Female Support worker

Could you provide dedicated, personalised support to someone in their own home?

Here at Sense, we believe everyone, no matter how complex their disability, deserves to live a full and meaningful life. We're looking for a female Support Worker to join our fantastic service based in Dunmurry, Belfast, providing support primarily to one of our female tenants. This is a permanent role working 24 hours per week on a normal shift pattern, paying £13.00 per hour.

This post is open to female applicants only. This is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. A full UK driving licence is desirable for this role.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Positive, with a can-do attitude
• Caring, patient, and empathetic
• Passionate about enhancing other people's lives
• Able to build a consistent, trusting relationship with the person you support
• Willing to complete training and develop in the role

In this role, you could be supporting with:

• Personal care and daily living tasks
• Communication and expressing themselves
• Activities and interests both in and outside the home
• Building independence and confidence
• Maintaining health, wellbeing, and daily routines
• 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
• Free Access NI Check
• Free access to over 100 online and face to face training
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Health and well-being support
• Pension Scheme
• Wisdom App- free access for all employees to mindfulness application

About Sense

Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That's why we're committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.

We know there's always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we're working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.

If you need us to adjust our recruitment process to help you access our vacancies, then please get in touch with a member of the talent acquisition team. We are a disability confident leader and commit to interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for a role. More information on this can be found here Our commitment as an employer | Sense Careers

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:

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