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Technology Practitioner
12 Month Fixed-Term Contract
Home-based (UK)
The Organisation
Our client helps vision-impaired ex-service people from every generation rebuild their lives after their sight has been affected.
They’re one transformational team that believes every vision-impaired ex-service person should be able to lead the life they choose.
They are now looking for a Technology Practitioner to join them on a full-time, 12 month fixed-term contract basis, working 35 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £33,745.41 per annum
- Generous annual leave with the option to buy additional days
- Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Access to legal services and mental health support
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Home-working allowance
- Professional and personal development
- Life assurance
- Enhanced pay
This is a meaningful opportunity for a confident trainer with knowledge of assistive or smart technology and the ability to explain complex information clearly to join our client’s compassionate organisation.
By building vision-impaired ex-service people’s skills and confidence, you’ll enable them to overcome digital barriers, regain greater independence and take more control of everyday life.
What’s more, with home-based working and the chance to deliver support that creates lasting change, this is a flexible role where your knowledge can have a genuinely life-changing impact.
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So, if you’re ready to turn technology into confidence, connection and independence for vision-impaired ex-service people, read on and apply today.
The Role
As a Technology Practitioner, you will empower visually impaired ex-service people to overcome barriers to technology, promoting digital inclusion, independence and wellbeing.
Working as part of the National Digital Inclusion Team, you will deliver solution-focused rehabilitation programmes that help members develop the skills and confidence to access technology and the internet.
You will collaborate with colleagues across community and centre services to provide tailored support, maintain expertise in assistive technology and deliver high-quality, evidence-based interventions that improve everyday life.
Additionally, you will:
- Deliver between 50 and 60 rehabilitation programmes each year
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of assistive technology, software and applications
- Provide digital inclusion support and awareness training to colleagues and volunteers
- Carry out remote support and home visits where required
- Attend national planning and professional development events
About You
To be considered as a Technology Practitioner, you will need:
- A nationally recognised Training Qualification and/or practical experience of delivering training
- Knowledge of Assistive and/or Smart Technology
- An understanding of mobile phone systems and/or accessibility features
- An understanding of assessing people’s needs
- Knowledge or willingness to undergo training relating to the field of vision impairment
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to verbally explain complex and abstract instructions clearly
- Willingness to travel
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The closing date for this role is 21st August 2026.
Other organisations may call this role Assistive Technology Practitioner, Assistive Technology Specialist, Digital Inclusion Practitioner, Digital Inclusion Officer, Digital Support Practitioner, Digital Skills Trainer, Digital Skills Adviser, or Assistive Technology Trainer.
Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re looking for a rewarding role as a Technology Practitioner, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
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