Intervenor (Community Support Worker) – Driver Essential
Full job description
Sense
Salary: £26,000 per year
Sense is a national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. We provide tailored support, advice and information as well as specialist services to all deafblind people, their families, carers and the professionals who work with them. In addition, we support people who have a single-sensory impairment with additional needs.
Our Intervenors provide one-to-one support to congenitally deafblind children or adults, promoting their social and personal development, encouraging their independent skills and facilitating their communication with the world around them.
Title: Intervenor (Community Support Worker) – Driver Essential
Reference number: 40047
Hours: 9 hours per week (Part Time)
Location: St Neots, Cambridge
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £26,000per year
Sense salary points: 17 – 21
About the job
We are currently looking for a reliable and motivated person to join our team. This role is a permanent part time role working 9 hours per week on weekends supporting a young child who has CHARGE syndrome in his home.
The role of the Intervenor is to provide 1:1 support to a child who has been born with a sight and hearing loss and associated disabilities. This role varies depending on the needs of the individual. Your role is to enable the individual to experience and join in the world around them as much as possible. This support maybe provided in someone’s home, their local community or work setting.
Skills and abilities
We would like to hear from you if you have experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or complex needs.
A key part of the role will be to encourage and enable deafblind service users to participate in group activities by giving them a routine and establishing structure to their day.
The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills and have knowledge of working in a care setting.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with great communication skills.
A full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle is an essential requirement for this role due to the community based nature of the work and the need to support the mobility needs of deafblind people.
Interview date: To be confirmed
To start: To be confirmed
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website to download the information pack and application form.
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Sense is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.
No agencies please.
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