Vision Independence Practitioner

Sensing Change is a team within the Adult and Community Services (ACS), Suffolk County Council. We provide a range of services to people with sight and/or hearing loss throughout Suffolk, which include Social Work and Assessment, Vision Rehabilitation and a Support Service. The aim of our service is to focus on early intervention and prevention, enabling individuals to maintain and increase their independence.

We are currently seeking three Vison Independence Practitioners to work directly with people with sight loss or dual sensory loss. The posts will require a commitment to complete training specific to enabling people with sight loss to increase and maintain their independence. Working within a specialist, professional and highly supportive workforce, your skills will be encouraged, nurtured and developed. This post gives you great opportunities to progress your career within the service.

The role is countywide with an office base at Endeavour House, Ipswich IP1 2BX.

Your role and responsibilities

You will:

• assess, plan and deliver low level independence skills 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
• support individuals, carers and their families and work alongside colleagues within Sensing Change and ACS, as well as partner organisations when required
• be provided training to further develop skills that could lead to a qualification.

You will need:

• a good standard of education
• awareness of the needs of people with sight and/or hearing loss
• the ability to verbally explain and describe accurately
• the ability to work as an effective, reliable, flexible and supportive team member
• a passion for improving the lives of people who access our services.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team

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 to focus on sensory need and will provide training leading to qualifications in this interesting and specialist area of work. We are looking forward to welcoming new staff to a number of posts, which are available at various locations across the Suffolk.

Please take a look at the other opportunities currently available within the Sensing Change team: Qualified Vision Rehabilitation Worker

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Travelling requirements for your role

We positively encourage the use of technology to communicate, but in this role, you will need to travel to locations away from your contractual base, so you must either hold a full and current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability to meet the travel requirements of this role, please speak with the contact detailed below.

This role is mainly based in the community; however, you may also have the opportunity to work from home occasionally and you will have an office base. Please speak with the contact detailed below if you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements. #LI-Hybrid

To find out more:
For an informal discussion, please contactCaroline Carr by calling(01473) 260030or emailing: caroline.carr@sensingchange.org.uk

How to apply:
https://www.suffolkjobsdirect.org/#en/sites/CX_1004/job/10313/?utm_medium=jobshare&utm_source=link

Closing date: 11.30 pm, 4 June 2023.

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 checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. We are also committed to flexible working.

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