Qualified Teacher of the Vision Impaired (QTVI)

Job Introduction

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated, experienced and fully qualified, Specialist Teacher of the Vision Impaired (0.8 FTE) to join a large well-established local authority team.  This is a peripatetic post supporting children and young people with vision impairment and their families in homes, mainstream, and specialist settings across the age range 0-25. 

We operate county wide but deployment can be flexible dependent on the needs/location of children and the skills/experience match of the appointee.  Currently, the area will include Lichfield, Cannock, Stafford and South Staffordshire.

Main Responsibilities

You will

• Have day to day responsibility for a designated pupil list of children with a vision impairment. 
• Work across a variety of settings.
• Assess children with a vision impairment.
• Manage specialist VI equipment and provision of advice regarding its effective use in school and home settings.
• Work closely with agencies / other professionals.
• Assist in the social and emotional development of a child with a vision impairment.
• Direct and supervise the Communication Support Workers (specialist TAs) involved with individual pupils.
• Promote and build capacity by delivering training for schools and other settings and agencies.

The Ideal Candidate

You will 

• Be a Qualified Teacher of the Visually Impaired
• Have knowledge and experience of working in mainstream and / or special schools
• Have experience of multi-agency working practices
• Have good communication and listening skills
• Have the ability to positively influence the teaching practice of others
• Have good organisational skills
• Have the flexibility to work in a variety of locations across Staffordshire
• Have the ability to establish rapport with a wide variety of people
• Be competent and confident in utilising ICT programmes
• Be self-motivated and able to work independently
• Have the ability to work as part of a team
• Hold a current driving licence (special arrangements can apply for people with disabilities)

Interview will be on 18th May 2026

For more details or an informal chat please contact: Donna McNaughton, Deputy Head Sensory Team (Lead VI) on Mobile: 07805 826584 or Email: donna.mcnaughton@staffordshire.gov.uk

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

As part of our safer recruitment, and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education  it is recommended that we carry out an online search.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. 

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. 

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.