Specialist Support Worker – Bowfell Road, Manchester

Signhealth; Manchester; On-site; Full time

Job summary

SignHealth is seeking a Specialist Support Worker in Manchester to assist clients who are Deaf with complex needs. The role involves providing support in a residential care setting, requiring experience with deafness and mental health. The position offers extensive training, a supportive work environment, and various employee benefits, including paid study leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

2 wellbeing days per year

Company pension scheme

5 days paid study leave

Fully funded BSL training

Sick pay policy

Refer a friend £200 voucher

Qualifications

• Experience working with varying degrees of deafness.
• Experience with Learning Disabilities and/or Mental Health.

Responsibilities

• Support clients who are Deaf with complex needs.
• Work in supported living services or residential care services.

Skills

British Sign Language

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Specialist Support Worker – Bowfell Road, Manchester

Role:Specialist Support Worker
Salary: £13.85 per hour
Location:Bowfell Road, Manchester
Hours: 30 hours per week to include 10 hour shifts. Hours will be worked across 3 days and will include alternate weekend working Saturday and Sunday

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About the role

Our service at Bowfell Road Manchester, supports clients who are Deaf with complex needs and/or mental health conditions.

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
• Experience of working in supported living services/or residential care services

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.

How to apply

If this sounds like a position you would be interested in, please apply today!

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.