Teacher of the Deaf – Hammersmith & Fulham

Salary range: £57,632 – £62,496 pro rata, per annum (actual salary £23,052 – £24,998 per annum) + SEN allowance depending on qualifications and experience
Work location: 145 King Street, Hammersmith, W6 9JT
Hours per week: 40%
Contract type: Permanent
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check

About the role
Hammersmith & Fulham, rated nationally by Ofsted as one of the top Local Authorities, we never stop moving forward. Our ambition is to focus even more on increasing the quality of our practice and the work with children, young people, and families to sustain positive change. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision.

Are you passionate about supporting and developing children and young people’s access to learning? Does your experience show your understanding of deaf children & young people and how their difficulties can impact their achievements, interactions and relationships with others?

We are ambitious for our children, young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Hammersmith & Fulham. Our overarching local vision is for children and young people to lead happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives. Our Children’s Services are recognized for their quality of provision and outcomes. We are also ambitious in our commitment to supporting the aspirations of our learning community to achieve independence in adulthood with a vision of early intervention, working with education settings, local partners and families to ensure that learning needs of children and young people are met at the earliest point and are supported to be included in mainstream provision.

We are looking for enthusiastic Qualified Teacher of The Deaf (QToD) colleagues to join our well established Sensory Team.

The Sensory Team is part of the high performing dynamic multi-professional INSPIRE service. At the heart of our delivery is innovation and excellence, with a commitment and determination to ensure all children and young people are sensitively enabled to reach their full potential. The service is placed within a large group of specialists including peripatetic teachers for Autism, Vision and Multi-Sensory Impairment.

Teacher of the Deaf manages an individual caseload of deaf children/young people aged 0-25 working closely with maintained nurseries and early year’s settings in the private, voluntary, and independent sectors, schools, and post 16 providers to deliver high quality specialist interventions to support the learning and development of deaf children/young people and support their families, to ensure they have equal access to education opportunities, sustain progress and enable them to achieve their full potential.

Our mission is to be the best council. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you’re looking to develop your career in a fast-paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Contact details for an informal discussion: Andrea Boswell, Senior Specialist Teacher via email on [email protected]

Closing date: 15 July 2026
Interview Date: Week Commencing 20 July 2026

Our People Values:
How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair
We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Our commitment to you:
At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community – it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Asking for Adjustments
We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at [email protected] or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU.

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.