Job Introduction
Salary: Band 11, £45,718 to £49,764 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week, including some evenings)
Closing date: Sunday 16 February 2025, 23:59
The Service:
The Vison and Hearing Team is based in the Civic Offices, and is a highly regarded and expanding Team within the Inclusion Service which is an integral part of the Education Department. The team comprises of Specialist Teacher Advisers, Lead Communicator, Communication Support Workers, Trainee Communicator Support Workers, Higher Level Teaching Assistant and a Habilitation Specialist.
Your New Role:
You will lead and deliver the habilitation provision for children and young people with a visual impairment or dual sensory loss who live in Portsmouth. You will assess and monitor the habilitation needs of children and young people, and develop and deliver individual habilitation training programmes. You will undertake home visits, liaise with parents, teachers, teaching assistants and others, and work collaboratively with the young person in monitoring and recording progress in the development of their habilitation skills. You will provide professional support to other professionals, internal and external organisations and families.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
What you'll need to succeed:
You have a specialist Graduate Diploma in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People) or equivalent qualification. You have a sound base of current issues around orientation and mobility and independent living skills, and knowledge of specialist equipment and technology to promote independence and mobility. You have good personal presentation and credibility, good and effective oral and written communication skills, and can deliver training to a variety of audiences. You can evidence growth and learning from training and prior employment experience.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Additional Information:
The full job profile is attached below.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Marie Lloyd, Team Leader, marie.lloyd@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 841 140
A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Application process:
How to complete your application: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/how-to-apply/
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Click on the 'Apply' button to register or log into your applicant account, complete our profile builder, and enter your personal statement. In your personal statement, please detail why you feel you are suitable for the role using the 'Who is the Person' section of the job profile.
If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
We look forward to speaking with you soon. Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.
What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures.
