Rehabilitation Officer (Permanent) (Full Time)
- Location:
- Mile End Centre, 30 Seedhill Road., Paisley, PA1 1SA
- Salary:
- £35,988 - £38,014 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
Advert
Rehabilitation Officer – Sensory Impairment (Qualified)
Renfrewshire Community Health and Social Care Partnership is looking to recruit a
Rehabilitation Officers (Qualified) to join Social Work’s Sensory Impairment Services,
which whilst providing an all-age service across Renfrewshire, sits within the Adult
Services and locality structure. The Sensory Impairment Team is a small specialist
team offering a quality rehabilitation and support service to adults with sensory loss
and a habilitation service to blind and visually impaired children and young people.
The team also offers communication support to individuals who are British Sign
Language (BSL) users.
To apply for the qualified post it is essential that you have a Graduate Diploma in
Rehabilitation Studies or equivalent, it is desirable that you have a Higher Diploma in
Rehabilitation Studies or an Advanced Certificate in Education (working with visually
impaired children) or equivalent.
You will have experience in working in a Social Work team and working with people
with a sensory loss. It is essential that you have effective interpersonal skills,
communication skills both written and verbal along with assessment skills and the
ability to design and implement training and support plans to assist blind and visually
impaired individuals to maximise their independence.
You will be motivated, have a positive, friendly and approachable manner with the
ability to directly supervise, motivate and organise various groups of all ages, and be
able to demonstrate equipment and teach relevant skills to clients. You must be able
to prioritise your own workload and be flexible in responding to situations as they
arise. You will work well on your own as well as part of a team, using your own
initiative where necessary. You will be imaginative and possess effective problem
solving skills to help meet the challenges that will arise. You will have a positive
attitude to individuals with a disability as you will be involved in supporting people
who have a hearing loss or are deaf or deaf/blind. You will have a willingness to
learn and develop in this role.
ability to directly supervise, motivate and organise various groups of all ages, and be
able to demonstrate equipment and teach relevant skills to clients. You must be able
to prioritise your own workload and be flexible in responding to situations as they
arise. You will work well on your own as well as part of a team, using your own
initiative where necessary. You will be imaginative and possess effective problem
solving skills to help meet the challenges that will arise. You will have a positive
attitude to individuals with a disability as you will be involved in supporting people
who have a hearing loss or are deaf or deaf/blind. You will have a willingness to
learn and develop in this role.
It would be desirable that you have knowledge of the DWP benefits system as well
as knowledge of the range of services provided by the third sector to those with
sensory loss, as well as experience in carrying out single shared assessments in
Self Directed Support Principles and processes.
Please note this post will be considered part time and job share or full time role.
It is also desirable that you have a proficiency in the use of IT packages and hold a
current full driving license and the use of your own transport.
If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the
level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further
information in relation to Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit
www.disclosurescotland.co.uk