Specialist Support Worker

Signhealth; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday pro-rata

NOW pension scheme auto-enrolled after

Pension with Scottish Widows

2x salary life assurance

Fully funded BSL training

Study leave for CPD

Refer a friend £200 voucher

Job summary

SignHealth invites applications for a Specialist Support Worker based in Manchester at Bowfell Road. The role involves supporting individuals with varying levels of deafness, promoting independence, monitoring medications and ensuring dignity in line with CQC standards.

The ideal candidate will have experience with learning disabilities or mental health challenges, a willingness to learn BSL, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with varying degrees of deafness and cultural Deaf awareness.
• British Sign Language (BSL) or willingness to learn BSL.
• Excellent communication skills across diverse client groups.
• Experience with learning disabilities and/or mental health challenges.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with independent living skills and emotional support.
• Monitor medications and ensure safety, privacy and dignity per policies.

Skills

Deaf awareness

BSL willingness

Communication

Learning disabilities

Residential care

Job description

Specialist Support Worker – Bowfell Road, Manchester

Job Title: Specialist Support Worker
Location: Bowfell Road, Manchester
Salary: £13.85 per hour
Hours: 40 hours per week – Permanent: Rota includes early, late and sleep in shifts across 7 days including weekends and bank holidays.
Closing date: 14 August 2026

About the role

If you have the passion to make a difference, have experience outlined below and you are interested in working for SignHealth we would be delighted to hear from you:

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

You will become a key worker to a specific client, supporting them with independent living skills, emotional support, monitoring of their medication and where appropriate maintain 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 holiday year plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• After 3 months auto enrolled in the NOW pension scheme at prevailing rates
• After successful completion of probation period (normally 6 months) eligible to join Scottish widows pension employee contributes 5%, employer 6%
• 5 days paid study leave per year (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
• Generous sick pay policy
• Refer a friend £200 voucher for both the referee and referrer.

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.

What makes us different at SignHealth?

Learn more about our organisational culture through understanding our values.