Mobility Trainer (Higher Education)
About the Role
We are seeking qualified Mobility Trainers to provide essential orientation and mobility training to higher education students in Lancaster.
In this role, you will deliver time-limited, individualised orientation programmes to enable visually impaired students and students with other complex orientation needs to travel safely, efficiently, and independently around campus.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct professional location and route assessments across campus buildings, lecture halls, libraries, and surrounding transport hubs.
- Design and execute tailored, time-limited mobility and orientation training plans based on individual student needs.
- Teach safe route-finding techniques, spatial awareness, and the use of mobility aids (e.g., long cane, navigation tools).
- Liaise accordingly to ensure appropriate environmental adjustments and support measures are in place.
- Monitor student progress, review support goals, and promote long-term student independence.
Mandatory Requirements
To deliver NMH Mobility Training, candidates must meet the criteria set out below:
1. Mandatory Qualifications (Must hold at least ONE of the following):
- BSc / BSc (Hons) Degree in Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment)
- PG Dip in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People) (Note: Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma, followed by a probationary year, is a registration requirement of the UK Habilitation Professional Body, Habilitation VI UK)
- Certification in Habilitation Studies
- Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment)
- Diploma in Higher Education in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment)
- BTEC Professional Diploma in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment)
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment)
- Habilitation Work - Working with Children and Young People - Top Up Degree - BSc (Hons)
- Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight Graduate Diploma Course at UCL Institute of Education (IOE)
- Graduate Diploma in Low Vision Rehabilitation
- Combined Mobility Officer and Technical Officer Certificate
- Original Certificate in Rehabilitation Work (Note: Proof required of relevant work undertaken that is applicable to helping HE students)
- National Occupational Standards (Sensory Standards) qualifications.
2. Mandatory Professional Body Membership (Must hold ONE of the following):
- Rehabilitation Workers Professional Network (RWPN) - Full or Associate Membership (with experience in mobility and orientation training for adults/HE students).
- Habilitation VI UK - Registered member (with proof of relevant experience applicable to adult/HE student support).
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience working within UK Higher or Further Education settings.
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, and professional boundaries.
- Excellent communication skills and a student-centred approach to developing independent living and travel skills.
How to Apply
If you meet the mandatory qualification and professional body requirements, please submit your CV. If you have any questions about the role please email .
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