Job Title: QTVI Qualified Teacher for the Vision Impaired
Reports to: Head of Education and QTVI
Hours: 35 hours per week. Term time + 1 week.
Location: VI Centre of Excellence - Nescot College. Epsom, Surrey, KT17 3DS
Salary: £35,000-£45,000 p.a. FTE. ACTUAL: £29,288 - £37,656
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Deadline date 30 June 2025
Are you interested in working for an organisation making a real difference
to the lives of young blind and partially sighted people?
Here at the Royal Society for Blind Children we believe that every blind
young person should have the chance to live life without limits. Our values
of Trust, Energy, Ambition, and Motivation underpin everything we do, and
by giving young people the essential skills to take control of their life, they
can unleash their true potential.
We are looking for a QTVI to provide specialist QTVI support to Dorton
College students attending the Surrey VI Centre of Excellence at Nescot.
You will provide QTVI specialist support and interventions to a range of
students and stakeholders at both the VI Centre of Excellence and other
educational provisions.
Some main duties of this role include:
Provide specialist support including Braille, English, IT and Maths
Assess prospective students for college eligibility and write reports
Provide specialist advice, guidance and strategies to support staff in
meeting specific learning needs for college students
Keep accurate records of taught sessions and student/pupil
progress
Contribute as required to multi-disciplinary meetings regarding
student/pupil progress and provide reports regarding the outcomes
from strategies put in place.
Develop VI training packages, so that the expertise of all
staff/stakeholders is developed.
Act as a professional and positive ambassador for the RSBC in order
to support the Society’s mission and profile.
The ideal candidate will be a Qualified Teacher of the Visually Impaired
with substantial teaching experience with VI children and young people.
They will have experience in producing strategies to support staff and
stakeholders in working with children and young people with specific
learning needs and challenging behaviour; excellent use of IT to support
teaching and learning; experience of monitoring and assessing progress,
writing reports and gathering data to maintain clear accurate records.
In return we offer a competitive range of benefits including access to the
Perkbox discount platform, 3% contribution towards pension, Employee
Assistance Programme, access to 24/7 GP, mental health care and dental
advice via apps if member of pension scheme, season ticket loan. We are
a welcoming, diverse and inclusive workforce and are a Disability
Confident Employer. We also hold the Investors in People Silver Award.
For further details on the role, please refer to the Job Description and
Person Specification.
https://www.rsbc.org.uk/pages/vacancies
Please apply by emailing your CV and a supporting statement which
details how you meet the requirements of the role and person spec to
recruitment@rsbc.org.uk
Closing date: Deadline date 30 June 2025
Interviews: Early July
To apply you must have the right to work in the UK. We do not provide any
sponsorship.
The Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young
people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Therefore, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check from the Disclosure and
Barring Service and 2 satisfactory professional references. Registered Charity No.307892