Teaching Assistant | Specialist Visual Impairment Support

Teaching Assistant - Cardiff | Specialist Visual Impairment Support

📍 Cardiff 💷 Competitive daily rate 📅 Start date: Immediate 🕒 Full-time opportunity

Aspire People are looking for an experienced Teaching Assistant to support a Year 9 pupil with complete visual impairment in a secondary school in Cardiff.

This specialist role requires someone with strong Braille skills who can support learning across the secondary curriculum and adapt classroom materials to ensure the pupil can access lessons independently and confidently.

The Role

• Provide one-to-one support to a completely blind Year 9 pupil
• Use Braille to support learning across a range of secondary subjects, including Maths and Science
• Adapt and modify classroom resources and learning materials to make them accessible
• Support the pupil to access a broad secondary curriculum
• Use a Mantis device to support learning and communication
• Work closely with teaching staff to ensure appropriate learning support is in place

Requirements

• Experience supporting pupils with complete visual impairment
• Confident Braille skills, ideally including Maths and Science
• Experience adapting classroom materials for a blind learner
• Knowledge of the Mantis device
• Ability to support learning across the secondary curriculum
• Enhanced DBS for Children on the DBS Update Service, or willingness to obtain one

Why Join Aspire People?

• Competitive rates of pay
• Dedicated consultant support
• Free CPD training, including safeguarding
• Opportunities for long-term and flexible work across South East Wales

If you have the specialist skills and experience to support a blind learner in secondary education, we would love to hear from you.

Contact Aspire People today to discuss the role and your experience.

Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks