Teacher of Vision Impaired Children and Young People (SEN Support Services)

Job Introduction

About Us

The Vision Impairment Team is part of the wider Special Educational Needs Support Services (SENSS) in Oxfordshire. You will join a well-established team that is highly regarded by educational settings and other services and organisations. 

Qualified Teachers of Vision Impaired Children and Young People work across Oxfordshire and with children and young people from 0 to 25, their families, schools, and settings.

About the Role

Exact details of the caseload for this role will be dependent on the service delivery needs and will take into consideration the knowledge and skills of the successful candidate. 

The role starts as soon as possible, and is permanent and full-time (1.0FTE). However, requests for part time working will also be considered.

About you

You will be an outstanding teacher with a sound knowledge of how children and young people learn and how learning can be facilitated in the classroom.  You will have a broad and experience-based knowledge of special educational needs and disability. 

Ideally you will be a Qualified Teacher of Vision Impaired Children and Young People holding the mandatory QTVI qualification or be training towards this. This role would also suit an exceptional teaching practitioner interested in working in this specialist field and willing to undertake mandatory training. 

A clear commitment to inclusive education, high aspirations for pupil outcomes, and the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-agency team is essential. 

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be creative, resilient, reflective, adaptable and solution focussed.

Rewards and benefits

The role is on Teachers Pay and Conditions.  

Would you like to know more?

We encourage an informal discussion prior to application. For more information about this post, please contact SENSS Vision Impairment Team Manager, Liz Holmes on Elizabeth.holmes@oxfordshire.gov.uk or 07990 831543.

Our commitment to:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Our commitment to:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to:
Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council 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 these commitments.

Our commitment to:
Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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