Working in Care and Support Services

Would you like to make a difference to a person’s quality of life? We are looking for caring and motivated staff to support deaf BSL users to join our team. Could that be you?

Working in Care and Support Services

Varied positions
Location: Edinburgh, the Lothians, Glasgow, Isle of Wight
Living Wage Employer: £12p/h

Who are we?

Deaf Action is a deaf-led charity, supporting and celebrating deaf people. We were established in 1835 and work with deaf people across Scotland and the South of England. Our work is geared towards empowering all deaf people to achieve their potential and fully participate in society, with equality of rights, access and opportunity.

You can find out more about us here.

About you

We are looking for people who are caring, fun, motivated, willing to learn and show initiative. The people we support want our team to be friendly, reliable and practical.

If you have experience in supporting people in their own homes, tenancies, or a care home setting, that is beneficial. If you do not, we can provide training. We always provide on the job and formal training, and our workers often go on to complete formal qualifications in social care. If you already have knowledge of BSL that is a bonus, however we can provide training if you do not.

The ideal candidates will be fully committed to our values.

The role

We have varied roles within our Care and Support Services such as Care at Home support worker, Outreach Support worker in our services in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Glasgow; as well as Care and ancillary positions at our Care Home at Isle of Wight.

You will be delivering a person-centred service supporting deaf people within our services. This will enable them to fully participate in the decisions affecting their lives, ensuring that wherever possible, service users benefit from informed choice, control, and independence. This will include both activities in the care home, in their own home and within the community which will promote independence and social inclusion.

What’s on offer?
  • Occupational pension scheme with employer contributions
  • Generous annual leave entitlement
  • 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured.
  • Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and IT Voucher Scheme
  • Ongoing support for learning and development through our PDR process
  • Training to learn British Sign Language at Level 1 and 2
  • Death in service benefit

If you are interested in working in Deaf Action, please do contact us to enquire about roles we may have. Please send your CV along with a covering letter, or BSL video explaining your experience, to recruitment@deafaction.org.

PVG/DBS checks will be requested. Applications welcome from all sections of the community.