Closing date for applications:
Monday 6th January 2025
Are you a caring and empathetic person who enjoys making a real difference in people’s lives? We’re looking for a compassionate Home Visitor to join our team and provide meaningful companionship to individuals with vision impairments who are isolated.
Vision Support are dedicated to improving the lives of people with vision impairments, helping them feel connected, supported, and valued. Through our services, we aim to break down barriers, increase independence and bring societal change.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Visit service users in their own home and maintain contact by telephone. Submit a short written report for each contact on an in-house database.
2. Work with the service user to identify areas of support to increase independence and review periodically.
3. Develop an understanding of vision impairment issues and equipment.
4. Identify areas where service users could benefit from a referral into other Vision Support services and/or external organisations.
5. Develop an awareness of safeguarding issues and procedures.
6. Identify social activities in the area and encourage service users to attend.
7. Assist with correspondence i.e. reading/writing mail, making appointments, etc.
8. Accompany service users to one-off shopping trips or medical appointments.
9. Develop an awareness of benefits and service user eligibility, and support service users to complete the forms as appropriate.
Applicants are advised that contact with guide dogs may be necessary within the workplace.
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