Relief support worker

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave + bank holidays

Pension matching

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Travel loans

Refer-a-friend £350

Flexible working

Training courses

Job summary

Sense is seeking a Relief support worker for our King's Heath residential service. This casual role offers flexible shift patterns across early and late shifts, with pay of £13 per hour.

No prior experience required, as full training will be provided; however, experience with challenging behaviour is desirable. You will support residents with everyday tasks, personal care, finances, medication, and community activities in a four-bedroom home.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; full training provided.
• Experience with challenging behaviour desirable.
• Willing to work across varied shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Assist with everyday tasks such as cooking and cleaning.
• Provide personal care and hygiene support.
• Assist with finances and medication management.
• Support residents to engage in community activities, outings and social events.

Skills

Positive attitude

Empathetic

Flexible shifts

Willing to train

Job description

Relief support worker

Overview

• ID

  323994

• Salary

  £13.00

• Type

  Relief

• Location

  King's Heath

• Hours

  0

• Closing Date

  25/09/2026

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Looking for a new challenge that is life changing?

We are looking for passionate and motivated Relief support workers to join a fantastic team at our residential service in King's Heath.

This is a casual role with flexible shift patterns every week with early shifts ( 7.00am till 2.30pm) and late shifts (2.00pm - 9.30pm), paying £13/hr.
The service is a 4-bedroom, detached home in a residential area and the 3 individuals who live here are deaf, blind, have dual sensory impairments or severe complex needs with elements of challenging needs.

You do not require prior experience as full training will be provided when you start this role. However, prior experience of working with challenging behaviour is desirable.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Positive, with a can-do attitude
• Caring, patient, and empathetic
• Flexible and comfortable working across a varied shift pattern
• Willing to attend training and develop in their role

This role might include supporting people with:

• Everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning
• Personal care and hygiene
• Finances and medication
• Going into the community for activities, shopping, and social events

Benefits

• 24 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
• Free life assurance policy.
• Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops!).
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Travel season ticket loans.
• Wisdom app- free access for all employees to mindfulness application
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Free DBS check if your role needs one.
• A £350 refer-a-friend scheme
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Free access to over 100 online and face-to-face training courses, including the care certificate.
• Ongoing development opportunities.

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 visithttps://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/

Closing Date

25/09/2026