Advertised from 9 September 2025

Role

Young Deaf person with learning difficulties looking for Communication Support workers to help at home and support him to have an active social life. The 31 year old is cheerful, cooperative, hardworking, polite and has a zeal for life. Although struggles to make friends due to language barriers.

You must have BSL to at least level 1, although higher would be advantageous, and be working towards greater proficiency. A key role would be to facilitate communication between the young person and others, including helping him to develop language skills.

You will help the young person at home with things like gardening, housework, cooking, promoting healthy lifestyle, prompting and very occasional personal care. You will support him socially to go swimming, cinema, out for food, disco and to work.

There is a genuine occupational requirement for female only workers due to specific care needs of the young person. You must also be a member of the PVG scheme or willing to join. It is essential that you have an understanding of autism and learning difficulties and work experience would be helpful.

It would be useful if you had a clean full driving licence valid in the UK.

Hours:

Days: 7am to 5pm, 

Evenings: 4.30pm to 11pm, 

Sleeping night duty: 11pm to 7am, 

Weekends.  

Applications from people, such as students, looking to do 15 hours or less welcome.

For more information, please download a job description.

Application notes

Please apply as soon as possible by emailing your covering letter and CV to katrinahadland@msn.com detailing why you want the job and what hours you wish to do. The closing date for the post is 20th October 2025, although early applications welcome.