Female Communicator Guide | Llanelli, SA15 3 | 4 hrs/week | Permanent
We're looking for a Female Communicator guide to join our team in Llanelli on a permanent basis, providing personalised 1:1 support to a deaf adult in the community. Your role is to support them to stay connected to the social life they love, including watching sport, arts and crafts, getting out for a coffee and exploring the community, all communicating through BSL.
Working 4 hours per week, the service generally runs between 10am-4pm with the exact shift pattern to be discussed at interview. Pay is £13.00 per hour, with the potential for hours to increase over time. Comprehensive training is provided from day one.
For genuine occupational reasons, this role is open to female candidates only (Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9).
We are looking for someone who is:
- 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
- BSL Level 3 or a first language BSL user — this is essential for this role
This role might include supporting with:
- Day-to-day tasks and community activities
- Communication support using BSL
- Social groups and getting out and about in the local area
- Working alongside an existing support team
Essential requirements:
- Full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle with business car insurance
- BSL Level 3 or first language BSL
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
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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.
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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/
