Social Care Assistant - Deaf Services

Sight for Surrey; Ashtead; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Sight for Surrey is seeking a Social Care Assistant for Deaf Services in Ashtead. The role involves providing broad practical and emotional support to people who are Deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind, and their families.

You will work across homes and the community with a team dedicated to accessible, person-centred care. With duties including wellbeing checks, reviews, and support plan delivery, you will respond to queries via in-person contact, SMS, email, video, or Facetime, emphasising

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting Deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind individuals preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and emotional support to people and families.
• Assist with wellbeing checks, strength-based reviews, and person-led assessments.
• Support plans in home and community settings.
• Deliver a responsive adult services duty service within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Respond to queries in person, SMS, email, video, or Facetime; ensure interactions are welcoming and accessible.

Job description

Social Care Assistant – Deaf Services
£26,500
Full-time 36 hours per week

Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey has been established over 103 years. We enable and empower those who are blind, partially sighted, Deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind in Surrey.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Social Care Assistant – Deaf Services, to join our team! Here is the link to a BSL Video

You will provide a wide range of practical and emotional support, empowering and promoting wellbeing for people and their families and/or carers. Supporting the completion of wellbeing checks, strength-based reviews, person led assessments and support plans in their homes or across the community.

You will deliver a responsive adult services duty service, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Responding to a range of different queries, delivered in person, SMS, email, video or via Facetime. Your focus will be ensuring every interaction is welcoming, accessible, and focused on achieving the best outcome for the person.

With advanced communication in British Sign Language (BSL). You will be joining a supportive team, passionate about supporting people who are Deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind in our community and promoting accessible services.

Ideally you will have supported and worked with people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted, and deafblind or have an enthusiastic ‘can do’ attitude with a willingness to learn.

This role is based in our new center in Ashtead, Surrey, with a requirement to travel across the county. You must be able to travel independently across the county.

A Disclosure and Barring Service will be required which we can arrange. For further details of the role please see the job description.

Closing Date: 12pm Monday 26th October
Interview Date: week beginning 2nd November

Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey is an equal opportunities employer and accredited as Disability Confident.

Registered Charity No: 1121949, Company No: 06309405