Teaching Assistant | Specialist Visual Impairment Support

Aspire People; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Dedicated consultant support

Free CPD training

Long-term and flexible work across SEW

Job summary

Aspire People are seeking a Teaching Assistant to support a Year 9 pupil with complete visual impairment in a Cardiff secondary school.

You will use Braille across the curriculum and adapt materials to ensure accessible lessons. The role involves working with staff to support independent learning and includes experience with the Mantis device.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting pupils with complete visual impairment.
• Confident Braille skills; Maths and Science knowledge helpful.
• Experience adapting classroom materials for a blind learner.
• Enhanced DBS for Children, or willingness to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support to a Year 9 pupil.
• Use Braille to support learning across subjects.
• Adapt and modify resources to be accessible.
• Help pupil access a broad secondary curriculum.
• Support learning with the Mantis device.

Skills

Braille

Mantis device

Adapt materials

DBS Update Service

Tools

Mantis device

Job description

Teaching Assistant - Cardiff | Specialist Visual Impairment Support

Location: Cardiff. Pay: Competitive daily rate. Start date: Immediate. Working hours: Full-time.

Aspire People are looking for an experienced Teaching Assistant to support a Year 9 pupil with complete visual impairment in a secondary school in Cardiff.

This specialist role requires someone with strong Braille skills who can support learning across the secondary curriculum and adapt classroom materials to ensure the pupil can access lessons independently and confidently.

The Role

• Provide one-to-one support to a completely blind Year 9 pupil
• Use Braille to support learning across a range of secondary subjects, including Maths and Science
• Adapt and modify classroom resources and learning materials to make them accessible
• Support the pupil to access a broad secondary curriculum
• Use a Mantis device to support learning and communication
• Work closely with teaching staff to ensure appropriate learning support is in place

Requirements

• Experience supporting pupils with complete visual impairment
• Confident Braille skills, ideally including Maths and Science
• Experience adapting classroom materials for a blind learner
• Knowledge of the Mantis device
• Ability to support learning across the secondary curriculum
• Enhanced DBS for Children on the DBS Update Service, or willingness to obtain one

Why Join Aspire People

• Competitive rates of pay
• Dedicated consultant support
• Free CPD training, including safeguarding
• Opportunities for long-term and flexible work across South East Wales

Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.