Specialist Lead for the Education of VI and HI Children - Ireland

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Specialist Lead for the Education of Children/Students who are Blind/Visually Impaired or Deaf/Hard of Hearing - Trim, Co Meath, Ireland The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) was set up to improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs arising from disabilities with particular emphasis on children. A vacancy now exists for a Specialist Lead for the Education of Children/Students who are Blind/Visually Impaired or Deaf/Hard of Hearing to the Visiting Teacher Service which forms part of the NCSE support service.  S/he will report directly to the Head of Policy and Practice and will provide professional leadership to the service as well as leading, developing and driving the change management process in the service. The successful candidate will have a relevant postgraduate qualification in the area of Deafness/Visual Impairment and s/he will have experience of providing support in an educational context to Deaf/Hard of Hearing children/students and those who are Blind/Visually Impaired. Information Booklet: https://www.publicjobs.ie/publicjobs/campaignAdvert/64555/booklet.htm Apply: https://www.publicjobs.ie/candidateportal/home/applications/apply.do?id=50766&method_changeLocale=en&submit=Apply+for+position  Location: Trim, Co Meath Closing Date for Applications 23/11/2017 Reference ID 17202305