Bank Specialist Support Worker – Claridge Road, Manchester

Signhealth; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join SignHealth as a Bank Specialist Support Worker in Manchester, where you'll provide essential support to individuals with varying degrees of deafness and learning disabilities. Enjoy competitive pay, paid training in British Sign Language, and a comprehensive benefits package, including holiday entitlement and pension scheme. Your role is vital in fostering a supportive environment and maintaining residents' well-being.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

2 wellbeing days per year

Company pension scheme

5 days paid study leave

Fully funded BSL training

Sick pay policy

Equipment to work from home

Refer a friend £200 voucher

Qualifications

• Experience in care settings with complex behaviours.
• Willingness to learn BSL; training provided.
• Ability to maintain safety, privacy, and dignity.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the safety and dignity of residents.
• Provide support to individuals with deafness and learning disabilities.
• Participate in training programs for skills development.

Skills

Experience of working with varying degrees of deafness

British Sign Language

Excellent communication skills

Experience with Learning Disabilities

Experience in supported living/residential care

Prevention Management of Violence and Aggression

Job description

Bank Specialist Support Worker – Claridge Road, Manchester

Job Title: Bank Specialist Support Worker
Location: Claridge Road, Manchester
Salary: £13.85 per hour
Hours: Nil Hours (Bank), you will need to have availability to work a variety of shifts that will cover Monday – Sunday and include early, late and sleep-in shifts, also to include bank holidays.

We are looking for people with:

• Experience of working with varying degrees of deafness, including those who are culturally deaf
• British Sign Language (BSL) or a willingness to learn BSL
• Excellent communications skills
• Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities and/or Mental Health challenges where diagnosis is complex and may present challenging behaviour
• Experience of working in supported living services/or residential care services
• Experience of Prevention Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) or are you willing to undertake this training.

You will maintain resident’s safety, privacy and dignity in accordance with CQC regulations and organisation policies and procedures.

For more information, watch or download the job description below:

SignHealth are a passionate and unique Deaf led charity, committed to creating a future where there are no barriers to good health and wellbeing for Deaf people.

We will work alongside you during your career with SignHealth to maximise your full potential with training and development to help you become the best you!

Working with your line manager you will receive an in-depth induction to give you great insight into our charity and what we do.

You will find out the role you will play in helping SignHealth deliver its mission.

Join our learning pathway with BSL, we offer paid training and development to further your BSL knowledge.

Wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do! It’s not just about our clients, it’s about you too.

Being a SignHealth employee you will also receive:

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata)*
• 2 wellbeing days per year (pro-rata)
• Company’s pension scheme with Standard Life from your first day of employment. Employer contribution amount: 6% of your salary, minimum employee contribution of 5%
• 5 days per year of paid study leave (CPD) (pro-rata)
• Expenses policy which allows payments for items when working away from home
• 2x salary life assurance scheme (death in service)
• Fully funded BSL training
• Sick pay policy
• Equipment and furniture desk/ chair to work from home.
• Refer a friend £200 voucher for both the referee and referrer!
  *Eligibility to the above benefits will vary for Bank staff.

Let’s get you onboard to start your SignHealth Journey!

If this sounds like a position you would be interested in, we would love to hear from you!

We positively encourage applications from deaf people, disabled people, people of colour and people from the LGBT+ community. We will support all applicants along the journey of our recruitment process.

Offers of work are subject to: Enhanced DBS checks, Right to work checks, Satisfactory references and Medical Health clearance.