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We provide life-changing support for those living with sight loss, but we couldn’t do it without our amazing team members. Whether you’re looking for a new step in your career, or fancy volunteering in your spare time, you couldn’t wish for a more friendly and rewarding place to work than Beacon.

 

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Sight Loss Heritage Project Lead

Location: Sedgley

Hours per Week: 22.5

ÂŁ22000 per annum

12 months fixed term contract

We are delighted to share this exciting new role leading a project to share and celebrate the history of people with sight loss. This project is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and made possible by National Lottery players. This role will oversee the delivery, coordination, and promotion of the project, ensuring that it captures and preserves the rich social history of sight loss while raising awareness of its impact. You will work closely with a team of Oral History interviewers, most of whom will have sight loss, arranging training for them in oral history skills, coordinating interviews with blind and partially sighted people, while helping to develop accessible resources. You will also work with local archive services to help make their collections more accessible.

We encourage applications from people with lived experience of the impact of sight loss or significant experience working in the sector.

In return Beacon offers excellent benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, Simply Health Cash Plan and generous pension scheme

If you are interested in applying for the above vacancy please download and complete an application form and return it to people@beaconvision.org.

Closing date: 13th August 2025

Please note: If you do not hear within three weeks of applying please assume you have been unsuccessful.

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