Specialist Support Professional for the Visually Impaired
2 weeks ago
Specialist Support Professional for Blind/Visually Impaired Students
First Class Support are an award winning NMH provider for students in receipt of Disabled Students Allowance. We pride ourselves on employing first class support professionals to provide high quality and individual support for students throughout their time at university.
We are looking for a Specialist Support Professional with a background in blind studies to provide bespoke support for the individual needs of students with visual impairment which reflects their method of communication, educational history, and experience.
Your role will include breaking assignment briefs, developing research and composition strategies. With the aim in developing strategies with the student to overcome barriers to their learning.
Also working on the structure and mode of presentations, organisation, and time management to facilitate strategies for independent learning.
Along with the above, this specific role for blind/visually impaired students requires you to use appropriate communication strategies to enable access and understanding of carrier language. You will help students access research sources and support preparation for assignments.
As this role is funded by the DSA, we require our Support Workers to be qualified with a Visual Impairment Postgraduate Qualification OR any Postgraduate Qualification PLUS a VI-related specialist qualification.
Our commitment to staff:
£36.00 per hour
· Ongoing training and professional development.
· A personalised staff email address.
· PI insurance, provided by First Class Support.
· Flexible working patterns.
Please Note: The working hours vary according to the needs of the student and the academic timetable. Due to the nature of the role, our support workers are required to be registered or become registered Self Employed.
Job Type: Freelance
Pay: £36.00 per hour
Education:
- Master's (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Masters in Visual Impairments? (required)
- Postgraduate qualifications in Visual Impairments? (required)
Work Location: In person
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