Visual Impairment Team Leader

CEMP; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational support service is seeking a Team Leader for their Vision Impairment Team. This role involves overseeing a dedicated team to enhance the learning outcomes for children and young people facing sensory challenges. You will be responsible for line management and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring positive experiences for those with vision impairments across the region. Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong commitment to education are essential.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services

Flexible working opportunities

Local Government Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Evidence of impacting outcomes for sensory impaired children.
• Experience in line management or ability to step into this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Vision Impairment / Multisensory Impairment Team.
• Collaborate with parents, educational settings, and care colleagues.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Creative planning

Partnership working

Education

Qualified Teacher of children with vision impairment

Job description

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Team Leader | 8054 | permanent contract | 32.5 hours per week | £59,163 to £65,282 per annum | Teachers Pay and Conditions Leadership points 8-12 | Norwich

We have an exciting opportunity within the Virtual School Sensory Support (VSSS) for a Team Leader for the Vision Impairment / Multisensory Impairment Team.

The VSSS has a strong local and national reputation and delivers positive outcomes for children and young people who are blind, vision impaired and/or deaf. The service consists of Qualified Teachers, Specialist Support Assistants, the habilitation team and a technology/resources team.

Norfolk's VSSS is located within the SEND and Inclusion Service and works closely with wider SEND and inclusion teams and services across Children's Services. Within the vision / multisensory impairment team there are several Qualified Teachers, Specialist Support Assistants and Habilitation Officers.

To be successful, you will be able to evidence a strong track record in positively impacting on outcomes for children and young people with vision / multisensory impairment.

You will be a Qualified Teacher of children and young people with vision impairment / multisensory impairment and will have some experience in line management or be able to demonstrate the skills and understanding to effectively step into this role.

Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to plan creatively and work in partnership with parents, carers, educational settings and health and social care colleagues successfully are essential for this role.

This is a unique opportunity to join the leadership team within the VSSS and positively impact on outcomes for sensory impaired children and young people across Norfolk.

Norfolk County Council supports hybrid working with options to use modern, well equipped office facilities and working from home. Whilst there will be a need to develop an understanding of the Norfolk education system and build relationships with schools, settings and wider partners, we welcome discussions with candidates who may not live in Norfolk or from those who are interested in relocating to the county.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Victoria Zielinski, Head of Virtual School Sensory Support, on 01603 224149 or email

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• Norfolk Rewards our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
  

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 15 June 2025

All other applicants closing date: 22 June 2025

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