Community Support Worker - BSL Essential

Overview

• ID

  316693

• Salary

  £13 per hour

• Type

  Permanent - Part Time

• Location

  Maesteg

• Hours

  5 hours per week

• Closing Date

  27/07/2026

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Looking for an additional income? Want a flexible role with purpose?

We're looking for a Support Worker to join our community team in Maesteg, providing 1:1 support to a deaf adult living in a supported living setting with their own house team. They have a brilliant sense of humour and a packed list of interests; watching sport, arts and crafts, getting out for a coffee, and exploring the community. Your role is to support their evening routine and help them stay connected to the social life they love and communicating through BSL.

This is a permanent role offering £13.00 per hour, currently working one evening per week (Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, 3:30pm–8:30pm) with the exact day to be discussed at interview.

Comprehensive training is provided from day one.

What you'll do

You'll provide personalised 1:1 support within the home and in the community, helping with:

• Evening routine and day-to-day tasks
• Communication support using BSL
• Social groups and community activities
• Working alongside the existing house team

What we're looking for

• Warm, kind and respectful; you put people at ease
• A good communicator who listens as much as they talk
• Enthusiastic about supporting someone to live life on their own terms
• Knowledge of sensory impairments or learning difficulties is beneficial
• BSL Level 1 or BSL as a first language is essential for this role

Essential requirements

• Full UK driving licence with use of your own vehicle
• Willingness to drive the client's vehicle
• Business car insurance
• BSL Level 1 or BSL as a first language is essential for this role

A full job description is attached at the bottom of this advert.

About Sense

Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That's why we're committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.

We know there's always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we're working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.

If you need us to adjust our recruitment process to help you access our vacancies, then please get in touch with a member of the talent acquisition team. We are a disability confident leader and commit to interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for a role. More information on this can be found here Our commitment as an employer | Sense Careers

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529  or recruitment@sense.org.uk

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/

Closing Date

27/07/2026