We are currently looking for support worker to assist a visually impaired member of our team travel to work and assist with their duties.
MyVision Oxfordshire is a charity supporting visually impaired people to live independent and active lives.
We provide a range of services across Oxfordshire including:
- Information & Advice
- Equipment Provision
- Technology Training
- Befriending and Counselling
- Clubs, Groups, and Sporting Activities
- Children’s events
- And much more
You can find out more about our work and services at our website: www.MyVision.org.uk
Job Title: Support Worker
Hours: 35 hours per week, worked over 4 Days (Monday-Thursday)
Hourly Rate: £12 per Hour (£21,840 per year)
Annual Leave: 25 days, plus bank holidays
Contract Type: Fixed term for 12 Months (3-month probationary period) with likely extension
Reporting to: Service Delivery Manager
Base: Office based at our centre in Oxford, with some home/remote working and travel around Oxfordshire.
Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 6th November 2024
Interview Date: Monday 11th November 2024
Job Purpose:
To support a visually impaired member of our team travel to and from work and assist them in their work duties.
Duties:
- Provide transport to and from their home in Banbury to our Oxford office and to appointments around Oxfordshire. Mileage paid at 45p per mile.
- To assist with day-to-day administration tasks
- To provide support in appointments within the resource centre and on home visits or doing workshops.
- To assist navigating their way around unfamiliar environments when out and about.
Other duties:
- Attend and contribute to team meetings.
- Attend relevant training.
- Be an ambassador for MyVision and help us to reach out, grow and continue to support visually impaired people across Oxfordshire
- Other reasonable duties set out by the Service Delivery Manager
- There may, on occasion, be a need to work outside normal hours e.g. weekends and evenings
This role will be challenging, but full of purpose, you’ll be joining a supportive and driven team – many of whom have lived experience of sight loss.
Breakdown of duties
This is a rough guide to your duties; flexibility will be required.
| Tasks | % of your time |
| Driving | 25% |
| Assisting clients | 50% |
| Administration support | 25% |
Person Specification
We expect candidates to evidence how they meet the criteria in their covering letter. This can be through work, volunteering, and your personal life.
Essential skills, experience, and knowledge:
- Full clean driving licence with access to own vehicle
- Know how to or be willing to learn to guide and support a visually impaired person.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to build a trusting relationship with our colleague.
- Punctual and organised
Desirable:
- Experience of visual impairment or other disabilities
- Experience of working within a disability charity, local or national
- Ideally based in or around the Banbury area
Personal Qualities
- The ability to work closely with someone.
- Friendly personality and have a good sense of humour
- Reliable
- A supportive team player
- Openness to learning new skills
This role would ideally suit someone with experience in social care or the disability sector, but we’re open to hearing from candidates from a range of backgrounds.
Safeguarding
MyVision is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. You can find our safeguarding policy here – Safeguarding Policy. This role is subject to a DBS check and two references.
Equal Opportunities and Disability
MyVision is an equal opportunities employer and Disability Confident Leader. If you have any concerns about the role or the application process that may relate to your disability or health condition, please do contact us. We are also a Youth Friendly Employer, Age Friendly Employer and signed up to the Mental Health at Work Commitment.
MyVision has a strong commitment to employing staff and volunteers with lived experience of sight loss, you can find out more here: MyVision Oxfordshire Commitment to Lived Experience.
Access to Work
Support can be provided through Access to Work if you have a disability or long term health condition. This can be equipment, travel to work, or travel within work. You can find out more about Access to Work here: Access to Work.
How to apply
Please send an up-to-date copy of your CV, including two references and a covering letter evidencing how your skills and experiences meet the persons specifications and job role. You may use evidence from work, volunteering, and your personal life. Please use no more than 500 words. You can send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@Myvision.org.uk. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
The closing date is: 9am, 6th November 2024
