Work with us
We are always looking for enthusiastic, passionate and friendly people to join our teams
- We are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer and we also provide a generous company pension scheme.
- We offer Flexible Working Hours with a variety of contracts available to support staff.
- We acknowledge staff with a Long Service Award and additional annual leave after five years.
Making a difference
Our motto is that we support people to live the life they choose but it’s more than just a motto, we really believe it and with our Excellent CIW inspection ratings, we can say that we are true to our word.
Whether you work as a support worker, or in a central role at our Head Office everyone knows the difference we make to the people we support.
Valuing People
Many people who work for Community Lives describe it as feeling like a family (see what staff say about working for us below).
We acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of our staff and starting at our AGM in 2026 we will be introducing an awards ceremony to further celebrate the amazing work our staff do.
Personal Development
We provide staff with a variety of training courses as part of their induction (classroom and e-learning).
We also provide support to staff to achieve a Level 2 qualification in Health & Social Care if they do not already have one.
There are also pathways to develop further into managerial roles.
Benefits for Staff
Staff are eligible for a Blue Light Card which offers discounts on big name brands from shopping, utility providers, even discounts on new cars. They currently offer over 15,000 discounts, as well as providing access to tickets for major events. We will reimburse staff for the biennial (2-yearly) cost of the card.
Wisdom (Health Assured) provide our Employee Assistance Program, offering a variety of confidential advice services as well as useful articles to help staff with health and wellbeing (with exercise videos, recipes, wellbeing tips, podcasts). This is a free service for all staff. Wisdom have a website and a mobile app full of resources.
Stream is a free service, allowing staff to access a percentage of their salary before payday which is then repaid on their next pay. Stream also offers savings at competitive rates of interest as well as offering discounts with high street retailers and supermarkets. They also have a financial advice service.
What existing staff say about working for us
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98%* of our existing staff say that they enjoy their job
* Results from our 2025 Staff Questionnaire
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Support Worker Vacancy Location: Swansea and Neath Port Talbot areas For this role you will receive a salary of £13.45 per hour / £28,051.32 per annum (pro rata for part-time) plus £67.75 per shift when you work a Sleep-In. Other benefits: Company…