Support Worker

Overview

• ID

  311280

• Salary

  £13.00 per hour

• Type

  Permanent - Part Time

• Location

  Rotherham

• Hours

  16 - 30 hours per week

• Closing Date

  22/05/2026

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Could you be our next Support Worker?

We're looking for a Support Worker to join our Day Service in Rotherham, working between 16 and 30 hours per week at £13.00 per hour on a permanent contract.

The Day Service is open Monday to Friday 8:00am–7:00pm and Saturday to Sunday 9:00am–3:00pm, so you'll need to be flexible across days, evenings, and weekends.

We support over 100 individuals with complex disabilities through engaging activities that allow them to express themselves. Our programmes cover arts, sports, and wellbeing; helping people develop communication skills and learn new things like cooking and using public transport. It's a fun, rewarding place to work. Learn more about our Day Services at Sense.

What you'll be doing:

• Delivering creative, engaging activities across arts, sports, and wellbeing
• Supporting people to develop communication and daily living skills
• Encouraging independence and confidence in everything you do
• Getting out into the community and helping people try new experiences

Who we're looking for:

• Positive, with a can-do attitude
• Caring, patient, and empathetic
• A good communicator and listener
• Passionate about enhancing other people's lives
• Flexible with shifts including evenings and weekends
• Willing to attend training to support you in your role
• Knowledge of multi-sensory impairments or learning difficulties is desirable

If you’re looking for a role that’s active, meaningful, and full of heart; we’d love to welcome you to the team.

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’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
• Free life assurance
• Cashback and discounts on high street brands (including 10% off Sense shops)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel season ticket loans
• Enhanced sick pay
• Free DBS check (if required)
• £350 refer-a-friend scheme
• Access to 100+ online and face-to-face training courses (including the Care Certificate)
• Free access to the Wisdom wellbeing app

Ready to make a difference?

To apply, please use the link below to complete your application. 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 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

22/05/2026