Multi-Sensory Worker

This is a countywide service, and will involve travel.

The Multi-Sensory Impairment Service are seeking a flexible and enthusiastic individual who has 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

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 Multi-Sensory Worker 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 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.

Additional information
The salary range for this role is £26,824 to £28,598 per annum (subject to 2026-27 NJC pay review - pending)

Attracting enhanced rates of pay for weekend working, hourly rate £20.85 rising to £22.23 for Saturdays and £27.80 rising to £29.64 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 screenings.

DBS information
This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure procedure.

If you do not hear back within 7 days of the closing date then you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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.

Candidates may find it helpful to download the HMRC app, which can provide an accessible summary of your employment history with dates to support your application.

We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date if a sufficient amount of applications have been received, so we recommend applying early.

Note: We do not sponsor Visas for this post. UK Right to Work is required.

If you think that you have these qualities and are interested in joining our team, we would love to hear from you. For an informal chat please contact Jo Thomas, on joanna.thomas@devon.gov.uk

How to apply
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 person specification of the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.

Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.

Please click here to see the Job Description

• DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
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• Happy to Talk Flexible Working - The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
• Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
• For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
• We cannot consider visa sponsorship at this time. UK Right to Work is required. For further guidance on right to work in the UK, please visit: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).