Specialist Support Teacher

Job introduction

Job title: Specialist Support Teacher

Salary: £32,916 to £51,048 (plus Max. SEN Allowance of £5,497) per annum

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

The role:

• The Specialist Support Teacher role provides a unique opportunity to advise and work in collaboration with SENDCos, Headteachers, setting managers, teachers, practitioners and external agencies/voluntary organisations, and parents
• The post holder will offer strategic support and guidance in establishing and addressing school SEND priorities and inclusive practices and advice on the assessment and identification of special educational needs as part of the assess, plan, do review cycle, to ensure positive short and longer-term outcomes for pupils with SEND across the city
• We are currently looking for a candidate who is very experienced with SEND in the foundation and primary key stages and also willing to work in secondary maintained schools, academies or free schools, and post-16 establishments, if necessary
• The Specialist Support Teacher post may include partnership working with the SEN Team to complete educational advices (Appendix Bs) for the EHC needs assessment for children and young people from 0-25 who are not on roll in an educational setting
• As a Specialist Support Teacher, the post holder must be an accomplished, dynamic, motivated and an appropriately qualified teacher with extensive SEND experience. They must be committed to independently developing and evolving their expertise in SEND, including SEND Law, the SEND Code of practice, SEND Reforms and the EHCP process, as well as updating their knowledge of new strategies, approaches, resources and publications, in order to implement and review effective practices

Our offer to you:

• Teachers Pay and Conditions with a hybrid working model
• Agile working (role dependent) - a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception.
• Part of the Teachers Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Employee Volunteering Scheme
• Medicash

Next steps:

Closing date: midnight on Sunday 14 June 2026
Shortlisting date: mid-to-late June 2026
Interview date: 15 and 17 July 2026
Interview type: face-to-face

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Once the role has closed, you will not be able to submit an application, and we are unable to reopen the vacancy for you to complete it. We strongly recommend submitting your application well in advance of the closing date to avoid disappointment.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Alison Woodburn via alison.woodburn@liverpool.gov.uk.

Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council:

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

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