Support Worker - Female

Overview

• ID

  315393

• Salary

  £13.00 per hour

• Type

  Various

• Location

  Glastonbury

• Hours

  Up to 37.5 hours per week

• Closing Date

  30/06/2026

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Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose. We have exciting Support Worker opportunities at our residential home in Glastonbury; a vibrant town with real character, surrounded by beautiful Somerset countryside and well connected to Bristol, Bath, and Taunton.

These are permanent positions with flexible hours ranging from 22.5 to 37.5 per week, paying £13.00 per hour. Shifts are varied across seven days and include regular sleep-ins, paid as an additional allowance - this involves staying overnight at the home, with the possibility of waking to provide support during the night if needed.

The people we support love adventure and getting out into the community, so no two days will ever be the same. A driving licence and an interest in BSL are both an advantage, and we'll support you to develop in both.

For genuine occupational reasons, this post is restricted to female applicants (exemption under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010).

We are looking for someone who is:

• Caring, patient, and empathetic
• Enthusiastic and up for an adventure
• Comfortable working a varied shift pattern including sleep-ins
• Open to developing BSL skills (full support provided)

This role might include supporting people with:

• Personal care and hygiene
• Everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning
• Getting out into the community for activities and trips
• Their social life and leisure interests
• Medication and wellbeing

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

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

Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That's why we're committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.

We know there's always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we're working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.

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

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

30/06/2026