Job Description

Communicator-Guide - Newcastle and surrounding regions

To support a deafblind person to live independently and take an active part in their community

To enable service users to manage their finances and correspondence

To enable service users to access their community and everyday life, facilitating effective communication, safe guiding, and choice and control

To enable service users to access both written and spoken information

To enable service users to maintain their safety within their own homes

To assist and support the service user to arrange, and attend meetings with full participation

To assist and support service users to attend medical appointments

To give impartial information and advice where appropriate

Some tasks may include the following:

Shopping: for food and/or personal items, ensuring effective communication when shopping such as letting the service user know about discounts and other information that is not accessible to them without Communicator-Guide support

To support service users with leisure activities: swimming, bowling, day care, clubs/groups, pubs, walking, visiting different places of interest, etc.

To ensure communicator-guides are well supported, active listening and supporting them when issues arise, proactively problem solving so that we are all working together to meet the deafblind persons aims and DBE is meeting our contractual agreements.

Honest and Reliable

Ability to use clear speech.

British Sign Language Level 2 or 3 Essential.

Car Driver required

Flexible hours, Employed 15 per hour / Freelance 17 per hour

Team player required

Training: Signature Level 2 Communicator-Guide Training will be available at Head Office in Peterborough which is a requirement of the job.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Freelance

Pay: 17.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 - 35 per week

Benefits:

Language training provided
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday Weekend availability
Application question(s):

Do you have experience working with people with a sensory loss can you work evenings and weekends?
Experience:

British Sign Language: 2 years (required)
Language:

Clear English (required)
Licence/Certification:

driving licence / car driver (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:

25% (preferred)
Work Location: On the road

Application deadline: 20/07/2025