Support Worker - female

Sense; Glastonbury; On-site; GBP 15,210 - 25,350; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Training and development

Sleep-ins paid as allowance

28 days holiday incl. bank holidays

Job summary

Sense is hiring Support Workers for our Norbins Road home in Glastonbury. The role is permanent with flexible hours (22.5–37.5 per week) paid at £13.00 per hour, including regular sleep-ins with extra pay.

You’ll support disabled people with complex needs in a warm, supportive team. We welcome applicants who are practical, calm, and committed to learning, with opportunities to develop BSL skills and build trusted relationships.

Qualifications

• Are practical, calm and solution focused
• Value consistency and building trusted relationships
• Are committed to learning, with real opportunities to progress
• Are comfortable with a varied shift pattern including sleep-ins
• Are open to developing BSL skills (full support provided)

Job description

Could you be the calm, consistent presence someone relies on?

Here at Sense, we support disabled people with complex needs to live the life they choose. We're looking for Support Workers to join us at Norbins Road, our welcoming, spacious home in Glastonbury. The home is within walking distance of the high street, with public transport links from Street, Wells, Polsham and Coxley. These are permanent positions with flexible hours from 22.5 to 37.5 per week, paying £13.00 per hour. Shifts are varied across seven days and include regular sleep‑ins, paid as an additional allowance.

For genuine occupational reasons, these posts are restricted to female applicants (exemption under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010).

The People You'll Support

Life at Norbins Road is busy and sociable, from theatre trips and concerts to cooking at home and quiet afternoons in the garden. The people we support use a mix of verbal and non verbal communication, so we'll support you to develop your BSL skills. There will be times when the people we support experience distress, and behaviours that challenge that is part of the role, but you'll never manage this alone, with full training and ongoing support provided. Consistency and familiar faces matter deeply here, and the relationships you build are at the heart of everything you do.

About You

We're looking for people who:

• Are practical, calm and solution focused
• Value consistency and building trusted relationships
• Are committed to learning, with real opportunities to progress
• Are comfortable with a varied shift pattern including sleep‑ins
• Are open to developing BSL skills (full support provided)

Why Join Us?

• Flexible working hours
• Excellent training and real career development
• Learn from an experienced manager with over 20 years at Sense
• A supportive team culture where you'll never stop learning

What Our Team Says

“It's a nice, calm place to work and I'm really glad to be here.” – Support Worker, 2 years

“I've learnt so much in my first year and the support for my development has been amazing.” – Support Worker, 1 year.

Benefits

• 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
• Cashback and discounts on high street brands (including 10% off Sense shops)
• Travel season ticket loans
• Enhanced sick pay
• Free DBS check (if required)
• £350 refer-a-friend scheme
• Access to 100+ online and face-to-face training courses (including the Care Certificate)
• Free access to the Wisdom wellbeing app

If you’re looking for a role that’s active, meaningful, and full of heart; we’d love to welcome you to the team.

About Sense

Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That's why we're committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.

We know there's always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we're working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.

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

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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

18/08/2026