Visiting Teacher - Vision Impairment - SEVR Region

Selection Criteria

1. Substantial experience in teaching students with additional learning or wellbeing needs in a relevant setting and preferably experience working with schools in the area of inclusive practices. 

2. Demonstrated capacity to work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary professional team and contribute significantly to the achievements of the team.

3. Demonstrated ability to design, deliver or broker professional learning for teachers and other relevant professionals, on relevant topics such as physical disabilities, health impairments, additional learning needs.

4. Demonstrated excellent teaching and learning skills, and substantial experience to promote full access and inclusion for students with a physical disability, autism, health impairment, vision impairment and/or hearing impairment.

Demonstrated high level communication skills, networking and interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people in the education community and agencies on complex matters.

Role

To support the implementation of Disability Inclusion, the Visiting Teacher Service provides leadership and capability building for teachers and schools in the provision of effective curriculum and pedagogy to support student engagement, access and inclusion for students with a physical disability, health impairment, hearing impairment, vision impairment, autism, complex behaviour and/or learning difficulties.

The Visiting Teacher assists schools and school staff to understand both the functional needs of students and the development and implementation of inclusive …