Children's Services Assistant

Overview

• ID

  316719

• Salary

  £13.00 per hour

• Type

  Permanent - Part Time

• Location

  Belfast

• Hours

  17.5

• Closing Date

  13/07/2026

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Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose. We have an exciting opportunity to join our children's service at Sense Hub Belfast as a Children's Services Assistant - working in our vibrant, purpose-built hub on Annadale Avenue, supporting children with complex disabilities and sensory loss to learn, grow, and thrive.

This is a permanent role working 17.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, afternoons only, paying £13.00 per hour. You'll be working directly with children in a service designed to build skills, confidence, and independence from an early age. 

A Level 2 Diploma in Childcare, Learning and Development or Playwork is required, although candidates working towards this qualification are also welcome to apply. Experience working with children is essential, and experience supporting children with special needs is a real advantage. Applicants must be aged 18 or over.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Warm, patient, and child-centred
• Caring and empathetic
• Passionate about making a difference to young lives
• Willing to attend training and develop in their role

This role at Sense Hub Belfast might include supporting children with:

• Learning new skills and building independence
• Making sense of their environment and accessing their community
• Personal care and hygiene
• Communication; using the methods that work best for them
• Medication and wellbeing
• Social interaction and behaviour

Benefits:

• 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
• On-going development opportunities
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Employee referral scheme
• Health and well-being support
• Pension Scheme
• Discount scheme
• Wisdom App- free access for all employees to mindfulness application

About Sense

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

To apply

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529  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 ACCESS NI 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/

Closing Date

13/07/2026