Support Workers-Female Only
L’Arche Belfast is recruiting for a new Supported Living House. Female Support Workers are required by the L’Arche Belfast Community. L’Arche Belfast provides a service of care and support to adults with learning difficulties and challenging behaviours.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding organisation – benefits include being part of the world wide L’Arche Community, training and personal development and career progression opportunities.
Support Workers are responsible for the provision of both practical and emotional support to our Core Members (clients), and to individuals in receipt of self-directed support funding, to enable them to achieve independence as far as possible in all areas of their life, in a safe environment where their rights are protected and respected. The main job purpose is to work as a key member of the team in delivering an excellent support and domestic care service to our Core Members and to ensure all Health and Safety and statutory requirements of the service specifications are met in accordance with the organisation’s commitment to standards.
The lawful recruitment of a female for this position as gender is considered to a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
Hours Required: 40 hours per week
Salary: £12.25 per hour/£25,480.00 yearly
L’Arche Belfast provides a health care plan through Benenden Health and a Better Gym membership to its employees.
L’Arche Belfast is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland NIC105755.
Job Description, Application Form, and Monitoring Form.
We do not consider CV’s nor are we taking applicants that require UK work sponsorship at this time.
Closing date for this opportunity is Wednesday 18 February 2026 at 12:00pm.
To apply for this position, please submit both application and monitoring forms to Katrina Hiesterman by post to 54 Knockbreda Road, Belfast BT6 0JB or by email at admin@larchebelfast.org.uk.
On your application form, please specify the job role and fill out your entire employment history including the first time that you were employed. If there are gaps in your employment, please explain.