Specialist Teacher Vision Impairment - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Specialist Teaching and Learning Services, Kent

Ref:KCC106-1001-49T
Posted:29/06/2022
Pay:MPR/UPR + SEN Allowance
Start Date:September 2022 or January 2023
App Close Date:03/07/2022 at 23:45
Interviews:14 July 2022

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SPECIALIST TEACHER - VISION IMPAIRMENT

MQVI or Training Post

FULL TIME - 1.0 FTE - PERMANENT

(Requests for part time work over 0.6 FTE may be considered)

MPR/UPR plus SEN 2 (MQVI) or SEN 1 (whilst training)

to start September 2022 or January 2023

Based in either Sevenoaks or Tonbridge STLS team

Are you a Qualified Teacher with a passion to work with children and young people with SEND?
Do you hold the Mandatory Qualification in Vision Impairment (MQVI) or want to train to gain this qualification?
Do you want to be a part of a successful countywide team for sensory impairment?

You will be part of a peripatetic teaching service delivering in homes, preschool settings, schools and colleges to support blind and partially sighted children and young people to make good progress in education. The Sensory Service works with children from birth or diagnosis to 25 years.

Applications are welcome from Teachers with a MQVI or those who wish to train to undertake this qualification. For those in the Training Post there will be access to a £10,000 training and mentoring package.

This post will include the provision of specialist support, teaching and advice to enable access to learning and the development of independence for learners with vision impairment. The successful inclusion of learners will be encouraged through the delivery of training to educational staff. The Sensory Service is committed to providing high quality Teaching and Learning support for children and young people with sensory impairment across Kent. The Sensory Service is countywide service and is part of Valence School.

For details about sensory services please contact Lisa Bell, Vision Impairment Coordinator Tel: 07917 224205 lbell@valence.kent.sch.uk

To apply please complete the online application form and the Competencies Form which must be emailed to vacancies@valence.kent.sch.uk

Information about the school

The STLS Sensory Service is comprised of teachers with the Mandatory Qualification for sensory impairment and other sensory support professionals. They provide services in homes, preschools and schools across Kent and operate from 14 different venues.

The STLS Sensory Service supports children and young people with: * Hearing impairment * Visual impairment * Deafblindness (Multi-Sensory Impairment)

What does the STLS Sensory Service provide?

For children and young people with a sensory impairment: * We support young children’s development, communication and exploration through specialist sessions with preschool children and their families in the home. * We build the confidence and capacity of educational settings, schools and colleges to meet sensory needs through information sharing, signposting and training. * We work to support access to the learning environment, curriculum, communication and information through direct work in preschools and schools including the provision of specialist teaching and equipment. * We promote independence, resilience and well-being through close liaison with children and young people, their families, health professionals and the commissioning of support for mobility training and specialist activities

Job Contact Information

Name:Human Resources
Address:Valence School, Westerham Road, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1QN
Telephone: 01959 567841
Email: slowndes@valence.kent.sch.uk

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