British Sign Language Tutor - Waverley Court

British Sign Language Tutor

Waverley Court

Salary: £33,287 - £39,129 (pro‑rate for part‑time & sessional)

Hours:

36 per week, 39 weeks

Part‑time & Job share will be considered.

This position is part of the Deaf Support Team. The BSL tutor will:

• Teach BSL in educational establishments and to families.
• Provide training, create and deliver courses for parents and staff in BSL.

Applicants must have experience teaching BSL to adults and working/engaging effectively with families and their deaf children. They must possess fluent BSL skills to SCQF 8 or above, or equivalent.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide a sample lesson plan as part of a writing assessment before the interview. A reading assessment and BSL skills test will also be required as part of the in‑person interview.

For informal enquiries, please contact

Regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will need to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. If an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more outside the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.

An unconditional offer and commencement in the post will be subject to satisfactory outcomes of both checks.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best  recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds.

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture, we are transitioning to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based interview approach. This will assess how you think and how you bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.