Job summary
Full Time 37 hours per week
This is a countywide service, and will involve travel.
The Multi-Sensory Impairment Service are seeking flexible and enthusiastic individuals who have a passion for working with children.
We work directly with children and young people who are registered Deafblind and assessed as requiring specialist one to one support.
Our support covers the following areas:
- Orientation and mobility
- Communication
- Learning and development
- Complex Healthcare
About you
We are always interested in people who have current relevant qualifications such as British Sign Language or experience with communication techniques.
We will support you in your on-going development within the role, providing comprehensive training with a child centred approach. You will support children to reach agreed personal goals and outcomes through engaging them to make choices and decisions.
- You will have experience of working with children
- You may have experience of working in an education or care setting
- You will have a can-do approach
- You will have the ability to engage and build positive relationships with children & young people
- You will contribute to a team ethos
- You should have a willingness to work towards additional qualifications such as British Sign Language.
- Please note that the ability to drive with access to your own vehicle, a valid UK driving licence and business insurance is essential to the role.
Note: We do not sponsor Visas for this post. UK Right to Work is required.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit to our team to provide support for deafblind children and young people both in their education setting and in a social capacity, supporting them to access to a wide range of activities. As a service we aim to provide consistency for the young people we support and work closely with other professionals to provide this. We cover a variety of sessions including; school day, evenings, weekends and school holidays.
The role of an MSW will include supporting our children and young people in all aspects of daily living. Many of our Children and young people have additional needs beyond their deafblind status and a caring nature, respecting their privacy and dignity while delivering personal care and supporting with medication is essential.
About us
The salary range for this role is £25,992 to £27,711 per annum
Attracting enhanced rates of pay for weekend working, hourly rate £20.20 rising to £21.54 for Saturdays and £26.94 rising to £28.72 for Sundays and bank holidays.
Devon County Council
We offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of young people and their families in Devon.
- As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:
- We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible.
- Generous annual leave allowance.
- Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
- Auto enrolment onto our Devon County Council Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
- A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain benefits such as, cycle for work and health screening
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full Job Description & Person Specification on the right hand side.
Please ensure, when completing your application form, that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as described in the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full Job Description & Person Specification on the right hand side.
Please ensure, when completing your application form, that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as described in the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- An understanding of the education system including early
- years-college and an understanding of how to support children to access the curriculum.
- A good knowledge on conditions and medical needs of children
- and young people with a visual impairment, hearing impairment and/ or dual sensory loss.
- Experience in managing behaviour that challenges including de-escalation and distraction.
- A good understanding of current legislation affecting children and
- young people.
- Experience of working in a challenging and pressurised environment.
- Experience of direct work with families.
Desirable
- Experience of working within an educational setting.
- Understand the impact on families and issues affecting children and
- young people with additional needs, including an awareness of medical conditions that can be secondary to deafblind, for example Epilepsy.
- Knowledge of the Framework of Assessment.
- Experience of implementing a Total Communication approach within your practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma Level 3 in Child Development or equivalent Qualification and willing to undertake Level 4.
- British Sign Language Level one with the motivation and willingness to achieve Level two & Level three qualification on appointment.
- Awareness of Makaton.
- Safeguarding Children and Young People Level 3.
- Numeracy and literacy skills to GCSE level A-C or equivalent.
Desirable
- Cued speech.
- Diploma Level 4 or be willing to undertake.
- Training in physical intervention, e.g. Team Teach or willing to achieve this on appointment.
- Willingness to undertake training according to the needs of the post.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- An understanding of the education system including early
- years-college and an understanding of how to support children to access the curriculum.
- A good knowledge on conditions and medical needs of children
- and young people with a visual impairment, hearing impairment and/ or dual sensory loss.
- Experience in managing behaviour that challenges including de-escalation and distraction.
- A good understanding of current legislation affecting children and
- young people.
- Experience of working in a challenging and pressurised environment.
- Experience of direct work with families.
Desirable
- Experience of working within an educational setting.
- Understand the impact on families and issues affecting children and
- young people with additional needs, including an awareness of medical conditions that can be secondary to deafblind, for example Epilepsy.
- Knowledge of the Framework of Assessment.
- Experience of implementing a Total Communication approach within your practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma Level 3 in Child Development or equivalent Qualification and willing to undertake Level 4.
- British Sign Language Level one with the motivation and willingness to achieve Level two & Level three qualification on appointment.
- Awareness of Makaton.
- Safeguarding Children and Young People Level 3.
- Numeracy and literacy skills to GCSE level A-C or equivalent.
Desirable
- Cued speech.
- Diploma Level 4 or be willing to undertake.
- Training in physical intervention, e.g. Team Teach or willing to achieve this on appointment.
- Willingness to undertake training according to the needs of the post.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
