Specialist Practitioner Vi Team

2 weeks ago


Northallerton, United Kingdom North Yorkshire County Council Full time

**Grade/Band: H**

**Vacancy Hours Post 1: 18.5h; Post 2: 30h**

**Contract Type: Term Time Only**

**Fixed Term Contract End Date: Post 1: Established; Post 2: until 1/9/2024**

**Weekend Working: No**

**Closing Date: Monday 26th June 2023**

**Interview Date: Thursday 6th July 2023**

**Venue for Interview: County Hall, Northallerton**

Are you highly motivated with a desire to improve outcomes for children and young people with a Vision Impairment? An exciting opportunity has arisen for two peripatetic Specialist Practitioners for children with a Vision Impairment with North Yorkshire Council’s Vision Team (Inclusive Education Service).

Post 1: Permanent 0.5 (2.5 days per week)

Post 2: Fixed term until September 2024, 0.8 (4 days per week)Both posts are Term Time Only, plus ten days (pro-rata), with flexible working available.

Specialist Practitioners work directly with children and young people (age 0-25 years) with a wide range of vision impairments across the county. They offer support in homes, Early Years settings and mainstream and special schools to promote the inclusion, participation and achievement of children and young people with a vision impairment. Working with Teachers of VI, a Habilitation Specialist and Resource Technician, your role will involve delivering and assessing short and longer-term targeted programmes to support children and young people to gain the skills they need to access the curriculum and wider world and develop their independence.

We are seeking someone with:

- Excellent organisational skills who has the ability to manage a peripatetic caseload, plan their time effectively and work without supervision.
- Relevant recent experience working in an educational setting with children with VI, and/or other Special Educational Needs (SEND)
- An understanding of the impact of vision loss on learning and development
- An understanding of and ability to teach a wide range of skills, including Early Years play, communication skills, braille, IT, and other assistive technologies as well as indoor and outdoor mobility and independence skills.
- An understanding of classroom approaches to support children and young people with VI
- Excellent communication skills for collaborative working with families, schools and other professionals, and good IT skills.
- Self-motivation and a solution-focused attitude.
- Exemplary inclusive practice and knowledge of SEND processes within education
- A sound knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and other relevant legislation.

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We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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