Vision Rehabilitation Specialist

SeeAbility; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity focused on vision rehabilitation is seeking a Qualified Vision Rehabilitation Professional based in Leatherhead. In this full-time permanent position, you will assess and support individuals with learning disabilities and sight loss, enhancing their independence. Excellent interpersonal skills and a driving license are essential. The role includes collaboration with support teams and opportunities for professional development. A competitive salary is offered along with numerous benefits for work-life balance and wellbeing.

Benefits

Paid membership to the Rehabilitation Workers Professional Network

Annual excellence awards

33 days holiday, increasing with service

Life assurance of 2x annual salary

Employer contributory pension scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Full Driving License holder with own Vehicle.
• Experience working with people with learning disabilities and autism is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision assessment, rehabilitation, and habilitation interventions.
• Support the independence of individuals with sight loss.
• Train wider support teams on visual needs.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Relationship building

Ability to work proactively

Education

Foundation Degree/Diploma in Vision Rehabilitation Studies

Job description

Role Description

Join our Team as Qualified Vision Rehabilitation Professional

Location

SeeAbility Homes (Surrey, Kent, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Devon, Bristol)

Salary

£35,000 per annum plus SeeAbility benefits (paid travel and vision rehabilitation professionals network fees)

Hours

Full Time (37.5 hours- Monday to Friday)

Contract

Permanent

Essential

Full Driving License holder with own Vehicle

About You

We are looking for a Qualified Vision Rehabilitation Professional to join our award winning eye care and vision team at SeeAbility, working with people with Learning disabilities, autism and complex support needs, many of whom have sight loss. You will work as part of our vision rehabilitation team across SeeAbility's residential and support living environments to provide assessment, rehabilitation and habilitation intervention to increase independence, choice and control for the people SeeAbility support. You will also provide training to SeeAbility's wider support teams to empower them to understand and support visual needs for the people we support on a daily basis.

You will have excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills and an ability to work proactively and autonomously as part of a team that works to ensure that everyone we support at SeeAbility has their eye and vision needs optimally understood and met.

What You’ll Need

• A Foundation Degree/Diploma in Higher Education in Vision Rehabilitation Studies or equivalent.
• A full valid driving licence and own vehicle.
• Experience of working with people with a learning disability, autism is desirable but not essential.

About us

Since we began as the Royal School for the Blind in 1799, SeeAbility has held a unique role. We are the only charity in the UK—and possibly globally— that focuses on the strong link between sight loss and learning disability.

Our research shows that people with a learning disability are ten times more likely to experience sight loss. This makes eye care a priority for us.

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Benefits

• Paid membership to the Rehabilitation Workers Professional Network (RWPN)
• Annual excellence awards
• Long service awards every 5 years and recognition
• Development Discussions: Opportunity to discuss your progress and your future
• Leadership development academy for the next steps in your career

Your work-life balance

• NO weekends plus working from home during school holidays and outside school hours
• 33 days holiday (Pro-rata (incl. bank holidays), increasing to 41 days with long service (1 extra day for each year of service))
• Life events: Time off when you need it most
• 2 weeks Organisational Sick Pay after 6 months service, increasing to 12 weeks over your first 3 years
• Enhanced Family-Friendly Pay
• Paid Fertility Leave
• Carers Leave available

Your money goes further

• £500 monthly bonus scheme for two lucky colleagues
• Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts
• Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants and activities
• Access to Tickets for Good
• Employer contributory pension scheme: Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future
• Refer a friend and receive £600
• Paid DBS and renewals
• Advance pay scheme and high interest saving scheme through Wage Stream App for all our colleagues

Your wellbeing counts

• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life assurance of 2x annual salary
• Free 24/7 employee assistance programme for advice and support
• Free eye test
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Dedicated in-house Wellbeing Coach for your team

Safeguarding and Promoting Welfare

SeeAbility is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. We expect all staff to uphold this commitment and have a strong understanding of their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding.

Safer Recruitment

As part of our safer recruitment procedures, we require the following checks for all successful applicants:

• A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).
• Documentary evidence to confirm your identity, current address, and the right to work in the UK.
• Health Declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered.
• References will be obtained to ensure satisfactory evidence of conduct in current or previous employment concerned with the provision of services relating to (a) health or social care, or (b) children or vulnerable adults.

These checks will be carried out and completed prior offering a date to start employment at SeeAbility’s expense.

Diversity

SeeAbility is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those who have a disability or neurodivergent condition. We are pleased to confirm that we are a Disability Confident employer.

We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyone’s unique experiences and views are appreciated, and their opinion valued. We are happy to offer any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role itself to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates.

In exceptional circumstances, the exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.