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Habilitation Specialist
Job Reference Ref/4983/919
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Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About the role
“The best thing about my job is that I get to work alongside a child or young person and help them learn new skills and become independent. When I am successful, I get to see a child move on and flourish because they no longer need that support and it feels amazing.”
“This is my third year working as part of the Sensory Support Team and I can honestly say that no two days are the same – in fact often no two hours are the same! It is a fulfilling, challenging and very rewarding role and the Sensory Support Team are fabulous and incredibly welcoming.”
“I love working here. I walk in and it just makes me smile.”
Can you inspire? Can you be a driving force for positive change? Are you qualified to support Vision Impaired children/young people with their mobility and daily living skills?
If you believe you can make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people who are Vision Impaired, and their families and you are a qualified Habilitation Specialist apply for this vacancy.
We are looking for enthusiastic, energetic and inspiring people to join our team. You will need to be prepared to learn new skills, working both independently and with colleagues in the Sensory Support Team, as well as mainstream school staff.
Your new role will include:
- Delivering training to schools
- Working closely with VI children/young people
- Supporting the Teacher of the Vision Impaired
- Assessing the skills and awareness of the environment in preparation for independent mobility.
- Planning a training programme appropriate to the individual child/young person’s needs and current environment.
- Teaching mobility and orientation skills taking into account mobility needs
If you feel passionate about the possibilities this role can offer, and the opportunities to learn new skills, then we want to hear from you. For an informal discussion or to find out more, please contact Sibel Djemal on 07880 053496 or sibel.djemal@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
As part of the interview process you will be asked to deliver an 8-minute presentation on a topic of your choice.
Your new salary will be on the Grade 6 Spinal Column Points 18-22 Local Government Employees scale £27,344 - £29,439 pro rata
Closing Date:
Midnight Sunday 26th February 2023
Short listing date:
Monday 27th February 2023
Interview date:
Monday 13th March 2023
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
