Qualified Teacher of Children and Young People in Birmingham

Qualified Teacher of Children and Young People with Vision Impairment Permanent Teacher's Pay & Conditions - Min SEN Point, with Max available for the appropriate experience & qualification(s) Working 32.5 hours per week. Join Birmingham's SEND Reform Journey SEND in Birmingham is on an ambitious and improving journey. As recognised by inspectors during the June 2025 Ofsted/CQC inspection, "in recent years, the experiences of children and young people with SEND in Birmingham have started to improve." We are now building on that progress through the Birmingham SEND Reforms - working as one Local Area Partnership across Education, Health and Social Care, alongside parent carers, children and young people. This is an exciting moment to join us. We are launching a partnership-wide recruitment campaign to strengthen our specialist teams, creating additional roles as part of a significant investment programme that reflects the scale of our ambition and our commitment to building a new SEND system for Birmingham by 2030.

At the heart of this work is our new Experts at Hand model, which will operate across our districts and support schools to meet the needs of children and young people with SEND through a strong graduated approach. We are looking for talented, committed and values-driven people who want to make a real difference and be part of multi-disciplinary teams delivering lasting change for Birmingham's children, young people and families. If you are passionate about inclusion, ambitious for children and young people, and ready to help shape the future of SEND in Birmingham, we would love to hear from you.

Have you had recent and successful experience of teaching children and young people with vision impairment? Do you share our commitment to supporting the inclusion of children and young people in schools and nursery settings? We are looking for a Qualified Teacher of Children and Young People with Vision Impairment to provide assessment, teaching and support for children and young people with vision impairment from birth - 25 years. We are seeking an enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated teacher to join this vibrant team, and be flexible in their ways of working in order to meet the wide range of needs and age range of children and young people with vision impairment that the team supports.

The team provides support to families and educational settings to raise achievement, promote inclusion and improve access to learning opportunities for children and young people with vision impairment across all age ranges, within the city of Birmingham. This position will involve working in family homes, nurseries, mainstream schools, special schools and FE colleges and travelling across the city of Birmingham.

Candidates for this post must hold qualified teacher status. We will consider applications from, Qualified Teachers of Children and Young people with Vision Impairment who hold the mandatory qualification, as well as from those who are currently undertaking the mandatory qualification, or those qualified teachers who have experience teaching CYP with vision impairment, who would be willing to undertake the mandatory training.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.

We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions,

• generous annual leave
• a great pension scheme
• well-being support
• annual travel passes
• discounts at a number of city centre establishments