Location
Leeds | United Kingdom
Job description
Leeds
£22,741 pro-rata per annum
Part-time,18.5 hours per week
Flexible closing date
THIS VACANCY IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE REFER A FRIEND SCHEME
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Flexible
Interview date: TBC
We are recruiting for a Wellbeing Worker to join our Leeds Sensory Services to provide high quality support to our service users who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Visually Impaired, Deafblind, and 16+ and live within the area of Leeds.
As part of the role you will:
Be offering information, advice, and guidance on a range of topics using appropriate communication methods
Provide service user information about specialist equipment and providing low level VI Equipment under the guidance of the Equipment Worker
Dealing with referrals accurately
Promoting independent living by advising and signposting to services
Undertaking strengths-based assessments, support plans and Risk Assessments with service users
Working with third party agencies and sub-contracted partners
To be successful for this post:
You will have experience in Working with people who have Visual Impairment
You will have experience in undertaking needs-led assessments
You will have experience in providing Information, Advice and Guidance
You will have strong IT skills
You will be willing to learn British Sign Language
What we offer
We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace and we are committed to wellbeing, promoting hybrid working, offering generous annual leave entitlements, an Employee Assistance Program, Health Cash Plan, Occupational Sick Pay scheme, and flexible TOIL scheme. We invest generously in training and development programmes, providing sponsorship to pursue formal professional qualifications and the opportunity to learn and develop sign language skills.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
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£22.74k per annum
