Location
Mid Essex - Chelmsford
Department
Sensory - Rehabilitation
Advertising Salary
£38,500 - £40,500 per annum depending on experience
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Sensory

About The Role

Salary: £38,500 - £40,500 per annum depending on experience
Location: Chelmsford base with travel across Essex
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
 
To be considered for the role of Sensory Rehabilitation Worker, you must have a Diploma of Higher Education or Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Studies.

We are looking for a Senior Rehab Worker to join our established and reputable team to provide professional supervision to Rehabilitation Workers/Assistants/ Apprentices and support and advice to other workers in the assessment and provision of services to people with sight loss.
 
Reporting to the Sensory Service Operations Manager, this role is responsible for providing assessment and rehabilitation training which includes daily living, low vision, mobility and communication skills for people with visual and dual sensory impairments.

What you'll be doing:
 
  • Undertake assessment of needs, individually tailored rehabilitation programs and reviews for visually impaired or dual sensory impaired people.
  • To provide professional guidance and consultation to colleagues within ECL Sensory Service, across ECL and sensory workers within Social Care
  • To undertake supervisory responsibilities to identified team members.
  • Ability to identify objectives and outcomes together with the means to achieve them
  • Ensure the proper assessment, management and mitigation of risk, including Information Governance, Health and Safety and Business Continuity.
  • Responsible for recognising a disclosure of a concern from an individual that requires a safeguarding intervention to be made and to take appropriate action.

About You

To succeed in this role, you need:
 
  • A Diploma of Higher Education or Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Studies
  • Previous experience of working in a Senior position providing professional supervision to ROVI’s
  • Experience of managing a complex case load
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and use own initiative
  • To work collaboratively
  • Ability to make sound decisions based on your knowledge and experience in relation to rehabilitation to ensure best practice.
  • To think creatively and be confident in challenging the norm
  • Valid driving licence and car or access to a car and driver
     
What we can offer you:
 
  • 27 days annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, rising with service
  • Annual salary reviews and performance bonus
  • Business mileage paid at 45p per mile
  • Full paid induction
  • Ongoing training opportunities
  • Free enhanced DBS check and renewals
  • Enhanced contributory pension scheme with match up to 6%
  • Healthcare support scheme
  • Discount on your favourite retail brands, restaurants, holidays, and more
  • Refer a friend scheme
Take the next step in your career and become part of the ECL team.

About Us

At ECL, we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East England. We provide high quality social care services in Essex, London Borough of Havering and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing, prevention and increasing independence.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ, support and promote disabled people in the workplace.

ECL does not hold a visa sponsor licence therefore, applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK, and/or require visa sponsorship in order to continue working in the UK, cannot be considered for this role.

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