Qualified Teacher of the Vision Impaired (QTVI) in Stafford

Staffordshire County Council is seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, experienced and fully qualified Specialist Teacher of the Visually Impaired (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. The Vision Inclusion Team operates as a county-wide service but deployment can be flexible depending on the needs/location of children and the skills/experience match of the appointee.

Main Responsibilities:

• Day to day responsibility for a designated caseload of visually impaired children/young people within a variety of settings which may include resourced schools.
• Teach the relevant skills required (which may include individual teaching, support teaching, advisory, preparation of learning materials) ensuring maximum curricular access.
• Work closely with agencies/other professionals to plan support, monitor and adapt the curriculum and set targets for individual pupils to promote inclusion.
• Provide assessments of children, including the provision of advice for statutory assessment, annual reviews and monitoring progress through IEP targets.
• Direct and supervise the Communication Support Workers (specialist TAs) involved with individual pupils.

For qualified teachers without the mandatory qualification to teach visually impaired children, the key responsibilities would all be prefaced with 'to assist with'.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Qualified and experienced teacher.
• Qualified Teacher of the Visually Impaired (or willingness to train).
• Knowledge and experience of working in mainstream and/or special schools.
• Knowledge and experience of working with children with a visual impairment.
• Experience of multi-agency working practices.
• Good communication and listening skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Flexibility to work in a variety of locations across Staffordshire.

Consideration may also be given to suitably experienced candidates who do not currently hold the mandatory qualification in vision impairment but are willing to train.

Interviews will be held on 4th February 2026.

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 the following checks: online searches.

About Staffordshire County Council:

We are no ordinary county council. Our values drive how we think and act collectively. 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.

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.

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 backgrounds 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.

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.