Vision Impairment Education Specialist for Children

Education Authority; Craigavon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Education Authority invites applications for a Teacher for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment to join the regional Sensory Service, delivering support to children, families and education providers across the region. The base will be in the Silverwood office, with travel throughout the region as needed.

You will assess, plan and deliver specialist teaching for print and tactile learners, support families from diagnosis, and work with schools to promote inclusive practices and

Responsibilities

• Carry out detailed assessments, monitoring, specialist teaching and programme planning for children and young people with vision impairment in schools.
• Support families of pre-school children with vision impairment from the point of diagnosis and deliver effective programmes of support within the home, nursery schools and other early years settings.
• Ensure that opportunities of early identification and inclusion are realised through effective team working and application of appropriate intervention strategies working with other professionals, the family and child or young person.
• Carry out functional vision assessments of pupils with vision impairment.
• Interpret and communicate the educational implications of different types and levels of vision impairment.
• Assess children and young people with vision impairment and provide advice, guidance and support to enable them to make the best possible educational progress.
• Promote the use of appropriate classroom strategies, teaching materials, resources including the use of assistive technology to minimise the effect of vision impairment on the educational achievement of the child.
• Plan and prepare regular and updated programmes of work and materials for children and young people with vision impairment when assessment requires this level of support.
• Effectively manage a range of specialist equipment and assistive technology to promote inclusion and independence and support other professionals, parents and young people in their use.
• Advise on specialist equipment and assistive technology for individual pupils.
• Provide direct teaching of tactile skills, braille, touch typing and use of assistive technology.
• Maintain reports of involvement, assessment and progress for each child receiving support.
• Provide reports for Statutory Operations.

Job description

The Education Authority invites applications for a Teacher for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment to join the regional Sensory Service, delivering support to children, families and education providers across the region. The base will be in the Silverwood office, with travel throughout the region as needed.

You will assess, plan and deliver specialist teaching for print and tactile learners, support families from diagnosis, and work with schools to promote inclusive practices and