Teacher of Children with a Vision Impairment
Job Type: Permanent Job Sector: Education Region: West Midlands Location: Coventry Cannon Park School Annexe, Bransford Avenue, Coventry Salary Description: TMS/UPS + SEN 1 or 2 Allowance depending on mandatory qualification Posted: 08/01/2025 Recruiter: Coventry City Council Job Ref: coventrycc/TP/433/10543 Job Views: 2
We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, accepting of all, and free from discrimination and bias.
The Coventry Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Support Service exists to deliver the aspirational challenge set to us by young people with SEND and their families: ‘To Lift the Cloud of Limitation and enable them to enjoy an ordinary life’.
The Sensory Team are specialist (hearing and vision) teachers and support staff providing highly specialist support and advice for children and young people with hearing or vision difficulties in Coventry aged from 0-25.
The post involves:
1. Providing peripatetic teaching support, training, and advice to children with a vision impairment, young people, families, and professionals across Coventry in homes, educational settings, and special schools to enable them to access an inclusive education and thrive.
2. Conducting functional visual assessments to inform the educational implications of vision impairment and reporting to parents, teachers, and other professionals the results of such assessments.
3. Promoting the wellbeing, self-esteem, and self-advocacy skills of children with a vision impairment.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for? We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Teacher of the Visually Impaired to join our team. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to work in a well-established service with a commitment to quality improvement.
A Teacher of the Visually Impaired qualification is desirable; however, applications will be considered from excellent teachers with relevant teaching experience looking to develop their career in working with pupils with a vision impairment. You must be willing and able to undertake specialist mandatory training for this post which is a two-year distance learning course as soon as possible. Successful team-working experience and excellent inter-personal skills are essential.
You will have:
1. Qualified Teacher Status
2. A good level of experience of successfully teaching children who have SEN
3. Good knowledge of how to promote education access for children and young people with a vision impairment or the ability to gain this knowledge.
4. Excellent communication skills
5. Excellent ICT skills to support children with a vision impairment in their learning and provide training.
If you would like an informal discussion about this post or to visit, please contact Joanne Appleton, Sensory Team Lead at joanne.appleton@coventry.gov.uk or Tel 024 76786174.
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
1. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
2. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
3. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date(s): week beginning February 10th.
About Coventry: Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change. We are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit Coventry City Council Vacancies.
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