We are looking to appoint a caring, patient, and dedicated Assistant Teacher to support visually impaired/hearing impaired students in their learning and daily school activities. The successful candidate will work closely with the class teacher to ensure that students receive appropriate educational support in an inclusive, safe, and supportive learning environment supporting our students in removing physical and curricular barriers to achieve academic, social and independent success.
Hours: 30 hours per week/39 weeks per year
Key Responsibilities
• Assist visually impaired/hearing impaired students with classroom activities and learning tasks.
• Support students in reading, writing, and accessing learning materials in suitable formats, including Braille where applicable.
• Help prepare and adapt teaching and learning resources to meet individual needs.
• Provide guidance and support with classroom movement and daily school routines.
• Encourage students' independence, confidence, and social interaction.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, parents, and other support staff.
• Maintain a safe, inclusive, and welcoming classroom environment.
Experience of working with visually impaired/hearing impaired students or children with special educational needs is an advantage, together with k nowledge of Braille and assistive technology.
Goo d communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills, p atience, empathy, commitment, and a genuine interest in supporting children with visual impairments.
The Learning without Limits Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Social Media Checks
As part of the shortlisting process, in line with measures identified in statutory guidance relating to safeguarding practice, the Trust will conduct searches on candidates selected for interview, through a third party, on social media in order to identify anything that could give rise to a safeguarding concern in what has been said or done online. Only information relevant to safeguarding concerns obtained from the search will be passed over for consideration during the recruitment process.
