Support worker- intervenor - Permanent - Part Time, Exeter

Support worker- intervenor - Permanent - Part TimeID: 313423Job Specialism: Operations - SouthLocation: ExeterSalary: 14.35 per hourClosing Date: Monday, 15th June 2026Are you looking for a role where you can make a real and lasting difference?

At Sense, we don't just provide care, we champion independence, and we're looking for an Intervenor to join our South West Intervenor Service in Exeter, Devon, offering 14.35 per hour. The role is permanent at 17 hours per week, across two weekdays and one evening.

As an Intervenor, you'll provide one-to-one support toadults who are congenitally deafblind,deaf and/or blind; acting as an enabler, promoting independence, and facilitating communication with the world around them. You'll work across a range of settings includingbeing mainly basedin the community,peoples' own homes, a community centreor vocational environments.

A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle with business insurance applied are essential for this role (mileage reimbursed).

In this role, you'll be:

• Providing one-to-one support tailored to each person's needs
• Supporting people to access their communities and take part in activities
• Encouraging independence and helping people to develop their social networks
• Advocating for the people you support and contributing to their person-centred plans

The role may also involve elements of personal care and supporting people through behaviours that can sometimes challenge, so a calm, patient, and resilient approach is important.

To be successful in this role, you'll need to:

• Be warm, reliable, and consistent
• Be comfortable working across a variety of settings and with different people, and available across the required shift pattern
• Be confident in using your intitiative for lone working and work well as part of a team
• Have good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Be willing to complete Sense's Intervenor training within your first six months
• If not known, be willing to work towards becoming confident in British Sign Language Level 1+

A full job description is attached at the bottom of this advert.

About Sense

Sense is a leading disability charity, here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Together, we drive change, building a future where everyone has the power, choice and control to live the lives we choose.

Were proud to be a Sense Centre Exeter, , Exeter, Devon, -, United Kingdom