Support worker - Driver essential (Part/Full time hours)

Sense; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in Birmingham seeks passionate Support Workers to provide care to deafblind individuals and those with complex disabilities. Full training is provided for this permanent position, with both full-time and part-time options available. Competitive salary rates start at £11.75 per hour, and impressive benefits include annual leave, pension schemes, and wellness support.

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

Cycle to work scheme

Travel season ticket loans

Free DBS check if required

Headspace App - free access for all employees

Qualifications

• Full manual UK driving license required.
• Willingness to attend training.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with complex needs in their home and community.
• Provide high-quality services to individuals with multiple sensory impairments.

Skills

Empathy

Positive Attitude

Caring

Job description

Support worker - Driver essential (Part/Full time hours), Birmingham

Client: Sense

Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: ea50e6a2d9df

Job Views: 21

Posted: 22.06.2025

Expiry Date: 06.08.2025

Job Description:

Looking for a new challenge?

Work with Sense and make a real difference to the lives of the people we support and their families.

You don’t need any previous experience to become a support worker with Sense. We’ll give you full training for our Support Worker roles at our Residential Service in King's Norton.

This is a permanent role with both Part time and Full time contracts available, working up to 37.5 hours per week. As a Support Worker, you will receive £11.75 per hour / £22,913 per annum FTE.

As a Support Worker, you will be supporting individuals at the home who are deafblind, have visual and/or hearing impairments, complex needs, and learning disabilities.

A full manual UK license and willingness to drive are required, as we need to take the people we support to do activities outside of the home.

Does this sound right for you?

We’re looking for enthusiastic applicants who are:

• Positive, with a can-do attitude.
• Caring and empathetic.
• Passionate about enhancing other people’s lives.
• Willing to attend training as needed to support you in your role.

No two days will be the same

• To support individuals / groups within the home, centre, and community.
• To provide a customised, responsive, and high-quality service to people with multiple sensory impairments, physical and/or learning disabilities who use Sense services.
• To deliver services which meet or exceed organisational expectations and standards.

About Sense

Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world, for everyone living with complex disabilities and for everyone who is deafblind. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense is proud to be a charity committed to these values.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse, and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge, and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. We also provide excellent training and development, the opportunity to join our Group Personal Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave entitlement.

• 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.
• Free DBS check if your role requires one.
• Headspace App - free access for all employees to mindfulness application.