Sensory Specialist (HLTA)
| Posting date: | 22 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2026 |
| Location: | Wigan, WN1 1NJ |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75810598 |
Summary
Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Salary: Grade 7, £24,519 - £27,352 per annum.
32.5 hours per week, term time plus 1 week working 39 weeks per year
We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.
We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!
The Specialist Sensory Education Team are looking to appoint a Specialist HLTA to our team. We are looking for someone who has a strong background in supporting children with SEND, in particular children with Vision or Hearing impairments and is keen to continue learning new skills around Braille and assistive technology.
The successful candidate will be resourceful and adaptable, working with a varying caseload across the borough on a peripatetic basis.
Wigan Specialist Sensory Education Team can offer you support and training within a highly skilled, well regarded specialist team of Teachers of Vision Impairment, Teachers of the Deaf, HLTA’s and a mobility and independence officer.
Your role:
To work as a member of the Specialist Sensory Education Team to support access to the curriculum preparing and adapting teaching materials as appropriate and to support and implement the expanded core curriculum for children with a Vision Impairment.
To Work with Children and young people in the 0 25 age range in a variety of settings as well as with their families in the home.
About you:
You should have experience of working with children with a sensory impairment in the special or mainstream sectors devising and implementing individual programs of work.
Knowledge of Braille or the ability to achieve proficiency in grade 2 level Braille within 12 months.
Ability to work flexibly under your own initiative building good relationships with families, schools and other agencies.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.
SSET are a team of Specialist Teachers of Vision, Hearing and Multi-Sensory Impairment working across the Wigan Borough in a peripatetic way. We are keen to offer the right candidate a full training and continuing professional development package to enable them to excel at their new role.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
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For further information, please contact Liz Cumbo at e.cumbo@wigan.gov.uk
Interview date: Thursday 25th June 2026
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