Habilitation Officer - Vision Impairment

Job Introduction

Habilitation Officer Role

SENSORY SERVICE: Vision Impairment Support Team

SEND Outreach Services

Children’s Services – Salary:  PO1 (scale 27 – 30) £41,113 - £43,680

Contract type: Permanent (Term Time Only)  

Hours per week: 3 days a week.

Location: Greenwich London

WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN GREENWICH?

The SEND Outreach Services consist of four established and highly regarded teams that cover:  Early Years, Autism Outreach, STEPs Complex Needs and Sensory Service. The Sensory Service comprises of two teams, the Deaf and Hearing Support Team and the Vision Impairment Support Team.

There is a fantastic opportunity to join the Visual Impairment Support Team (VIST) as a Habilitation Officer. You’ll be part of a great team delivering high quality support to Children and Young People across the Borough in their homes, early years settings and mainstream schools

We are looking to appoint a Habilitation Specialist who has a thorough understanding of the impact of visual impairment (VI), and who has high expectations of CYP with VI, including those with additional needs. You will work with CYP to promote and develop their independent travel and life skills and prepare them for adulthood, and you need to have substantial relevant work experience in this field. You will also work closely with families and settings in order to build their capacity to support CYP by developing and reinforcing essential independence skills. Work will be carried out in a range of environments, including homes, settings and the wider community, so the ability to travel around the authority as required is essential, as is the ability to work independently and manage time effectively. Excellent teamwork skills are essential and you will be required to work collaboratively with visual impairment team colleagues and with other professionals.

Requirements

You will hold the Graduate Diploma in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People) or an equivalent qualification.

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements is available with this post subject to service requirements.

 An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

For an informal discussion please contact Daisy.Akemma@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or  0208 921 3311 / 07540743979

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

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Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

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