Senior Rehabilitation Officer

We Are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled 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.

Making A Difference as a Senior Rehabilitation Officer in Visual Impairment Team

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to apply for this newly created post to support the Team Manager in managing St Helens Council Visual Impairment service.

The successful candidate will ideally have 2 years post qualification experience and be able to evidence good leadership skills, as the post includes a supervisory element.

Key roles will include:
• Assessing new referrals and allocating to the team as appropriate
• Have responsibility for undertaking assessment and maintaining a case load
• Reviewing cases and closing as appropriate
• Responsible for maintaining the register
• Supervising the team
• Attending meetings with appropriate agencies
• Assist the Team Manager in developing the Visual Impairment service for St Helens residents

This is an 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.

The role encompasses Low Vision Assessment at our clinic and community based assessments with people in their own homes in the community, including mobility training.

Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.

Should applicants wish to discuss the role, informally please contact the Team Manager Sarah Dearden on 07766366928 or alternatively you can email for further information on sarahdearden@sthelens.gov.uk.

This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.

St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that 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 the interview/selection process.

Equality & Diversity
St Helens Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. 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. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.

NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan
Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.