Community Support Worker

We’re looking for a motivated person to join our professional team as a Community Support Worker (Intervenor) in Exeter & surrounding areas. This is a permanent role working within a Community setting. We are looking for people to join our team with great communication skills to help make a difference to the lives of the people we support. We have a varity of hours available and you must be fully flexible to be able to work mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. Just let us know what days & hours you can do A Community Support Worker provides one-to-one support to a child or adult who has been born with sight and hearing impairments – known as congenital deafblindness. The day-to-day role varies dependant on the needs of the individual, the nature of the sensory impairment and the ways they wish to communicate. About the role As a Community Support Worker you will be to enable the individual to experience and join in the world around them as much as possible. This will be done by promoting the person’s social and personal development, encouraging their independent skills and facilitating their communication. This support may be provided in someone’s home, their local community or work setting and personal care may be required. A full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle is an essential requirement for this role. About you The ideal candidate will have achieved BSL level one or possess native sign language skills. You will have had experience of working with and providing practical support to, people with learning disabilities and / or multisensory impairments. About us For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense has a proven record of offering high quality, pioneering services. Working as a Community Support Worker at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement. For an informal discussion about this role, please contact: No agencies please. To apply Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates in relation to the Personal Specification; therefore it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines and job description (found at the base of this advert) before applying. If you are a disabled candidate and require a hard copy pack or a different format please contact the Recruitment department on or textphone . 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.