Location: Mile End Centre 30 Seedhill Road, PA1 1SA
Salary: £34,601 - £36,554 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
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Renfrewshire Community Health and Social Care Partnership is looking to recruit a Rehabilitation Officers (Qualified) to join Social Work’s Sensory Impairment Services, which provides an all-age service across Renfrewshire, sitting within the Adult Services and locality structure.
The Sensory Impairment Team is a small specialist team offering a quality rehabilitation and support service to adults with sensory loss and a habilitation service to blind and visually impaired children and young people. The team also offers communication support to individuals who are British Sign Language (BSL) users.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Studies or equivalent (Higher Diploma or Advanced Certificate in Education is desirable).
2. Experience in working in a Social Work team and with people with sensory loss.
3. Effective interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal).
4. Assessment skills and ability to design and implement training and support plans.
5. Motivated, friendly, and approachable manner.
6. Ability to supervise, motivate, and organize various groups.
7. Imaginative and effective problem-solving skills.
8. Positive attitude towards individuals with disabilities.
9. Willingness to learn and develop in the role.
Desirable Skills:
1. Knowledge of the DWP benefits system.
2. Knowledge of services provided by the third sector for those with sensory loss.
3. Experience in carrying out single shared assessments in Self Directed Support Principles.
4. Proficiency in IT packages.
5. Current full driving license and access to transport.
If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. For further information regarding Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.
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