Social Care Assistant – Deaf Services


Company:	Sight for Surrey
Salary:	from £26,500 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Ashtead, KT21 2DF
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Sept 2026
Closing date:	29 Oct 2026

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Summary

Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey has been established over 103 years. We enable and empower those who are blind, partially sighted, Deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind in Surrey.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Social Care Assistant – Deaf Services, to join our team! Here is the link to a BSL Video

You will provide a wide range of practical and emotional support, empowering and promoting wellbeing for people and their families and/or carers. Supporting the completion of wellbeing checks, strength-based reviews, person led assessments and support plans in their homes or across the community.

You will deliver a responsive adult services duty service, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Responding to a range of different queries, delivered in person, SMS, email, video or via Facetime. Your focus will be ensuring every interaction is welcoming, accessible, and focused on achieving the best outcome for the person.

With advanced communication in British Sign Language (BSL). You will be joining a supportive team, passionate about supporting people who are Deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind in our community and promoting accessible services.

Ideally you will have supported and worked with people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted, and deafblind or have an enthusiastic ‘can do’ attitude with a willingness to learn.

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