Sheffield Deaf/Hearing Support Service

2 part-time Specialist Teaching Assistants required from 1st September 2026, to work in the Deaf/Hearing Support Service across our integrated resource provisions.

Post 1: 34 hours per week

Post 2 33 ½ hours per week

Both posts are Monday to Friday (term-time only: 39 weeks)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Deaf/Hearing Support Service as a specialist teaching assistant.

The successful applicants will have experience of working with children and young people across the early years, primary and secondary age phases. Experience of working with d/Deaf students would be advantageous.

The work will involve supporting students in mainstream lessons, and one-to-one or small group work.

BSL (British Sign Language) skills are desirable for this post at Level 2 (equivalent qualifications or experience may be considered) commitment to develop BSL skills is essential and training in BSL may be offered to the successful candidate. An NVQ Level 3 teaching assistant qualification or equivalent is also required.

Although in the first instance these roles will be based in one of our integrated resource provisions, the postholders will be expected to work as an integral part of the service which may include working with d/Deaf students in schools across the key stages and in various settings around the city. There are opportunities to develop experience and expertise in a variety of roles and settings and the postholder may also be required to provide outreach support to students in other schools.

The ability to travel across Sheffield is desirable, travel expenses paid.

For informal enquiries please contact:

Secondary Integrated resource Co-Ordinator; Saffery Coates: Saffery.Coates@sheffield.gov.uk

Louise Antonen our Primary Integrated resource Co-Ordinator: Louise.Antonen@sheffield.gov.uk

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.