Sensory HLTA| Permanent| Term-Time Only

Salary £33,119 - £37,563 Per annum | Permanent| Term-Time Only - 32.5 hours per week
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Lancashire County Council is seeking to appoint 3 Sensory HLTAs to specifically work with children and young people who have a vision impairment. You will be joining the growing Vision Impairment Team within the Specialist Teaching Service (STS), working alongside and under the direction of a Qualified Teacher of Vision Impairment (QTVI). This is a Lancashire wide role, however, we are aiming to concentrate each post in one area (North, South, East).

The Specialist Teaching Service is a peripatetic teaching service that supports the local Authority and Lancashire Settings and Schools in meeting the needs of children and young people with special educational needs. The service consists of highly qualified and experienced Specialist Teachers, Senior and Higher Level Teaching Assistants, Deaf Role Model and Sensory Technicians. We work closely with parents and other agencies to support children and young people in a range of settings including at home, early years settings, schools and colleges. From birth we support the youngest children with SEND through Portage and early years sensory support.

The team of Sensory HLTAs as part of the Vision Impairment team is a new development within the service and provides an opportunity to be part of an exciting next step in our support for children and young people with a vision impairment in Lancashire.

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The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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Local Government Reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised, with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North, South, East and West Lancashire from April 2029.

If you are successful in your application, you will initially join Lancashire County Council. However, as part of the planned transition, your employment will transfer to one of the new unitary councils from April 2029, subject to the implementation of the reorganisation and relevant employment legislation.

Throughout this period, our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities. By joining us now, you'll play an important role in shaping the future of local government and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residents for years to come .