jobSpecialist Provision Teaching Assistant

This is a unique opportunity providing an experienced Advanced TA Practitioner the opportunity to work 3 days per week at Exhall Grange Specialist School and 2 days per week supporting young people across Warwickshire in other educational provisions or the home through the Warwickshire Vision Support Service. About The Warwickshire Vision Support Service The Warwickshire Vision Support Service leads and manages the specialist support services on behalf of Warwickshire County Council, providing outreach support for children with visual impairments from birth to 25 years in homes, early years' settings, schools and colleges. About Exhall Grange Specialist School Exhall Grange is a 4-19 school which provides a nurturing environment and meets the needs of children and young people with social, communication and interaction difficulties including Autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical difficulties, sensory impairment and complex medical needs. Exhall Grange Specialist School fosters a caring and enabling ethos to support and develop our pupils to progress to positive outcomes and destinations. We are very proud of our school and especially our pupils. We are committed to ensuring all our pupils reach their full potential and encourage all of our pupils and staff to 'Be Your Best Self' which encapsulates our core purpose. Pupils are seen and known as individuals and our high quality, experienced staff are caring and have the expertise and attributes to bring out the best in every pupil. We provide challenge and encourage resilience to develop personal growth Exhall Grange strives to be an outstanding school that meets the complex special educational needs of all our pupils and the communities they represent. We constantly improve the quality of the learning outcomes for individuals by refining and refreshing our high-quality teaching, reviewing our curriculum and by using assessment and targeting consistently and effectively. At Exhall Grange we ensure that all staff at the school, are committed to personal and shared development of skills that strengthen and support our strategic purpose and vision. We encourage our pupils to develop the qualities of our school values: Respect, Resilience, Confidence, Motivation, Aspiration and Integrity. This is as important to us as the academic and vocational curriculum. About the role We are seeking to appoint from September 2026 a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to work with children and young people up to the age of 19 years of age with a visual impairment both in a school environment and across Warwickshire. This means that you could be working with any age group within the school from Early Years Foundation Stage to Post 16. The Exhall Grange V.I department currently consists of a qualified teacher of the visually impaired, an advanced TA practitioner, three specialist level 3 teaching assistants and two habilitation officers. Due to the increase in pupils with a visual impairment we are seeking to grow the team. The role will involve providing interventions both within class and outside of the classroom in a wide range of areas from the V.I curriculum framework.

• Hold a recognised and relevant qualification a NVQ Level 4 (or equivalent)
• Experience of working with visually impaired students
• Hold or be willing to work towards an advanced V.I. practitioner qualification
• Have a minimum GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at Grades A-C or Grade 4-9
• Have a good understanding of Special Educational Needs
• Have a full UK driving licence with access to their own vehicle with business insurance
• Have manual handling training or be willing to undertake immediate training
• Understand and be able to work with Care Plans
• To develop a knowledge of specialist equipment, its uses and operation and be prepared to demonstrate to other e.g. braillers, embossers
• IT skills sufficient to use computerised technologies to provide VI resources
  
  The salary range for this position is £ 33,699 - £ 36,363 full time equivalent which equates to £ 25,460 - £ 27,473 per annum actual salary for 32.5 hours per week working term time plus 5 training days. Mileage is paid at a rate of 45p per mile.