Independent Living Worker – Northeast Scotland
Closing date: Thursday 18 January 2024
Location: Moray & Highlands
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £26,821 - £31,542 per year
Contract: Permanent
We are looking for caring, creative, innovative and dedicated people to join our Independent Living team in Sight Scotland Veterans to provide support to people with sight loss.
The independent living team delivers a local information, advice and support service for vision impaired veterans living in Scotland. As an independent living worker you will be expected to work with veterans, their families and carers to assess, plan and review their sight loss needs, in order to promote independent living.
You will be home based and will work predominantly in the Moray and Highland area.
If you have an SVQ level 3 Health and Social Care, or a willingness to work toward this qualification or another professional health or social care qualification as well as demonstrable experience of working with older people or adults with a vision impairment, those with other disabilities, mental health or service veterans in the community and this sounds like the role for you please click on Read More to apply or look at the attached document for more information.
If you require any of the information relating to this role in an alternative format, please email people@sightscotland.org.uk
About us
We’re one of Scotland’s oldest charities – for more than two centuries, we’ve been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We’re proud of all we’ve achieved in the past – but we have our sights set firmly on the future.
We’re determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We’re committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss – when and where they need us.
For further information about this vacancy and details of how to apply, please visit the Sight Scotland & Sight Scotland Veterans website: https://sightscotland.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/3358415?cid=1974&t=Independent-Living-Worker-
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