Job Description

General information

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Reference

004769
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Closing Date

15/10/2025

Service Area

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Directorate

Adult Services

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Service Area

Physical Disability, Occupational Therapy, Visual & Hearing Impairment

Vacancy Details

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Category

Social Care - Adult Social Care

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Job Title

Visual Impairment Rehabilitation Worker

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Grade

BBU09

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Salary Range ( pro rata for part time roles)

BBU09 35,412 - 38,220

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Contract Type

Full time permanent

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Contract Hours

37

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Job Advert

We are currently looking to recruit a Visual Impairment Rehabilitation worker for our Sensory Impairment Team.



On a day to day basis, the successful candidate will be reporting to the Advanced Practitioner the successful post holder will be responsible for providing a professional rehabilitation service to adults and children with a visual impairment including mobility training and daily living skills and communication skills.



You will be required to hold a diploma or equivalent in Rehabilitation studies. You will have extensive experience of working with adults and children with visual impairment within the community.



You will be able to work autonomously and as part of team as well as multiagency working to ensure that the health and wellbeing of adults and children are paramount to service delivery and help to deliver excellent services to the residents of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire Boroughs.



You will have excellent verbal and communication skills as well as excellent computer literacy to maintain good case recording.



The Council is committed to offering you a good work life balance which includes its flexitime and agile working arrangements, including a hybrid model of office and homebased working.



We offer 27 days of annual leave increasing to 32 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays, compensated by a competitive salary and a generous pension scheme that will be completely unrivalled in the private sector.

How to apply

When you are ready to apply, click on 'Apply for Vacancy'; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.

Closing Date: 15th October 2025

Interview Date(s): 3rd & 4th November 2025

Please note:

The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:

a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving) a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical

For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk



Bedford Borough Council is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, Care Leavers Covenant and is a Disability Confident Employer. For more information please visit https://www.bedford.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-work-us/working-culture-and-commitments

Visa Sponsorship

Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Enhanced DBS Post

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

Additional Vacancy Information

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Allowance (pro rata for part time roles)

No

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Work Pattern

5 days a week

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Is this an enhanced DBS role?

Yes

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Is this a politically restricted role?

No

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Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker?

Yes

Vacancy Location

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Location

Bedfordshire

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Location

Borough Hall Bedford
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Is this a designated car user position?

Yes