Support Worker - Intervenor - Permanent - Part Time

At Sense, we don't just provide care, we champion independence, and we're looking for an Intervenor to join our South West Intervenor Service in Exeter, Devon, offering 14.35 per hour . The role is permanent at 17 hours per week , across two weekdays and one evening.

As an Intervenor, you'll provide one-to-one support toadults who are congenitally deafblind,deaf and/or blind; acting as an enabler, promoting independence, and facilitating communication with the world around them. You'll work across a range of settings includingbeing mainly basedin the community,peoples' own homes, a community centreor vocational environments.

A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle with business insurance applied are essential for this role (mileage reimbursed).

• Providing one-to-one support tailored to each person's needs
• Supporting people to access their communities and take part in activities
• Encouraging independence and helping people to develop their social networks
• Advocating for the people you support and contributing to their person-centred plans

The role may also involve elements of personal care and supporting people through behaviours that can sometimes challenge, so a calm, patient, and resilient approach is important.

• Be warm, reliable, and consistent
• Be comfortable working across a variety of settings and with different people, and available across the required shift pattern
• Be confident in using your intitiative for lone working and work well as part of a team
• Have good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Be willing to complete Sense's Intervenor training within your first six months
• If not known, be willing to work towards becoming confident in British Sign Language Level 1+

A full job description is attached at the bottom of this advert.

Sense is a leading disability charity, here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Together, we drive change, building a future where everyone has the power, choice and control to live the lives we choose.

Were proud to be a Disability confident leader and a charity where people can grow their skills and careers in a supportive, flexible environment.

• 24 days holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
• Free life assurance
• Cashback and discounts on high street brands (including 10% off Sense shops)
• Travel season ticket loans
• Enhanced sick pay
• Free DBS check (if required)
• 350 refer-a-friend scheme
• Access to 100+ online and face-to-face training courses (including the Care Certificate)
• Free access to the Wisdom wellbeing app

If youre looking for a role thats active, meaningful, and full of heart; wed love to welcome you to the team.

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; 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, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

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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.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: