Teacher of the Deaf
Hazelwick School, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1SX3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 or January 2026
Closing date
20 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-time, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,075 - £50,471 including Fringe Area Allowance
Additional allowances
SEND Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Sensory Support Centre (SSC) at Hazelwick School caters for D/deaf and Visually Impaired students. We aim to provide a personalised level of support to enable students to become independent learners and to promote the social inclusion within the school.
The staff team consists of the Teacher in Charge/Teacher of the Deaf and a dedicated team of Communication Support Assistants. All staff within the department have training to BSL Level 2,3 or 6. We provide a wireless FM system for each student to support the maximum use of residual hearing in the classroom.
For September 2025 or January 2026, we are looking for:
•an experienced teacher who will strive to improve the quality of education and learning opportunities of students who are deaf or have a hearing loss
•a teacher who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and is committed to excellence and high student achievement
•a teacher who is able to teach KS3 and KS4
•a teacher with a passion for working with young people and a perseverance to make a difference to them and their future
•a teacher with a focus on their own professional development and a drive to work with us to become the best teacher they can be
•Hazelwick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and communicates a clear framework to employees. Safeguarding is a key aspect of every role and all staff must have read and be fully aware of the Child Protection Policy. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
What the school offers its staff
We offer a range of benefits to all our staff including:
• an excellent CPD programme
• Microsoft Surface for all teaching staff
• free onsite gym for staff
• free yoga classes and circuit training
• employee benefits package, including discounts at high street shops and supermarkets
• employee assistance programme
• cycle to work scheme
• on site car parking
Further information about the job
TEACHER OF THE DEAF
MPS/UPS plus SEND Allowance
Join Hazelwick – a popular, highly-successful and happy community where our students enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching, where Ofsted judged us to be outstanding in all areas (October 2023).
Our shared vision is “for each and every student to achieve their maximum potential.”
Recruitment incentives of up to £10,000 may be available for suitable candidates
Hazelwick is a high achieving and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed secondary school with 1500 students in Years 7 – 11 and 383 students in the 6th form.
As one of the highest performing schools in West Sussex, with a Progress 8 score of +0.30, (2024) we have an unwavering focus on enabling our students to achieve their maximum potential.
Hazelwick is an outstanding school. According to our recent outstanding Ofsted reports (2022 & 2023), Hazelwick is a school
- which is very successful, welcoming and ambitious
- which is kind and caring, with remarkably strong relationships between staff and pupils
- where you can see and feel the shared values of respect and responsibility in and out of lessons
- where there is a remarkable sense of community
- where staff have extremely high expectations
- where pupils behave impeccably
- where pupils from diverse backgrounds work extremely well together to achieve very high standards
- with confident learners who focus especially hard in lessons and use lesson time extremely well
- where pupils ‘thrive’ and ‘flourish’
- where pupils achieve exceptionally well in national examinations
- which is a safe and inspiring place to learn
- where the school motto ‘effort achieves’ pervades all aspects of school life
- where staff at all levels speak very highly of the support and professional development they receive
- where staff ‘love working’
Visits to the school are welcome. Please email recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk to arrange a tour of the school or for further information about the post.
For further details about this post and to apply, please go to our school website: www.hazelwick.org
Please return your completed application form by 11.59pm on Sunday 20th July 2025
You are encouraged to submit your application form, by email, as soon as possible, as there may be occasions where we will close a vacancy and interview once sufficient applications have been received.
Commitment to safeguarding
Hazelwick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and communicates a clear framework to employees. Safeguarding is a key aspect of every role and all staff must have read and be fully aware of the Child Protection Policy. All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Hazelwick School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1890 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hazelwick School website
- Email address
- recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01293584604
Hazelwick is a high achieving, oversubscribed and Ofsted 'Outstanding' 11-18 mixed secondary school in West Sussex. we are incredibly proud of our reputation, and of our students, who are fantastic ambassadors for our school.
Our purpose is to maximise the academic achievement and wellbeing of every student at Hazelwick and our staff are essential to that.
We are committed to developing our inclusive workplace, welcoming staff rom all backgrounds and cultures, investing in training and development, and providing a work environment to promote employee well-being and feeling of community spirit - our low staff turnover rate pays tribute to this.
Hazelwick is in the excellent commuter location of Crawley, West Sussex, close to Gatwick Airport with great access and transport links via the M23 and Three Bridges railway station to London, East Croydon, Brighton and the South Coast. Many of our staff travel to Crawley from Brighton - we are the first school on the train line from Brighton to attract the Fringe Area Allowance.
Arranging a visit to Hazelwick School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk.
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