Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: Main Scale (UPS if applicable) + SEN higher for appropriate qualifications and experience
Working Hours: 0.9FTE
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 31st August 2025
Interview Date(s): Week beginning September 8th
Are you a QTVI or SENCO/ Teacher with SEND experience looking for a rewarding career with visually impaired children where you can make a difference?
About the Role
The Vision Support Team has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed Qualified Teacher of the Visually Impaired. We welcome applications from Qualified Teachers of the Visually Impaired with the PGDip/MA Mandatory Qualification for Teachers of Children and Young People with Visual Impairment or SEND experience and a commitment to completing the qualification within three years of appointment.
The Vision Support Service which is made up of a team of Qualified Teachers of the Visually Impaired (QTVI’S), Resource Technicians, Assistive Technology Specialists and Practitioners.
The successful applicant will have responsibility for a caseload of visually impaired children seen in a variety of settings including, mainstream and special schools, nurseries, and family homes in and around Leicestershire. The role will involve working with visually impaired children across the age ranges, many of whom have additional SEND needs. The role involves assessment, direct teaching of braille and supporting children as well as building visual awareness, knowledge, skills and understanding through advice, support and training to families, schools, early years settings and colleges.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
Please refer to the 7 point criteria giving examples of how you meet the criteria below
- Degree level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status, with the additional mandatory qualification in the education of visually impaired children or further training in the field of Special Educational Needs and Disability. The successful applicant would be expected to undergo the two-year training to gain the mandatory qualification if not already a qualified Teacher of Visually Impaired Children.
- Excellent interpersonal skills – able to relate positively to students, parents and other professionals and establish effective working relationships within a range of educational settings
- Substantial experience of working directly with visually impaired children in both mainstream, special and pre-school settings/homes to improve outcomes and support inclusion.
- Direct knowledge of the needs of children with visual impairment/SEND and their families. This includes effective teaching and learning assessments, strategies and resources to support the attainment and inclusion of pupils with a diagnosis of visual impairment and SEND.
- Experience and knowledge of alternative tactile mediums including braille and assistive technology used to support access to learning.
- Significant experience of working appropriately in accordance with relevant statutory and local policies and procedures for SEND and the ability carry out all duties in line with LCC Safeguarding policies and procedures and fulfil relevant safeguarding competencies.
- Ability to actively demonstrate the values of the authority: Positivity; Trust and Respect; Flexibility; Openness and Transparency
Must be able to perform all duties and tasks with reasonable adjustment, where appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010. This will include requirements to travel to temporary bases such as schools, touch-down bases etc
We are looking for an individual who celebrates equality, diversity and inclusion, challenging discrimination at every level, together as a service and a Council. We warmly welcome those from all cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Kirsten Jansen, Team Manager
Telephone: 0116 3059400
Email: [email protected]
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
About Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is a Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.
Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.
For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:
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Our Organisational Values
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