Sensory Impairment Rehabilitation Worker

Job Summary

This post is only available to all permanent and temporary employees and agency workers currently on assignment within East Dunbartonshire Council.

We recruiting a suitably qualified Rehabilitation Officer to support people with Sensory Impairment in East Dunbartonshire.

A Diploma in Rehabilitation Studies Visual Impairment or a recognised equivalent qualification is essential for this post..

You will provide a specialist assessment service to Sight Impaired, Severely Sight Impaired, Deaf and dual sensory impaired people of all ages.

You will design and implement individual rehabilitation programmes and arrange other supports to enable people to live as independently and safely as possible in the community.

You will work in a busy team with Occupational Therapists and other Health and Social Care professionals.

You must have good organisational and communications skills and a genuine interest in working with people who are Deaf; Sight impaired or Dual Sensory impaired/Deafblind

You will be responsible for managing your own time and workload.

This post is for 35 hours a week.

You must be able to travel independently and having a Full Driving License is an advantage.

This post is subject to PVG Disclosure.

All enquiries regarding this post are welcome. Please contact Arlene Walker , Acting Team Manager on arlene.walker @eastdunbarton.gov.uk or for further information

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria

Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, , successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

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