Job title: Qualified Teacher of the Vision Impaired (QTVI
Location: This vacancy is based from our North West office in Oldham.
We also have a North East office in Sunderland and a Scotland office based in Dumfries. We’re excited to continue growing across the UK and are always exploring opportunities to expand our services.
ATtherapy are a vibrant and growing company offering a range of different services including speech and language therapy, assistive technology, vision impairment support and AAC mentoring. We have growing teams in the North of England and Scotland.
ATtherapy support people of all ages with their speech, language, communication and technology needs. We also support people with eating, drinking and swallowing needs. Many of the people we work with have communication difficulties as a result of birth injuries or acquired brain injuries.
We are recruiting a Qualified Teacher of the Vision Impaired (QTVI) to join our established and friendly team in the field of acquired brain injury and complex communication needs. We have a caseload split of approx. 20% adults and 80% paediatrics: many of our clients having physical disabilities alongside complex communication challenges. We are looking for a dynamic innovative individual that can join our North West team and we are interested in exploring part time or associate roles.
We have an established VI service which has been effective for several years and now, due to retirement we are looking to further develop this service. We are looking for an innovative individual who can support bridging the gap between visual access and communication development and collaborate directly with Speech and Language Therapists and Assistive Technologists.
By partnering together, we aim to create a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach that optimises clinical outcomes for all individuals with a visual impairment.
Role Overview
Our team would like to hear from you if you are dynamic and enthusiastic and have more than 3 years’ experience as a QTVI and have experience working with people with complex needs. Your role will involve assessing functional vision and working closely with clients, therapists and families to make the best use of residual vision to aid and develop communication. You will also at times be required to deliver training regarding vision impairment and the impact of sight loss. An interest in technology for communication and how it can benefit vision impaired is beneficial but not essential for application as training can be provided.
For more information about the role, please contact Hayley at [email protected].
Our Approach
Our team provides an exceptional quality of direct and indirect intervention for clients with a wide range of communication challenges. We support clients and their families/teams to achieve the best that they can achieve and become as independent as possible with their communication. The clients and their families remain at the core of everything we do. We value greatly the importance of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team with other professions and support clients from a range of funding backgrounds including local authorities and those in the medico-legal system.
A driving license is essential for this role.
ATtherapy offers:
At ATtherapy, it is our priority to ensure that our staff receive valuable benefits for their work. We pride ourselves in providing the following:
Flexible working hours to promote work-life balance
Employee assistance programme providing counselling and support services
Salary sacrifice pension scheme
Access to personal equipment such as: iPad, laptop, printer, laminator
EV car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
High levels of supervision and training within the team
Excellent CPD opportunities, building skills in line with interests and specialisms, including inhouse CPD days