Overview
Support worker – Fixed Term – Full Time
ID: 317404
Job Specialism: Operations – Cymru
Location: Tonypandy
Salary: £13.00 per hour
Closing Date: Tuesday, 21st July 2026
Are you looking for a role where every day is genuinely meaningful?
Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose.
We’re looking for a Support Worker to join our team in Tonypandy on a fixed-term basis for 12 months, covering a period of maternity leave and pay is £13.00 per hour. You’ll be supporting six incredible adults with sensory loss and learning disabilities to live safely and happily in their own homes and your contribution will matter from day one.
You will be working 37.5 hours per week, our service runs Monday to Sunday across a mixture of early shifts (7am–2:30pm), late shifts (2:30pm–10pm). Flexibility is essential and you may occasionally be required to pick up night shifts.
Interview date: 7th August 2026
We are looking for someone who is:
- Warm, patient and genuinely passionate about supporting others
- A strong communicator who builds trust with ease
- Flexible and reliable across a varied shift pattern
- Enthusiastic about enabling people to live life on their own terms
This role might include:
- Providing personal care and practical day-to-day support
- Supporting people to access their community and pursue their interests
- Working as part of a close-knit, dedicated staff team
- Keeping accurate records and contributing to care plans
Benefits:
- 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
- Free DBS 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
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
To apply
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or recruitment@sense.org.uk
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/
Precise Location: The Vicarage Supported Living, , Tonypandy, Glamorgan, -, United Kingdom
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
