Vision Rehabilitation Specialist

About the job

Salary: £39,152 - £41,771 a year
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent

Luton Council is seeking a dynamic and innovative Vision Rehabilitation Specialist to join our dedicated team. This is an exceptional opportunity for a professional with significant post-qualifying experience in the rehabilitation of visually impaired and deafblind individuals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complex Case Management: Handle complex and challenging cases, ensuring compliance with health and safety policies, and providing crisis intervention when necessary.
• Customer Satisfaction: Demonstrate a commitment to customer satisfaction, with experience in advocacy and user/carer involvement, promoting client participation in developing their own care/support plans.
• Coaching and Mentoring: Offer guidance, supervision, and mentorship to Outreach Workers and Social Care Assessors, fostering professional growth and effective case work practices.
• Collaborative Working: Engage in partnership and inter-agency collaboration, promoting the benefits of a multi-disciplinary team approach to optimise resources and reduce duplication.
• Communication: Effectively communicate with visually impaired or deafblind service users, their carers, and a variety of professionals, imparting new skills and strategies to enhance independence.
• Record Maintenance: Maintain high-quality records, and produce clear, concise reports and correspondence using Council computer database and case recording systems.
• Resource Management: Make professional judgments and negotiate resources within a multi-disciplinary setting, designing cost-effective care packages while understanding the financial implications.

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.

About you

Essential Qualifications and Skills:

• Educational Background: Dip HE in Visual Rehabilitation Studies or equivalent (minimum Level 5, 2-year full-time course or part-time equivalent).
• Professional Registration: Accredited by the Rehabilitation Workers Professional Network, recognized by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care.
• Legislative Knowledge: In-depth understanding of social care legislation and regulations, including the Care Act 2014, Sensory Best Practice Guidance, Making Safeguarding Personal, and more.
• Customer Interface Experience: Skilled in working within a customer-focused environment with different adult social care client groups.
• Organizational Skills: Ability to manage competing pressures and priorities, plan workloads effectively, and meet strict deadlines while maintaining high standards.
• Commitment to Equality: Strong knowledge and understanding of equality issues, ensuring non-discriminatory service delivery.
• Ongoing Development: Committed to personal and professional development, with a willingness to undertake post-qualifying training and acquire new skills.

Additional Requirements:

• Home Visits: Ability to visit customers and families in their homes daily.
• Flexible Working Hours: Willing to work outside normal office hours occasionally.
• Research and Project Work: Engage in small-scale projects related to the rehabilitation needs of visually impaired or deafblind service users.
• Practice Educator Training: Willingness to undergo training to support educational practice within the team.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of visually impaired and deafblind individuals and possess the expertise and dedication required, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding role.

Join Luton Council and be a part of a team that values excellence, collaboration, and innovation in service delivery.

About us

Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision - that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty - is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council - and that means our workforce Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough

Application Process

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in A person's criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.

Benefits

We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

- From 25 to 32 days' annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

How to apply

We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out

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Salary range

• £39,152 - £41,771 per year

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