Virtual Buddying Project Assistant Remote
Job description
About the role
Sense has an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Holidays and Short Breaks team as Virtual Buddying Project Assistant.
This is a remote Home based role on a fixed term contract until March 2026 , Working part-time role (15 hours a week) on a Monday & Tuesday.
As our Virtual Buddying Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of Sense’s national Virtual Buddying project. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly skilled team, to help deliver a national volunteer-led and person-centred virtual befriending service for people with disabilities.
You will support and enable children, young people and adults to form meaningful relationships with matched volunteers who share the same interests, hobbies and communication styles. You will be committed to providing a high quality, safe, person-centred service and are able to align yourself with Sense’s values to provide the best service to the people we support.
About you
Our ideal candidate will be proactive, and solution-focussed, with the ability to be highly adaptive to the needs of those we support and creatively problem solve. You’ll have a strong understanding of the needs of people with disabilities, and experience of working with and supporting volunteers. You will have a good understanding of IT systems, including video calling software packages including Zoom, Teams, and Skype. You must be comfortable working with a wider team who are geographically spread across the country, where communication is key, and also be able to work independently.
We'd love to hear from you if you have experience of supporting and working with individuals with a range of disabilities; including sensory needs, learning differences and autism. You will be an excellent communicator with a commitment to providing a fun, safe and accessible environment!
Why work for Sense?
Sense is a national disability charity supporting everyone who is deafblind or has complex disabilities. We believe everyone should be able to take part in life, no matter their disability.
Our work empowers thousands of people who are deafblind or have complex disabilities to communicate, experience the world and fulfill their potential.
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.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 415 6735 or [email protected]
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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/
