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Royal School For Deaf Children

Support Worker

Exeter£13 per hourFull-timeClosing 25th September 2026
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About the role

Support Worker

Overview

  • ID

    324066

  • Salary

    £13.00 per hour

  • Type

    Permanent - Full Time

  • Location

    Exeter

  • Hours

    36 hours per week

  • Closing Date

    25/09/2026

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Could you be the difference in someone's everyday life?

Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose. We're looking for Support Workers to join our Supported Living service in Rockbeare, Devon. These are permanent roles working 36 hours per week, paying £13.00 per hour.

Shifts run across a varied pattern including days and sleep-ins, giving you a well-rounded role in a supportive team environment. Full training is provided, so no previous experience is needed - just the right values and a genuine desire to make a difference.

We are looking for someone who is:

  • Warm, caring, and empathetic
  • Positive, with a can-do attitude
  • Passionate about enhancing other people's lives
  • Comfortable working varied shifts including sleep-ins
  • Willing to attend training and develop in their role

This role in Rockbeare might include supporting people with:

  • Everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning
  • Personal care and hygiene
  • Finances and medication
  • Going into the community for shopping, trips, and social activities
  • Their social life and leisure interests

Benefits

  • 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
  • Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
  • Free life assurance
  • Cashback and discounts on high street brands (including 10% off Sense shops)
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Travel season ticket loans
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Free DBS check (if required)
  • £350 refer-a-friend scheme
  • Access to 100+ online and face-to-face training courses (including the Care Certificate)
  • Free access to the Wisdom wellbeing app

About Sense

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.

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

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/

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Closing Date

25/09/2026