Vision Rehabilitation Specialist

Role Details

• Salary range: £44,685 - £48,003 p.a. inc. London weighting
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Hours of work: 36 hours per week
• Location:
  
  Civic centre and other locations from time to time

As a Vision Rehabilitation Specialist, you will undertake high quality assessments of clients with visual loss and provide advice, training and support to promote safe independence and improve client’s life experience. You will use your skills and knowledge to promote service users’ safety and independence.

You will hold a recognised professional qualification (Certificate / Diploma in Rehabilitation / Mobility or Technical Officer or equivalent in Rehabilitation studies).

Our ideal candidate will be an effective communicator, with good organisation and planning skills alongside rehabilitation skills (orientation & mobility, daily living).

You will have the ability to work as part of a team and hold knowledge of main issues in working with adults with visual impairment and additional complex needs and show commitment to professional development and engagement in sharing learning and expertise with others.

• Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
• Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
• Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
• Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
• Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
• Travel perks including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
• Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourages applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights can be found here.