Sensory Impairment Officer

**Location**: Lincolnshire
**Type**: Part-time, 30 hours per week
**Salary**:£22,471 per annum pro-rata
**Contract**: Permanent
**Closing date**: 18th August 2023
**Interview date**:22nd August 2023

We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our team based at Lincolnshire Sensory Service. You will be employed as a Sensory Impairment Officer to support Deafblind children and adults, to take on a case load to work with local service users. With your highly trained skills and knowledge you will be delivering support to children and adults with a sensory loss to achieve independence and a fulfilled life.

**The main responsibilities of either post will be to;**
- Knowledge of undertaking comprehensive assessments to identify the options available to meet their needs and outcomes.
- Manage own case load and undertaking case recording.
- Provide professional/appropriate advice and assistance to the service users and have knowledge of resources available.

**To be successful for this post, you will**:

- Experience in working with people with a sensory impairment.
- Experience in delivering Information, Advice and Guidance and providing equipment for Sensory needs.
- Excellent team working skills.
- British Sign Language Level1/2 or working towards or native signer

**Benefits and Training**:
We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace and we are committed to _wellbeing, promoting hybrid working, offering generous annual leave entitlements, an Employee Assistance Program, Health Cash Plan, Occupational Sick Pay scheme, and flexible TOIL scheme._ We invest generously in training and development programmes, providing sponsorship to pursue formal professional qualifications and the opportunity to learn and develop sign language skills.

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 30 per week

**Salary**: £22,741.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- working with sensory impairment: 1 year (required)
- BSL Level 1or Level 2 or native: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lincoln