Assistant Assessment & Review Worker - Vision Impaired

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Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support, our communities and our workforce. As part of our transformation journey, we continue to build on our progress and put children firmly at the centre of our care. We can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled, and supported workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to apply for the position of Assistant Assessment & Review Worker for Vision Impaired people in St Helens.

This is an new and exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to work alongside a dynamic and innovative team, promoting independence and maximizing quality of life for those who experience sight loss and visual impairment.

Should applicants wish to discuss the role, informally please contact the Vision Rehabilitation Manager on 01744675212 or alternatively you can email for further information on debbieallen@sthelens.gov.uk.

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Roles That Matter

To support the Vision Rehabilitation Managers, Specialists and Assessment & Review Workers.

You will be first point of contact for new referral when completing a screening questionnaire with all new referrals.

You will have the opportunity to complete home visits and provide low level training of specialist equipment to support independent living as advised by the team.

You will support service users with confidence building and transitioning from Rehabilitation Program to Independent living under the guidance of Vision Rehabilitation Specialist.

You will need to be a driving license holder and have use of a car to complete welfare telephone/home visits to service users.

Full Job Description & Person Specification Documents are included with this advert.

This is an Enhanced Disclosure post

We reserve the right to close the advert early, with sufficient applications. Apply early to avoid disappointment.

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Equality & Diversity

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within selection.

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