Rehabilitation Specialist in Low Vision 50% (m/f/d)
Basel
Key information
- Publication date:27 September 2025
- Workload:50%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Basel
Job summary
Join SIBU, a supportive foundation for visually impaired professionals. Enjoy a fulfilling role in a collaborative environment.
Tasks
- Conduct Low Vision assessments and recommend techniques for work.
- Provide specialized training to clients for professional integration.
- Advise and support clients in their visual rehabilitation journey.
Skills
- Completed training in Rehabilitation for visually impaired individuals.
- Experience in counseling individuals with visual impairments.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a solutions-oriented approach.
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The Swiss Specialist Office for the Visually Impaired in the Professional Environment (SIBU) belongs to Erlenhof | Foundation. People with visual impairments learn at SIBU the efficient use of individually tailored aids as a key to every professional perspective. Our clients are the cantonal IV offices.
To complement our team in the consulting department at the Basel location, we are looking for a
Rehabilitation Specialist Low Vision 50% (m/f/d)
Your area of responsibility:- Conducting Low Vision specific assessments: evaluation of visual potential and recommendations of compensatory work techniques for different work contexts
- Conducting specific training sessions
- Supporting and advising clients in their process of professional integration regarding their visual situation
- Application and reporting, evaluation of rehabilitation processes
- Raising awareness and advising companies or training institutions
- Low Vision specific assessments of workplaces or training positions
- Maintaining interdisciplinary collaboration with other internal specialists and visually impaired-specific residential support
- Completed training as a rehabilitation specialist for blind and visually impaired people with a focus on Low Vision or completed training in the field of optometry & orthoptics
- You have experience in advising and supporting people with visual impairments
- You are an independent, open, and committed personality
- You are characterized by a respectful as well as resource- and solution-oriented approach to people
- Enjoyment and interest in working with people in different life situations and age groups
- Basically, an interest in the area of LPF (promotion and training of practical life skills) is also expected
We live an appealing, transparent, and benevolent philosophy that places great value on satisfied employees. We promote your professional and personal development, and through the diversity of our internal companies, you benefit from an interesting range of additional benefits. Our attractive employment conditions are based on the guidelines of the canton of Baselland.
Have we convinced you?Please send us your complete application documents via the button «Apply now». For further information, Barbara Büchel (Human Resources SIBU-SRIHV) is available at Tel. +41 61 564 04 11. We look forward to hearing from you!
