Specialist Teacher for Children with Visual Impairments (QTVI)
Linden Lodge School
Wandsworth
- Expired
- Salary:
- Teachers Main Pay Scale + SEN 2 (Depending on qualifications and experience)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 2 July 2017
Job overview
Required as soon as possible
The Wandsworth Vision Support Service is an outreach service which is part of the Wandsworth Sensory Support Service, based at Linden Lodge School. The Service provides support for all children from 0 – 19 years within the borough who have a visual impairments, some of whom have additional needs.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded team at an exciting juncture in their development. Later this year we will be opening a new Centre for Families, Assessment, Training and Development where the wider Sensory Support Service team will be based giving access to first class facilities and opportunity for growth and innovation.
You will need to be a highly motivated and outstanding teacher. The role will involve a mixture of school and home visits and working with parents and carers and teachers to maximise learning opportunities. Wandsworth Vision Support Service is committed to working in partnership with families.
You will be able to demonstrate:
• A qualification as a teacher for the visually impaired
• Proven ability to raise the outcomes of children
• A commitment to working in partnership with parents
• High levels of professionalism and able to act as a role model to others
• A commitment to ongoing professional development
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with high levels of Emotional Intelligence
• A commitment to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults
In return we will offer you:
• Training opportunities both externally and in-house
• The opportunity to further your career
• Supportive line management
• A vibrant staff Health and Wellbeing Programme
• A caring and dynamic team of colleagues
If you would like to find out more or visit our Service please contact Steph Halder on 020 8673 7564 or by email: halder@wandsworthhis.org.uk
An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below. Alternatively an application pack can be found on the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/
For any further details please contact Steph Halder on 020 8673 7564 or email: halder@wandsworthhis.org.uk
Completed applications should be returned to Steph Halder at The Acorn Family Centre either by email at halder@wandsworthhis.org.uk, post or fax.
Closing date: 03 July 2017 (at noon)
Interview date: To take place week beginning 10 July 2017
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
This post is subject to DBS check.
CVs are not accepted.
Wandsworth Sensory Support Service- Linden Lodge
(Day & Boarding)
61, Princes Way, Wimbledon Park, SW19 6JB
Tel: 020 8788 0107
E-mail: info@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk
Roll 144
Principal: Roger A. Legate OBE
Attached documents
About Linden Lodge School
Linden Lodge School is a day and residential special needs school for pupils with Vision and Multi Sensory Impairment. We are based in Wimbledon, southwest London, and consider prospective pupils from a wide area.
We accept children from nursery to year 14 ( 2 to 19 ) with Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment and Multi-Sensory Impairment. We also consider applications for pupils who would benefit from our sensory education approaches and facilities.
The education of pupils with Sensory Impairment is highly specialist and therefore we have specialist teachers, a specialist sensory curriculum and extensive specialist resources and facilities on our campus.
These include:
- A large workforce of specialist sensory impairment teachers who in addition to their teaching qualifications hold a Diploma or Masters Degree in teaching the visually impaired, hearing-impaired and multi-sensory impaired
- A large on-site therapy team of Speech and Language therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists directly employed by the school who work alongside teachers and education teams
- A team of habilitationists for the visually-impaired
- An onsite Learning Resources Centre which enables us to provide a wide range of fully accessible learning resources tailored to meet each pupil’s specific sensory needs
- On-site Vision assessment hub to carry out Functional Vision Assessments
- An NHS standard Audiology testing booth to assess pupils’ hearing and the use of audiological equipment
- A centre for families of children with Sensory Impairment to provide training, parent guidance and social opportunities
- An accessible physical environment including acoustically treated classrooms and clear signage for the visually-impaired
Our expectations for each pupil are high and we understand that each pupil with a Sensory Impairment has a unique diagnosis and learning profile. We have specialist centres for pupils with profound multiple learning needs and also for pupils following the National Curriculum and a range of GCSE, BTEC and externally accredited pathways.
We, therefore, offer a range of Curriculum pathways each tailored to pupils’ needs and abilities delivered through our departmental and specialist centres. A number of our centres are in separate purpose-built accommodation on site.
We want our pupils to reach their potential and achieve as much independence as possible. Every pupil has, in addition to their curriculum targets, personal goals to optimise their use of Vision, Hearing and other Senses.
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