Assistive Technology and Additional Support Needs Teacher (Secondary). Job in Edinburgh Educati[...]

Edinburgh Innovations; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading University in Edinburgh is seeking a senior staff member for the CALL Scotland team, dedicated to enhancing assistive technology for students with additional support needs. This permanent position requires a commitment to supporting learners effectively while managing various tasks across the Scottish education landscape. The role offers competitive remuneration, potential for part-time arrangements, and encourages a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive staff benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension schemes

Family-friendly initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience working with learners in secondary education with assistive technology.
• Experience handling digital assessment arrangements for examinations.
• Ability to deliver effective Professional Learning for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Providing assistive technology assessment and support to individual learners.
• Leading work around digital assessment arrangements with SQA.
• Developing and delivering components of Professional Learning.

Skills

Expertise in assistive technology

Knowledge of digital assessment arrangements

People management

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Description

Grade UE08: 49559 to 60907 per annum

CAHSS/Moray House School of Education and Sport/CALL Scotland

Fulltime: 35 hours per week

Openended (permanent)

The Opportunity:

This post is for a senior member of staff within the longestablished CALL Scotland team. CALL Scotland is a unit within the Moray House School of Education and Sport that is primarily funded by Scottish Government to lead the application of assistive technology for children and young people with additional support needs in Scotland. You will be responsible for:

• providing assistive technology assessment and supportto a caseload of individual learners;

• leading CALLs work around digital assessment arrangementswith SQA;

• developing and delivering components of CALLs Professional Learning;

• creating information resourcesand

• responding to requests for assistance online and by telephone;

• managing delivery of CALL services to local authorities;

• creating learning resources and informational materials;

• contributing to strategic planning to meet CALL University and Scottish Government objectives.

This post is fulltime (35 hours per week); however we are open to considering parttime or flexible working patterns. We are looking to appoint on an openended contract but a fixed term secondment would also be considered. The post requires travel around Scotland. Working from home is possible on occasion but you will need to work with the CALL team in Edinburgh and campus working will be involved.

The salary for this post is 49559 to 60907 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Expertise and experience working with learners in secondary education who use assistive technology.

• Knowledge and experience of working with pupils who require digital assessment arrangements for examinations.

• Expertise and experience of working with education and allied health professionals at school and local authority levels.

• Proven ability to devise and deliver effective Professional Learning for anyone working with learners with ASN including parents and carers.

• Proven ability to manage a wide varied and complex workload.

• Excellent interpersonal people management and negotiating skills.

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

CV

Cover letter

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary.

• An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.

• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.

• Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and familyfriendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages(opens new browser tab).

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Offices English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.

Please note if the role is offered on a parttime basis it may result in sponsorship being dependent on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant or the role no longer meeting the Home Offices criteria for sponsorship.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 3 June 2025.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Presentations and interviews will be held on w/c 16 June 2025.

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 49559 - 60907