Teacher

Join to apply for the Teacher role at The City of Edinburgh Council. Children, Education and Justice Service Teacher – Vision Support Citywide Hours: 35 per week. Salary: £34,938 – £52,614. We are seeking to recruit a Teacher of Children with Vision Impairment. The successful candidate will be highly skilled and experienced in the role. As a member of the Vision Support Team you will work with a range of partially sighted/blind children and young people aged 0‑18 at home and in Early Years establishments as well as primary, secondary and special school contexts. This is a peripatetic role and you must be able and willing to work anywhere in the City of Edinburgh as directed. Please refer to the job specific requirements in the person specification before applying. Responsibilities Receiving referrals from health and education settings for specialist education support. Providing direct support to babies and young children with vision impairment and their parent/carers in the home to support early development and learning through play and to promote parental confidence. Assessing children and young people's functional vision in liaison with health professionals. Liaising with health professionals on the range of available low vision devices and how to use them. Advising in mainstream and special early years and school settings on strategies for curriculum access and independent learning. Guiding the work of other professionals, such as teachers and support staff through training, ongoing specialist advice and direct teaching. Teaching specialist skills, for example braille, the use of specialist equipment and ICT, and independent living and learning skills in collaboration with a Habilitation Specialist. Adapting and modifying teaching and learning resources in print, audio or tactile formats and training setting-based staff to do this. Advising on access arrangements for exams. Using strategies to help develop the visual and communication skills of children and young people with additional or complex needs. Advising on how appropriate communication strategies can enhance children and young people's functional vision. Informally assessing learning environments for accessibility and health and safety, and reviewing access plans (in line with the Equality Act). Liaising and working with habilitation workers on mobility and independence skills. Providing support to promote effective transition arrangements at key stages from birth through awareness raising, training, transfer of information and ensuring specialist equipment is in place in the new setting. Supporting students through transition into post school provision and independent adulthood. Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education. This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre‑employment checks being deemed satisfactory. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. #J-18808-Ljbffr