Children's community support worker

Sense International; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday + bank holidays

Free DBS Check

Training access (online and in-person)

Development opportunities

Flexible working

Employee referral scheme

Health and well-being support

Pension scheme

Discount scheme

Wisdom App

Job summary

Sense is hiring a Children's community support worker in Loughborough. This permanent part-time role offers 4 hours weekly, primarily Saturday shifts from 9:30am to 1:30pm, with a salary of £13.00 per hour.

The position involves providing 1:1 support to children with complex needs, within our Get Out There Group in Loughborough. Join a supportive team delivering communication, life skills, mobility, and community access development for children aged 5 to 17.

Job description

Children's community support worker

Overview

• ID

  326798

• Salary

  £13.00 per hour

• Type

  Permanent - Part Time

• Location

  Loughborough

• Hours

  4 hours per week

• Closing Date

  19/10/2026

• Interview Date

  As suitable applications are received

• Downloadable Files

We have an exciting new opportunity for you to join our us at our at Get Our There Group in Loughborough, providing support to children between the ages of 5 and 17 with complex needs.

This is a Permanent part time role, working 4 hours per week on Saturdays during the year (term time & non-term time) and the shift pattern will be 9:30am-1:30pm.

The ‘Get Out There’ Clubs provide support for children and young people who still live at home with their families. Working to promote communication skills, life skills, mobility and access to the community.

We provide support for children who have a range of complex needs, including sensory loses and learning disabilities who you will be providing 1:1 support..

You will join a great team of Support Workers, working well together supporting each other and sharing ideas, providing a good support network for families.

Benefits:

• 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
• Free DBS 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 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

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/