Job Description

Job Title Intervenor

Pay Rate £21.00 per hour

Location Selly Oak

Job Type Contract

Hours 14:00pm 19:00pm Monday Friday (25 hours per week)

Smart Education are seeking a compassionate, motivated, and dedicated individual to join our team as an intervenor. The intervenor will be responsible for assisting a Deafblind young person in leading a full and active life. The role involves supporting daily activities at home and in the community, ensuring access to learning, social experiences, and leisure pursuits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support access to learning and social opportunities, exploring new activities and interests.
• Communicate effectively using Total Communication methods, including augmentative communication and ICT.
• Act as a sighted guide, following mobility and orientation advice from professionals.
• Provide daily care and support with health needs.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring a collaborative approach.
• Maintain accurate records of daily activities.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Understanding of multi-sensory impairments (MSI) and related needs.
• Enjoyment of working with young people with MSI and an ability to communicate effectively with them.
• Intervenor training or willingness to undertake training which can be provided
• Ability to communicate with young people using various communication methods.
• Strong communication skills and accurate record-keeping

Duties and Responsibilities:

• You will support and empower people to identify their goals, pursue their interests and hobbies, support their health and wellbeing, and be a part of their local community
• To offer positive behaviour support to individuals who express their frustrations and needs through challenging behaviour by using appropriate strategies
• Understanding their communication needs and adapting communication to each individual: sounds, tones, body language
• To offer unconditional positive regard to individuals, to respect right to privacy and to ensure that their dignity is maintained at all times
• Undertake daily care and health needs as appropriate

About Smart Education

Smart Education are a specialist Education and Early Years agency, we recruit for permanent and temporary roles including Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND, Nursery Nurse and Tutors.

SMART EDUCATION is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. It is an offense to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity to children.