Support worker

Overview

• ID

  313015

• Salary

  £13.00 per hour

• Type

  Permanent - Part Time

• Location

  Louth

• Hours

  7.5 hours

• Closing Date

  05/06/2026

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Could you be our next support worker?

We are looking for a Support Worker to join our small Supported Living Service in Louth, supporting people with sensory loss and learning disabilities to live independently. This is a permanent position offering 7.5 hours per week at £13.00 per hour, with enhanced rates for overtime and annual pay reviews, across a variety of shifts.

This role might include supporting people with:

• Everyday tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and shopping
• Personal care and hygiene
• Finances and medication management
• Community trips, appointments, and days out
• Their social lives and activities

We are looking for someone who is:

• Compassionate, patient, and resilient
• Comfortable with lone working
• Flexible and adaptable to the varying needs of the people you support
• Passionate about enhancing the lives of the people they support

Experience is welcome but not essential; what matters most is the right values and attitude.

Benefits

• 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
• Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops!).
• Travel season ticket loans.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Wisdom app- free access for all employees to mindfulness application
• Free DBS check if your role needs one.
• A £350refer-a-friend scheme.
• Ongoing development opportunities

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.

Ready to apply?

Click the link below to submit your application. Before you do, we'd recommend reading the candidate guidelines, job description, and person specification at the bottom of this advert. Your supporting statement is important as managers use it to shortlist candidates against the Person Specification, so please take the time to complete it thoroughly.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, so don't delay in applying.

For any further assistance, contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@sense.org.uk or on 0121 393 4529.

No agency submissions please; any submissions made without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and no fee will be payable.

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

05/06/2026