Children services assistant

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Newtownabbey; On-site; GBP 6,500 - 7,500; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days' holiday + bank holidays

Free Access NI Check

Free training (100+ courses)

Health and well-being support

Pension Scheme

Discount scheme

Job summary

Sense Jordanstown School in County Antrim seeks a Children Services Assistant for a permanent, part-time role, working 10 hours per week from 3pm to 5pm, Monday to Friday. The successful candidate will support children with complex disabilities and help them grow skills and confidence.

A minimum Level 2 Childcare qualification (or equivalent) is essential. The role offers ongoing training and development, with a supportive team and flexible policies to fit family needs.

Qualifications

• A minimum Level 2 Childcare qualification (or equivalent) is essential for this role.
• No two days are the same; you will support children with complex needs across activities.
• Role includes personal care, contributing to a safe and inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

• Support children with complex disabilities and needs across activities and learning.
• Assist with personal care, hygiene and helping children access community activities.
• Support communication and social interaction in ways that work for each child.

Skills

Warm and patient

Positive and caring

Empowering children

Experience in childcare

British Sign Language (desirable)

Education

Level 2 Childcare qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

Children services assistant

Overview

• ID

  323417

• Salary

  £13.00 per hour

• Type

  Permanent - Part Time

• Location

  Newtownabbey

• Hours

  10 hours per week

• Closing Date

  21/09/2026

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Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose and we have an exciting opportunity for a children services assistant to join our team at Sense Jordanstown School in County Antrim. This is a permanent, part time role working 10 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 3pm to 5pm, paid at £13.00 per hour.

You’ll be part of a dedicated team working across our Children's Nursery and After School Club, supporting children with complex disabilities and complex needs. No two days are the same; one moment you might be helping a child learn a new skill, the next supporting them to connect with others in the way that works best for them. It's a role where your presence genuinely matters.

A minimum Level 2 Childcare qualification (or equivalent) is essential for this role.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Warm, patient, and genuinely passionate about working with children
• Positive and caring, with a can-do attitude
• Committed to empowering children to live full, fulfilling lives
• Experienced in a childcare setting (desirable)
• Able to use British Sign Language, or keen to learn, with training and support provided (desirable)
• Willing to attend training and develop in the role

This role might include supporting children with:

• Learning new skills and building confidence
• Personal care and hygiene
• Making sense of their environment and accessing their community
• Medication and wellbeing
• Communication in the way that works best for them
• Their social life and behaviour

Benefits:

• 24 days' holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
• Free Access NI 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 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

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

21/09/2026