Apprentice Specialist Learning Support Assistant – Hearing Impairment

Liverpool City Council

Liverpool (L3 1AH)

Closes in 10 days (Friday 3 July 2026)

Posted on 22 June 2026

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Summary

Join us as an Apprentice Specialist Learning Support Assistant (Hearing Impairment) helping children and young people unlock their potential. This is a unique opportunity to developing specialist skills to support inclusive education and empower learners with hearing impairment to thrive in the classroom and beyond.  

• Wage:

  £23,322 a year

  Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

• Training course: Specialist teaching assistant (level 5)
• Hours: This is a 32.5-hour per week role, with a pro rata salary reflecting the part-time hours. Monday - Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

  32 hours 30 minutes a week

• Start date:

  Monday 10 August 2026

• Duration:

  2 years

• Positions available:

  1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Liaise effectively with Teachers of the Deaf to implement recommended strategies, interventions and reasonable adjustments
• Work collaboratively with class teachers to develop and adapt teaching approaches, resources and strategies to ensure pupils with hearing impairments are fully included and able to make good progress
• Pre-tutoring to introduce key vocabulary, concepts and background knowledge in preparation for lessons
• Post-tutoring to assess understanding, reinforce learning and address any misconceptions
• Sourcing, preparing and adapting learning resources to ensure accessibility to key concepts and lesson objectives
• Providing structured feedback and highlighting any barriers to learning
• Sharing observations on pupil engagement, strengths and areas for development
• Delivering agreed interventions under guidance, with a focus on language development and communication skills
• Monitoring progress and providing regular feedback on outcomes, engagement and the impact of interventions

Where you'll work

Cunard Building
Water Street
Liverpool
L3 1AH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

Training course

Specialist teaching assistant (level 5)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Act in line with policies, processes, and procedures related to statutory frameworks and non-statutory guidance, including safeguarding, implementing the setting’s behaviour policy.
• Establish a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment for learners.
• Establish nurturing, effective working relationships with learners, parents or carers and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate understanding of equality and diversity and sustainable development.
• Undertake dynamic risk assessment of the learning environment.
• Respond to and mitigate potential hazards that may adversely affect a learning environment.
• Contribute to the planning of learning and assessment activities.
• Apply teaching strategies to advance learning, for example scaffolding.
• Select and use safely, appropriate equipment and resources to advance learning.
• Apply an appropriate range of assessment methods, including formative, summative and individual needs-based assessments.
• Analyse assessment outcomes to inform reporting and future planning.
• Provide ongoing feedback to learners and support them to respond to feedback.
• Record and report information related to learners’ progress to a range of stakeholders.
• Collaborate with colleagues and other professionals.
• Advocate for and champion the needs of learners.
• Use a range of research to critically evaluate teaching and assessment approaches and practices.
• Critically evaluate a variety of teaching and assessment methods depending on the learning environments and learners’ needs.
• Improve own practice by undertaking continuous self-reflection including seeking and responding to feedback from varied sources.
• Update and maintain their own knowledge and skills as part of managing their own continuing professional development.
• Communicate information and analysis in a variety of forms to reflect the needs of the audience, for example by providing appropriate advice and guidance to parents or carers.
• Support the development of effective practices in others, for example through mentoring and coaching colleagues.
• Identify, action, and challenge issues and undertake difficult conversations where appropriate.
• Recognise signs of vulnerability in self or colleagues and the appropriate actions required to minimise risks to professional well-being.
• Implement strategies to support the social and emotional well-being of learners.
• Select and use technologies safely and effectively to promote learning.
• Prioritise and manage own workload, for example recognising the importance of capacity.
• Implement national and local SEND policy, practices, processes, and procedures.
• Apply approaches to the assessment and early identification of SEND.
• Apply strategies to adapt provision and practices to support learners with SEND.
• Implement national and local policies, practices, processes, and procedures related to social and emotional well-being.
• Identify and signpost learners in need of social and emotional well-being intervention.
• Apply strategies to support the social and emotional well-being of learners.
• Implement national and local policies, practices, processes, and procedures related to the specific curriculum provision.
• Adapt planning and assessment to support learning and progress in the specific area of curriculum provision.
• Support colleagues by advocating for the specific curriculum provision.
• Act in line with policies, processes, and procedures related to statutory frameworks and non-statutory guidance, including safeguarding, implementing the setting’s behaviour policy.
• Establish a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment for learners.
• Establish nurturing, effective working relationships with learners, parents or carers and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate understanding of equality and diversity and sustainable development.
• Undertake dynamic risk assessment of the learning environment.
• Respond to and mitigate potential hazards that may adversely affect a learning environment.
• Contribute to the planning of learning and assessment activities.
• Apply teaching strategies to advance learning, for example scaffolding.
• Select and use safely, appropriate equipment and resources to advance learning.
• Apply an appropriate range of assessment methods, including formative, summative and individual needs-based assessments.
• Analyse assessment outcomes to inform reporting and future planning.
• Provide ongoing feedback to learners and support them to respond to feedback.
• Record and report information related to learners’ progress to a range of stakeholders.
• Collaborate with colleagues and other professionals.
• Advocate for and champion the needs of learners.
• Use a range of research to critically evaluate teaching and assessment approaches and practices.
• Critically evaluate a variety of teaching and assessment methods depending on the learning environments and learners’ needs.
• Improve own practice by undertaking continuous self-reflection including seeking and responding to feedback from varied sources.
• Update and maintain their own knowledge and skills as part of managing their own continuing professional development.
• Communicate information and analysis in a variety of forms to reflect the needs of the audience, for example by providing appropriate advice and guidance to parents or carers.
• Support the development of effective practices in others, for example through mentoring and coaching colleagues.
• Identify, action, and challenge issues and undertake difficult conversations where appropriate.
• Recognise signs of vulnerability in self or colleagues and the appropriate actions required to minimise risks to professional well-being.
• Implement strategies to support the social and emotional well-being of learners.
• Select and use technologies safely and effectively to promote learning.
• Prioritise and manage own workload, for example recognising the importance of capacity.

Training schedule

• Online classroom
• Visits from work coach either online or in the setting

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Team working
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Other requirements

• This post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• You will be required to travel across the City to meet pupils in our schools

About this employer

The city of Liverpool is world-famous for its cultural offer, and our greatest asset is our people. Our residents deserve the very best from those who serve them and have a council they can be proud of - and you can help play a part in this. We value our employees and aim to create a positive, progressive, and open work culture that supports everyone to thrive.

Company benefits

At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

• Possibility of a permanent position (subject to funding)

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

apprentices@liverpool.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038308.

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Closes in 10 days (Friday 3 July 2026)

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