Trainee and Qualified Habilitation and Mobility Officer

Found in: Talent US 2 C2 - 1 week ago


El Cajon, United States West Sussex County Council Full time

The opportunity

Salary: TraineeNJC Grade 7 £27,334 to £29,777 per annum / Qualified NJC Grade 9 £33,945 to 36,648 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, full time

Location: Countywide, this will be discussed with you at interview.

Please note: you will need to be able to travel to customers’ homes and educational settings in order to carry out assessments and provide advice.

Closing date: 05 May 2024

Interview date: 13 May 2024

Do you have experience working with children and young people?

Are you looking to develop your experience in habilitation and vision impairment?

Are you a keen learner looking to study whilst you work? Or are you qualified and looking for a new opportunity in your career?

Trainee

As a Trainee Habilitation and Mobility Officer, you will work with a Qualified Habilitation Specialist to provide support and intervention for children and young people with vision impairments.

You will work in partnership with colleagues, schools, agencies, and other professionals to promote inclusion and independence of children with visual impairments.

You must be willing to undertake the Graduate Diploma in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People) within this role.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

Working with a family centred approach. Offering advice and guidance to educational placements on appropriate support. Carrying out, alongside the QHS, assessments of children and young people with visual impairment, including those with Education and Health Care Plans (EHCP’s). Ensuring children and young people receive fair, inclusive treatment. Maintaining records and assessments.

Qualified

As a Habilitation and Mobility Officer, you will ensure children and young people are supported to develop their habilitation skills to promote their independence both in their educational setting, and the wider community.


Key to this role is the ability to carry out appropriate assessment of habilitation needs, to enable the delivery of planned, co-ordinated support and direct teaching of habilitation skills.


You will have strong personal values and emotional resilience, plus the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers. You should have good IT and organisation skills and be able to work flexibly.

What you need to succeed

Trainee

You will need to communicate effectively and provide clear, concise advice. You will be part of a team but much of the day-to-day work will require you to work independently.

We are looking for someone who is creative, enjoys problem solving and finding solutions. If you are passionate about adapting to children’s changing needs and promoting a positive work culture, we would love to hear from you.

You will require a degree level qualification or minimum qualification equivalent to QCF Level 4 with extensive relevant work experience.

Qualified

Diploma in Habilitation. Significant experience of undertaking habilitation assessments and planning appropriate intervention programmes. Experience of working with children and young people.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

About us

The Sensory Support Team (SST) works with families, pre-schools, and schools in West Sussex to support the educational and developmental needs of children and young people with a sensory impairment or a physical disability.

The SST aims to support educational establishments to ensure that they carry out their statutory duties and work within the requirements of the Children and Families Act and Equalities Act to provide reasonable adjustments to support the inclusion of children with vision, hearing, multi-sensory impairment, and physical disabilities across West Sussex. 

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