Council; England; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent County Council is seeking an experienced teacher with a Mandatory Qualification for Hearing Impairment to join a countywide peripatetic service. The post supports deaf children across homes, preschools, schools and colleges to achieve good progress.

Based in West Kent at Worrall House, the role includes safeguarding requirements and an enhanced DBS check. Provisional interview date is 20 October 2026; contact Jo Clarke for details.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Mandatory Qualification for Hearing Impairment.
• Experience as a teacher in a peripatetic setting is desirable.
• Proven ability to support deaf students to make good progress.

Responsibilities

• Deliver teaching support in homes, preschool settings, schools and colleges for deaf children.
• Work as part of a peripatetic service based in West Kent, with base at Worrall House.
• Contribute to safeguarding and promote welfare of students.

Education

Mandatory Qualification for Hearing Impairment

Job description

The Physical Disability and Sensory Service welcomes applications from experienced Teachers with a Mandatory Qualification for Hearing Impairment. The post is part of a peripatetic teaching service delivering in homes, preschool settings, schools and colleges to support deaf children to make good progress in education. Base and service delivery in West Kent, you will be based at Worrall House.

The Physical Disability and Sensory Service is a countywide service and is part of KCC. It is committed to providing high-quality Teaching and Learning support for children and young people with sensory impairment across Kent. The Sensory Service works with children from birth or diagnosis; in the home, preschool settings, mainstream schools/academies and special schools.

Main/Upper Pay Scale plus SEN allowance £5,690

Appointment to the post will be by application only. Please see attached JD and Person Specification.

KCC Physical Disability and Sensory Service is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student. The successful applicants will require an enhanced DBS check and references will be taken up before appointment.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification .

Provisional Interview date: 20th October 2026

For further information about the post please contact:

Jo Clarke, Hearing Impairment Coordinator Tel: [phone] or Email: [e-mail]

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.