Vision Rehabilitation Worker

Sensing Change is a team within Adult Social Care, Suffolk County Council. We provide a range of services to people with sight and/or hearing loss throughout Suffolk, which include Vision Rehabilitation, Social Work & Assessment and a Sensory Support Service.
Sensing Change is a well-established, dedicated and supportive team with lots of experience, enthusiasm and passion for promoting the needs of people with sight and/or hearing loss. We will nurture and develop your existing skills providing additional training when needed in this interesting and specialist area of work.
Sensing Change is passionate about improving outcomes for people with sight and/or hearing loss throughout Suffolk. If you are too, join us as a qualified Vision Rehabilitation Worker and help us to make a meaningful impact on peoples lives. Your innovation and drive will be supported by this experienced and knowledgeable team.

Your role and responsibilities
You will
- be responsible for assessing, planning and delivering high level independence skills, including orientation and mobility training to people with sight loss or dual sensory loss
- offer information, advice, guidance and support to enable people with sight loss to live as independently as possible
- balance needs and risk of individuals and you will do this while focussing on promoting independence and positive outcomes
- support individuals, carers and their families and work alongside colleagues within Sensing Change and Adult Social Care, as well as partner organisations when required.

You will need
- Must have Degree/BTEC Diploma in Rehabilitation Studies Level 5
You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team
Sensing Change is a team of 25 staff, all of whom have a wealth of knowledge and experience and there is always someone available to provide support and share skills. Our main bases are in Ipswich and Lowestoft, but we cover the whole of Suffolk, so this would be flexible.
We work in a hybrid way, mixing office, community and home working to suit our workload. Our aim is to focus on early intervention and prevention, enabling individuals to maintain and increase their independence, as well as providing longer support where needed.
We have 5 Qualified Vision Rehabilitation Workers and 3 Vision Independence Practitioners. We are excited to welcome someone to join this dedicated team and work alongside us to empower our customers.

Empowering Everyone
We're big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We're always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We aim to include all communities we serve in our representation. To achieve this, we encourage applications from everyone.

£32,076 - £38,223 per annum (pro rata if part time)
- 37 hours per week - Flexible working options available
- Permanent, This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid
As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
In return, you'll enjoy:

up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
diverse and active staff networks
flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
plus more!