The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.Job detailsJob details Job reference VAC007243 Date posted 25/07/2025 Application closing date 07/09/2025 Location Elmfield House Sensory Support Service Greystoke Avenue Southmead BS10 6AY Salary BG9: £31,067 - £33,366 pro-rata term time only - 39 weeks Package Blank Contractual hours 15 Basis Part time Job category/type Blank AttachmentsSpecialist Teaching Assistant - Hearing Job descriptionPermanent, Part Time 15 hours per week.We are looking for enthusiastic Specialist Teaching Assistant to join our Service.This is an exciting opportunity to work in a well-established service with a commitment to quality improvement. This post involves providing support to children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing, adapting and producing resources, using technology and supporting the use of equipment such as assistive listening devices.STA work with teachers of the deaf to provide targeted interventions in college, school, nursery or the home. These interventions will include language development, encouraging the use of equipment and social and emotional support.This is a peripatetic post covering 4 local authorities (Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bath & NE Somerset). You will need to be able to communicate effectively with a variety of professionals, parents and children and have a good level of experience of working with children and who have SEN and direct experience working with children. We welcome applicants with lived experience in the use of assistive listening devices, notetakers or educational support. Travelling to and between different settings is required.Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.Why Bristol City Council?At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles, hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.How do I apply?If you share our and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.It is Bristol City Council’s practice to request references for candidates that have been offered a job. However, if you are applying for a job that requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check then we will request your references once you have been invited to an interview.We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.Interview will be held the week beginning 22.9.25.Please contact us if you would like further information. Tel. 0117 903 8441 or Please ask for Sarah Evans or Jo McPherson.Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.Job title Specialist Teaching Assistant - Hearing Job reference VAC007243 Date posted 25/07/2025 Application closing date 07/09/2025 Location Elmfield House Sensory Support Service Greystoke Avenue Southmead BS10 6AY Salary BG9: £31,067 - £33,366 pro-rata term time only - 39 weeks Package Blank Contractual hours 15 Basis Part time Job category/type Blank Attachments Job descriptionPermanent, Part Time 15 hours per week.We are looking for enthusiastic Specialist Teaching Assistant to join our Service.This is an exciting opportunity to work in a well-established service with a commitment to quality improvement. This post involves providing support to children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing, adapting and producing resources, using technology and supporting the use of equipment such as assistive listening devices.STA work with teachers of the deaf to provide targeted interventions in college, school, nursery or the home. These interventions will include language development, encouraging the use of equipment and social and emotional support.This is a peripatetic post covering 4 local authorities (Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bath & NE Somerset). You will need to be able to communicate effectively with a variety of professionals, parents and children and have a good level of experience of working with children and who have SEN and direct experience working with children. We welcome applicants with lived experience in the use of assistive listening devices, notetakers or educational support. Travelling to and between different settings is required.Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.Why Bristol City Council?At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles, hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.How do I apply?If you share our and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.It is Bristol City Council’s practice to request references for candidates that have been offered a job. However, if you are applying for a job that requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check then we will request your references once you have been invited to an interview.We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.Interview will be held the week beginning 22.9.25.Please contact us if you would like further information. Tel. 0117 903 8441 or Please ask for Sarah Evans or Jo McPherson.Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.
