Blind Veterans UK – Community Support Worker

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Blind Veterans UK – Community Support Worker

Home-based with regular travel across Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire

About Us

We’re Blind Veterans UK, a charity that helps vision-impaired ex-service people from every generation rebuild their lives after their sight has been affected. Founded in 1915, by Sir Arthur Pearson, to help the many veterans losing their sight after the First World War, we have over a century of experience providing the best care to our veterans.

Since then, we’ve provided support to tens of thousands of vision-impaired veterans, helping them to regain their independence. By providing our members with the tools and skills they need to lead a fulfilling and active life, we ensure they remain valued members of society.

We’re one transformational team that believes every vision-impaired veteran should be able to lead the life they choose.

We are currently seeking a Community Support Worker to join us on a full-time basis for a six month fixed term contract.

The Benefits

• Salary of £37,909.22 per annum
• Generous annual leave with the option to buy additional days
• Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Healthcare cash plan
• Access to legal services and mental health support
• Employee assistance programme
• Paid professional subscriptions and discounts
• Home working allowance
• Professional and personal development
• Enhanced pay

This is an incredibly rewarding opportunity for a compassionate individual with experience working with people with disabilities to join our dedicated charity, helping to transform the lives of vision-impaired veterans.

You’ll have the chance to make a tangible impact on the lives of vision-impaired ex-service people, helping them to rebuild their independence and achieve their goals whilst contributing to the lasting legacy of our century-long mission.

So, if you’re passionate about making a difference, read on and apply today to become a vital part of our incredible team.

The Role

As a Community Support Worker, you will support our members in Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire to achieve their goals, whilst maximising their independence and wellbeing.

You’ll carry out risk assessments and identify the needs of individuals and how to meet them, responding to queries and feedback to better co-ordinate services.

Providing a member-led service, you’ll collaboratively plan and oversee the delivery of specialist interventions, wellbeing programmes, rehabilitation events and other activities, focusing on promoting our members’ independence and wellbeing.

Additionally, you will:

• Act as the service co-ordinator and main point of contact for members
• Demonstrate and issue equipment
• Support the development and work of our volunteers
• Support our partnerships for joint working, member support and future programmes
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding and risk management policies

About You

To be considered as a Community Support Worker, you will need:

• Experience working with people with disabilities to maximise their independence and wellbeing
• Experience and knowledge of completing comprehensive, holistic assessments
• Experience delivering remote and face to face services
• The ability to use assessment tools and action plans
• The ability to identify safeguarding concerns and act in line with policies
• A relevant Level 4 qualification or equivalent experience

The closing date for applications is 7 October 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Rehabilitation Support Worker, Rehabilitation Co-ordinator, Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Outreach Worker, Wellbeing Practitioner, or Recovery Worker.

Webrecruit and Blind Veterans UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to step into a rewarding role as a Community Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.