Rehabilitation Officer / Worker - Visual Impairment

Experience working with people with complex and multi-faceted needs would be beneficial but is not essential for these roles. We believe that a positive attitude, a tenacity for learning and a passion for supporting individuals to achieve their maximum potential are the desired attributes of applicants interested in undertaking this role.

To be eligible for this post you will have a professional Social Care qualification in Social Work, DipSW or CQSW and have current registration with Social Work England.

We promote a safe

culture of support and learning which we expect all staff to endorse. We

recognise the importance of the health and wellbeing of our employees, striving

to ensure our staff have manageable workloads and providing them with

specialised administrative support, allowing focus on delivery of care

services. We also support the AYSE programme for newly qualified Social Workers where you will be supported in

your first full year of employment through reduced caseloads and enhanced

supervision.

We work with people with a wide and varied

range of needs, using social work skills and knowledge to support them. Working to improve the lives of individuals; issues

tackled include self-neglect, hoarding, dependence on alcohol or drug misuse,

homeless prevention and supporting individuals and their families living with

dementia. We do all of this alongside specialists in these areas, providing the

most appropriate social work intervention.

This post is part of a specialist countywide

Sensory Services Team offer for North Yorkshire. The team consists of Sensory

Social Workers, Rehabilitation Officers Visual Impairment and Communicator

Guides.

The core focus of this role is preventing,

reducing and delaying the needs of adults with care and support needs and

carers by promoting independence and recovery through the provision rehabilitation

support, training and equipment, ensuring people make best use of community facilities

as appropriate to promote independence.

You will be expected to work collaboratively

with North Yorkshire Council staff and other professionals working with people

with sensory needs and also to promote awareness and understanding of sight

loss and the impact on individuals to the wider community.

An enhanced DBS clearance is required. This

role involves spoken communications, so a confident use of English language is

required.

Job Purpose

The core focus of this job is to maximise

the independence and safety of people of all ages with vision needs in North

Yorkshire who have eligible social care needs.

visual impairment who have been assessed as being in need by planning,

implementing and reviewing rehabilitation programmes to meet the persons or

carers preferred outcomes within specified resources or by enabling people to access universal community

resources.

maintain / acquire communication skills

of orientation and mobility techniques, skills

met by access to universal and other non-care services

vision loss and techniques to support individuals through training and

equipment to meet individual needs.

programmes as required by the Team Manager.

with Safeguarding Adults Investigations, as delegated by the designated

Safeguarding Manager and in line with procedures.

opportunities to generate income for adults with care and support needs.

advocacy services when appropriate.

regular contact with adults and carers to monitor and respond to changes in

their situations.

proceedings and with other agencies as required.

increased uptake of direct payments and other service development initiatives

including, but not limited to, reablement, personalisation, individual budgets,

self-assessment and self-directed care.

to enable the empowerment of vulnerable people with vision needs. Liaising with

local, universal and other services to promote vulnerable peoples access to

them.

Yorkshire Council staff and other professionals working with people with vision

loss to promote awareness and understanding of vision loss and the impact on

individuals.

support needs and carers in an appropriate manner to enable effective written

and oral communication in line with Directorate policies and procedures

maximise choice and resources

Yorkshire Council staff and other professionals working with people with vision

loss to promote awareness and understanding of vision loss and the impact on

individuals.

needs and carers to meet their assessed needs within the indicative budget and

in a way which maximises resources, where this is not the case you will seek

advice from the Team Manager.

Systems and

Information

records in line with the Directorate's policies

using the appropriate IT systems.

North Yorkshire as a county has it all,

rich in history and culture, outstanding natural beauty, vibrant cities, market

towns, quaint villages, stunning rural and coastal landscape, and wide-open

spaces.

working from other locations and from home.

salary sacrifice discount schemes through our Everybody Benefits offer.

continuous learning.

opportunities.

flexible working practices.

Employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting your mental health and wellbeing

at work, find out more on the Mindful Employer website

interest-free loan towards an annual season ticket to get you from home to

work.

health services, preferential rates on a private health scheme are available

through payroll deductions.

of their job are entitled to a free eye test and potentially computer-specific

glasses.

Experience

Qualifications

Essential: - Diploma HE Rehabilitation Studies, or predecessors

Occupational Skills