Role Description
Join our Team as Special School Dispensing Optician-Mobile- SEN Services
Location: Hybrid- South and South-East London school sites/ home
Salary: £31,500 per annum with SeeAbility benefits + all professional fees and travel expenses paid + company pension
Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours- Monday to Friday) or Part Time (negotiable)
Contract: Permanent
Essential: Ability to attend multiple schools in your London region is required, as well as a full driving license and regular access to a car
This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time/ part-time dispensing optician to work in a non-commercial, clinically challenging setting providing complex, creative and often life-changing support with spectacles to young people as part of our NHS special school eyecare service.
What will you be doing?
The successful candidate would be expected to work 4-5 school days (20-25 hours) in the school setting during term time. You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of clinics across your defined school caseload. This will include managing your own diary, under the supervision of the service manager and dispensing optician clinical lead, to ensure efficient, timely, high-quality care for all children under our care.
Your responsibilities for the remainder of your Full Time role and school holidays, will be to support the special schools service manager in ensuring the smooth running of the service.
About Us
SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK, specializing in supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss.
Our Benefits
* Fully paid essential training
* Annual excellence awards
* Long service awards every 5 years and recognition
* Development Discussions: Opportunity to discuss your progress and your future
* Leadership development academy for the next steps in your career
Your work-life balance
* NO weekends plus working from home during school holidays and outside school hours
* 33 days holiday (Pro-rata) (incl. bank holidays), increasing to 41 days with long service
* Life events: Time off when you need it most
* 2 weeks Organisational Sick Pay after 6 months service, increasing to 12 weeks over your first 3 years
* Enhanced Family-Friendly Pay
* Paid Fertility Leave
* Carers Leave available
Your money goes further
* £500 monthly bonus scheme for two lucky colleagues
* Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts
* Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants and activities
* Access to Tickets for Good
* Employer contributory pensions scheme: Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future
* Refer a friend and receive £600
* Paid DBS and renewals
* Advance pay scheme and high interest saving scheme through Wage Stream App for all our colleagues.
Your wellbeing counts
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Life assurance of 2x annual salary
* Free 24/7 employee assistance programme for advice and support
* Free eye test
* Discounted Gym Membership
* Dedicated in house Wellbeing Coach for your team
Safer Recruitment
SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices, safeguarding and protecting those who we support.
Diversity
SeeAbility is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Welcomes applications from all identities, including those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions.
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