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Southend On Sea City Council

Sensory Rehabilitation Worker - Permanent

The closing date is 27 February 2026

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Job summary

Southend Council are looking to appoint a full-time, permanent Sensory Rehabilitation Worker.

The successful candidate will manage their own case load and be responsible for supporting residents across Southend and out-of-city cases to offer specialist visual impairment/sensory assessments and appropriate support in the right place at the right time. They will undertake sensory rehabilitation practice that is person-centred, strengths-based and considers community assets.

Main duties of the job

They will be required to provide interventions and recommendations to promote independence. Also ensuring that the residents of Southend are supported with the correct advice, information and relevant signposting and prompted to utilise the assets which already exist in their local community.

As this position is based around community work, you are required to hold a driver's licence and have access to a car.

Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be on-site at the Civic Centre a minimum of 2 days a week.

About us

The Occupational Therapy service in Southend City Council is a progressive place to work, and we are always developing and improving our services in line with the needs of the community. We work with adults and children and their families to help them achieve positive outcomes through a strengths- based approach.

At Southend, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and knowledge.

The Occupational Therapy service is dynamic and innovative with a diverse range of opportunities to work across in our rotation. Our current teams are -

  • OT Referral Hub
  • Early response
  • Reablement
  • Able2
  • Community Strengths
  • Healthy at home
  • Housing
  • Childrens

Take the exciting step to apply for this role and you could be making an impact in one of these amazing teams. Each team offers very specific learning and development opportunities with enthusiastic and knowledgeable colleagues who can support you through induction and beyond.

Details

Date posted

16 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£39,152 to £45,091 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0033-26-0000

Job locations

Southend-on-sea City Council

Victoria Avenue

Southend-on-sea

SS1 9SB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Purpose of the Job

As a professional within the Occupational Therapy Team, you will support children and adults, and their carers, who are ordinary residents in Southend, playing a key role in promoting independence, wellbeing, and choice by providing a proactive, preventative, strengths-based intervention.

Manage a caseload while operating at all times within the Rehabilitation Workers Network standards Monitoring the Standards of Training in the UK .docx (rwpn.org.uk) and carrying out strengths-based statutory assessments.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Purpose of the Job

As a professional within the Occupational Therapy Team, you will support children and adults, and their carers, who are ordinary residents in Southend, playing a key role in promoting independence, wellbeing, and choice by providing a proactive, preventative, strengths-based intervention.

Manage a caseload while operating at all times within the Rehabilitation Workers Network standards Monitoring the Standards of Training in the UK .docx (rwpn.org.uk) and carrying out strengths-based statutory assessments.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • To be shortlisted for this position, it is essential that you hold an Honours Degree or Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment) or equivalent.
  • Have previous experience as a sensory rehabilitation worker within the community and have a clear understanding of the role of an Occupational Therapy team within a local authority.
  • You need to have the ability to prioritise, manage your own caseload and work efficiently with other agencies and professionals.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Honours Degree or Dip. H. E./Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment) or equivalent.

Desirable

  • RWPN (Rehab Workers Professional Network).
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • To be shortlisted for this position, it is essential that you hold an Honours Degree or Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment) or equivalent.
  • Have previous experience as a sensory rehabilitation worker within the community and have a clear understanding of the role of an Occupational Therapy team within a local authority.
  • You need to have the ability to prioritise, manage your own caseload and work efficiently with other agencies and professionals.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Honours Degree or Dip. H. E./Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment) or equivalent.

Desirable

  • RWPN (Rehab Workers Professional Network).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Southend On Sea City Council

Address

Southend-on-sea City Council

Victoria Avenue

Southend-on-sea

SS1 9SB


Employer's website

https://www.southend.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Southend On Sea City Council

Address

Southend-on-sea City Council

Victoria Avenue

Southend-on-sea

SS1 9SB


Employer's website

https://www.southend.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Business Manager

Nathalie Storozynski

nathalie.s@hays.com

+1702352452

Details

Date posted

16 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£39,152 to £45,091 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0033-26-0000

Job locations

Southend-on-sea City Council

Victoria Avenue

Southend-on-sea

SS1 9SB


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