Specialist Practitioner Vi Team

3 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: 4th June 2023**

**Interview Date: 15th June 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.
- Enthusiasm, 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.
- A current driver’s
license, access to a car and willingness to travel to children and young people
across North Yorkshire.

**Key Documents**:
Job Description.docx

Total
rewards | North Yorkshire Council

There will be the opportunity to undertake
of this role.

**For**
**or call 07816 371994.**

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

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.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.



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