Community Support Worker

Positive Futures; Omagh; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization is looking for a Community Support Worker in Omagh to provide essential support to children and young people with disabilities. The role involves transporting and supporting them in community activities. The position offers flexible hours, training opportunities, and a supportive work environment. Candidates should have experience in care and hold a valid UK Driver’s Licence.

Benefits

Training & Career Development Opportunities

Westfield Health Cash Plan

24/7 UK GP Access & Counselling Line

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Enhanced Sick Pay (after probation)

Qualifications

• Personal or work experience of providing care or support for someone in the last 2 years.
• Full and valid UK Driver’s Licence and access to a car insured for business purposes.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality support to children and young people.
• Transport the children/young people to community activities.
• Mentor and coach other staff.

Skills

Care or support experience

Mentoring

Coaching

Job description

Overview

Join Our Team at Positive Futures! Transform Lives – and Your Career. At Positive Futures, we believe in making a difference – for the people we support and for our incredible team. If you’re looking for a role where you can positively impact lives every day, you’re in the right place!

Role: Community Support Worker – Lakeland Family Support Service

Location: Omagh and surrounding areas (to include Strabane, Castlederg, Clady)

Hours: 16 Hours per week & Relief available

Salary: Up to £12.80 per hour / Relief £12.21 per hour

Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Relief

Closing Date: 6^th October 2025

About the Role

At Positive Futures, we support people with learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries, and autism, helping them live fulfilling and independent lives.

As a Community Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of this mission, providing essential support and making a real impact. This role is to support children and young people (age 5-18 years) to take part in community based activities. This could be on a 1-1 basis, 2-1 basis or as part of a small group. You will actively support the child/young person to take part in the activity, giving them the support they need to do so. You will collect the child from school/home and bring them to a local activity already organised in the community or an activity we have planned. Hours of work will be throughout the week, afternoons and evenings as the children/young people will be at school. There will also be weekend hours to cover.

What You’ll Be Doing

To provide high quality support to children and young people. To mentor, coach and act as a strong role model for other staff in delivering high quality support to deliver our Mission: “POSITIVE FUTURES FOR PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY, ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY OR AUTISM - WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE DREAMS AND TRANSFORM LIVES” through fulfilling your role in line with our organisational values.

What We’re Looking For

We want to hear from people who share our passion! To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

Essential Criteria

• Personal or work experience of providing care or support for someone in the last 2 years.
• Hold a full and valid UK Driver’s Licence and have access to a car insured for business purposes (or willing to amend insurance) to transport the people we support and fulfil the demands of the role.

Why Join Positive Futures?

We know that looking after our team is just as important as looking after the people we support. That’s why we offer amazing benefits, including:

• Training & Career Development Opportunities
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• 24/7 UK GP Access & Counselling Line
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Enhanced Sick Pay (after probation)

Ready to Make a Difference?

We’re an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone is welcome. If you’re excited about this opportunity but don’t quite meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We’d love to hear from you!

Apply now and start your journey with Positive Futures.

We are an equal opportunity employer.