Teacher of Autistic Children and Young People with Sensory Impairment

The postholder will design and deliver tailored professional learning courses that support practitioners to develop their practices in teaching and supporting autistic children with sensory impairment and or neurodiverse learners. This includes identifying areas for innovation and improvement in teaching practices related to autism and sensory impairments contributing to the creation of neuro-affirming resources and materials for professional development as well as supporting other professionals to develop teaching strategies and support approaches based on assessment data.

The postholder will work closely with multidisciplinary team at the Scottish Sensory Centre which includes experts in deaf education childhood visual impairment education braille and learning technologies as well as collaborate with colleagues based at Moray House School of Education and Sport who research educational experiences and support for autistic/neurodivergent learners.

The salary for this post is 41064 to 48822 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Degree in Education of a related field.
• Qualified Teacher Status (GTCS) Scotland
• Qualified Teacher of Deaf Children/and or Qualified Teacher of Children with Visual Impairment with five years experienceor Extensive experience of working with autistic and/or neurodiverse learners
• Experience of working collaboratively with a range of professionals.

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Application Information

Applicants should submit a CV and a cover letter detailing how you meet each of the essential criteria as outlined in the Knowledge Skills and Experience section of the job description. It is suggested that this is a structured series of headings listing each criteria accompanied by a short paragraph for each providing examples of where your skills and experience meet each of these competencies.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens new browser tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

Championing equality diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 3 December 2025

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Interviews will be held soon after the advert closes in December 2025.