SENIOR SUPPORT WORKER

SENIOR SUPPORT WORKER
MERSEYSIDE AREA

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Hours:
Contract:        Permanent
Salary:

£24,570 per annum

Are you passionate about making a difference? Merseyside Society for Deaf People is
looking for a Senior Support Worker to join our friendly team, where you will provide vital
support to Deaf and Deaf-Blind adults living in Liverpool, Wirral and Sefton.

In addition to providing direct client support, you will assist the Support Service Manager to
deliver a person-centred service that helps make everyday life easier for our clients,
supporting them in their homes and communities.  If you are dedicated, compassionate, and
excited about this rewarding role, we'd love to receive an application from you!

The successful candidate will:

•  Assist the Support Service Manager with aspects including mentoring the staff, and

rota co-ordination to ensure appropriate levels of client support cover.

•  Participate in the weekend on-call rota to ensure appropriate cover for staff during

absences and emergencies.   There is a requirement to be on-call two weekends per
month (or equivalent) with a paid enhancement for fulfilling the duty.
•  Know British Sign Language or be a BSL user.  Experience of Deaf Blind

communication will be an advantage, or you will be willing to learn.

Post responsibilities include:

•  Assisting the Support Service Manager to ensure high quality services are delivered
•  Assisting with rota arrangements to ensure support for clients is in place
•  Participation in the weekend on-call rota
•  Supporting the team to ensure support plans and all documentation and logs are

completed appropriately

•  Supporting clients to live independently in the community, with reference to their

support plans.

Essential Criteria for this role include:

•  Experience of undertaking a support worker or care worker role, ideally within the

community or home setting

•  Experience of delivering person-centred support or care
•  Experience of working effectively within a team
•  Excellent interpersonal skills
•  British Sign Language skills
•  Understanding of Safeguarding

Desirable Criteria for this role include:

•  BSL Level 2 qualification
•  A driver with access to a car that is insured for business use.

Being an MSDP employee you will receive:

•  Training and development opportunities
•  28 Days of Annual Leave increasing to 33 days per year after 5 years’ service (pro-

rata for part-time employees)

•  DBS Certificate
•  Sick Pay
•  Medicash Employee Assistance Programme
•  Pension Scheme

For further information on this role please contact: recruitment@msdp.org.uk
The application pack can be found at https://www.msdp.org.uk/vacancies/

Closing Date: 11:59pm, Monday, 20th April 2026
For further information about Merseyside Society for Deaf People check out our website:
www.msdp.org.uk