Overview
Support Worker – Permanent – Part Time
ID: 310957
Job Specialism: Operations – North
Location: Deeping St James
Salary: £13:00 per hour
Closing Date: Monday, 18th May 2026
Come and join the Sense Team!
Work with Sense and make a real difference to the lives of the people we support and their families.
This is a permanent role, with contracts available for up to 37.5 hours per week. We’ll give you full training for our roles and are offering £13.00 per hour/£25,350 per annum FTE.
You will join our wonderful team at our 6-bedded Residential service in Deeping St James where you will be supporting 6 people who have sensory impairments and complex needs.
The shifts vary throughout the week. There are split shifts available 7am-10am, 3pm-10pm or 4pm-10pm. The day shifts are 7am-4/5pm. Evening shifts are 4pm-10pm. Weekends are late/early and early/late so 7am-2.30pm on Saturday and 2.30pm-10pm Sunday or vice versa. Sleep ins if required are 10pm-7am.
About Sense
We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a disability confident leader.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.
Benefits
- 24 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
- Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
- Free life assurance policy.
- Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops!).
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Travel season ticket loans.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Free DBS check if your role needs one.
- A £350 refer-a-friend scheme.
- Free access to over 100 online and face-to-face training courses, including the care certificate.
- Wisdom App- free for all employees to mindfulness application
Ready to make a difference?
To apply
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 recruitment@sense.org.uk
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/
Precise Location: 32a Broadgate Lane, Deeping St James, Deeping St James, Cambridgeshire, PE6 8NW, United Kingdom
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