Female community support worker

Overview

• ID

  322792

• Salary

  £13.00 per hour

• Type

  Permanent - Part Time

• Location

  Harborne

• Hours

  17.5 hours per week

• Closing Date

  11/09/2026

• Interview Date

  As suitable applications are received

• Downloadable Files

Could you be a Sense Community Support Worker?

We now have a fantastic opportunity for a Communicator Guide (Community Support Worker) to join our team in Harborne.

This is a permanent role, working 17.5 hours per week where you will be working shifts on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and alternate Thursdays.

This is a fun and rewarding opportunity, working on a 2:1 basis to support a young person who has autism to access the community for social and leisure purposes. She is a non-verbal communicator and communicates using pictures, song and dance, or expressive body language.

You will be supporting the young person to participate in activities they enjoy, have meaningful experiences, and make new friends. You will support them to make their own choices of how they want to spend their day, but a typical day in this role might be spent: attending a local centre that provides activities for people with learning difficulties, arranging to meet a friend for a walk in the park and going to a trampoline park.

There is some support with personal care required (supporting the individual with toileting.)

A full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle with business insurance is essential.

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
• 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

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.

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 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/ 

Closing Date

11/09/2026