Deafblind Communicator Guide
| Posting date: | 08 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.09 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 November 2025 |
| Location: | Denbighshire, Wales |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Vision Support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Salary: £25,185.16 per annum pro rata (£13.09 per hour)
Hours of work: 4.5 hours per week on Friday mornings (with potential for ad hoc additional hours)
Annual Leave – 26 days rising to 32 days per year (plus bank holidays) pro rata
Location: Home based with regular travel around Denbighshire and outskirts
Vision Support is a well-established organisation with a strong history in promoting independence and support to people with vision impairments (VI) and dual sensory needs. Offering a wide variety of services for vision impaired people across Cheshire, Halton and North Wales, including counselling, digital skills, financial wellbeing and benefits advice, home visiting, community outreach, and peer support. These services complement rehabilitation to create a wraparound service for our clients.
Vision Support’s values are at the heart of everything we do, ensuring that there is a collaborative approach across the organisation, responding proactively to what people say is important to them and supporting people with warmth, dignity, and respect.
Vision Support will fully fund the Deafblind Communicator guide qualification (which entails a 5-day course in Peterborough), for any successful applicant, on the basis of remaining in the role for a minimum of 12 months.
Job Purpose
To transport and accompany the client on shopping trips, medical appointments and any other ad hoc activities; and provide companionship.
Person Specification
All attributes and skills are essential unless otherwise specified.
Commitment to complete the Level 2 Communicating and Guiding with Deafblind People qualification and remain in the role for a minimum of 12 months.
Ability to perform manual hand communication (desirable).
Be calm and empathetic.
Own a car and hold a full UK driving licence.
Please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early should we find a suitable candidate.
Hours of work: 4.5 hours per week on Friday mornings (with potential for ad hoc additional hours)
Annual Leave – 26 days rising to 32 days per year (plus bank holidays) pro rata
Location: Home based with regular travel around Denbighshire and outskirts
Vision Support is a well-established organisation with a strong history in promoting independence and support to people with vision impairments (VI) and dual sensory needs. Offering a wide variety of services for vision impaired people across Cheshire, Halton and North Wales, including counselling, digital skills, financial wellbeing and benefits advice, home visiting, community outreach, and peer support. These services complement rehabilitation to create a wraparound service for our clients.
Vision Support’s values are at the heart of everything we do, ensuring that there is a collaborative approach across the organisation, responding proactively to what people say is important to them and supporting people with warmth, dignity, and respect.
Vision Support will fully fund the Deafblind Communicator guide qualification (which entails a 5-day course in Peterborough), for any successful applicant, on the basis of remaining in the role for a minimum of 12 months.
Job Purpose
To transport and accompany the client on shopping trips, medical appointments and any other ad hoc activities; and provide companionship.
Person Specification
All attributes and skills are essential unless otherwise specified.
Commitment to complete the Level 2 Communicating and Guiding with Deafblind People qualification and remain in the role for a minimum of 12 months.
Ability to perform manual hand communication (desirable).
Be calm and empathetic.
Own a car and hold a full UK driving licence.
Please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early should we find a suitable candidate.
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