Rehabilitation Officer Visually Impaired, Permanent, Gloucestershire

Rehabilitation Officer Visually Impaired - Permanent

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Rehabilitation Officer Visually Impaired
• Job Location: Shire Hall
• Salary: 37,280 - 40,777
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 30/09/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 14177
• This post is open to job share

Are you a Rehabilitation Officer passionate about working with people to promote independence and dedicated to making a difference? We would love to hear from you!

We welcome applications from students who are in the final stages of completing their diploma in Rehabilitation for Visually Impaired People.

About the role:

We have a full time Rehabilitation Officer Visual Impairment (ROVI) position available in our Sensory Team. The team has a supportive and engaged management structure including an Integrated Social Care Manager and a Sensory Team Lead, and you will be working alongside other Rehabilitation Officers as well as a Sensory co-ordinator

As a ROVI, you will work as part of an integrated service with people who have significant sight loss to improve their choice and quality of life. As a ROVI in our team you will make use of timely interventions to maximise long term independence and minimise ongoing support. You will use your knowledge to provide individuals, their families and carers with information and advice on other relevant sources of emotional, material or financial help, where this is available.

To find out more about our Sensory Team,

If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.

About us:

Why Gloucestershire?

Enchanting Cotswold villages, picturesque countryside backdrops, and a never-ending selection of exciting days out, attractions and events; Gloucestershire really does have something for everyone. Gloucestershire is the perfect place to live and work with a great mix of rural and city locations.Access to the Local Government Pension SchemeStaff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.Cycle to Work schemeLinks to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

Applying:

Please write your application with consideration for the essential criteria in the Job Profile which you will find in the Additional Information section below. This should includeexamplesofwhy you should be considered and cover theexperience,skillsandknowledgethat you would bring to the post.

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Additional Information:

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:

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By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.

*a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has asubstantialand long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a persons ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a customer facing role must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.