Qualified Teacher of Visually Impaired Children

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Job description

This is a unique opportunity to join the Vision Support Service who are seeking a highly skilled specialist teacher. The candidate must hold the mandatory qualification in teaching children with a vision impairment.

They should have teaching experience across all age phases with the ability to coordinate provision for students who are severely sight impaired in their chosen school.

The role will involve managing a citywide caseload which will include high needs students who need a team around the child approach to provision.

You will have responsibility for educational provision for severely sight impaired children on your caseload and coordinate the team around the child to ensure that the child is fully included and able to access the curriculum. This will involve close liaison with mainstream subject specialists, working with specialist teaching assistants and delivering timely interventions to teach the specialist curriculum to enhance their access and ability to become independent learners.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

For informal enquiries please contact Joanne Hogg Service Lead Vision Support Service 0114 2941201 / joanne.hogg@sheffield.gov.uk.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form.

We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities in line with teachers pay and conditions which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.


Job details

Job reference
REQ004091
Date posted
12/03/2026
Application closing date
22/03/2026
Location
Sheffield
Salary
M1 £32,916 to U3 £51,048 plus 2 SEN points pro rata
Package
Temporary until 31st August 2031
Contractual hours
16.5
Basis
Part Time
Job category/type
Education
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