Positive Futures

Positive Futures Positive Futures: Achieving Dreams. Transforming Lives. Charity for people with a learning disability Registered Charity Number NIC101385

23/12/2025

We’re hiring Waking Nights Support Workers in Omagh to provide steady, person-centred support through the night.

You’ll be there to respond when needed, offer reassurance, and help create a calm, safe environment where people can rest well and feel secure.

Training is provided, and you’ll be joining a supportive, values-led team where consistency and care go hand in hand.

Support that matters, while the world sleeps.

Ready to apply? Start now: https://pulse.ly/yehqxesw2v

22/12/2025

This is a role where resilience matters, and relationships are everything 👇

We’re looking for a Specialist Support Worker to join our Ormiston Supported Living Service in Belfast.

You’ll be supporting someone with complex needs in a role that requires consistency, emotional strength, and a real commitment to seeing the person, not just the support plan.

You’ll be part of a close-knit, skilled team that supports each other just as much as we support the person at the heart of this role.

If you’re someone who thrives on connection, shows up with patience, and finds meaning in the small but significant steps forward, apply now.

https://pulse.ly/k3zc7optvr

22/12/2025

Want to shape a service that puts people first?

We’re looking for a Service Manager to lead one of our Supported Living Services in Cookstown / Magherafelt.

You’ll bring leadership, organisation and genuine care for people, so individuals with learning disabilities, autism or acquired brain injury can live the lives they choose, with support that truly sees them.

If you believe in leading by example and want to grow your skills in a values-led team, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply Here: https://pulse.ly/a7hdcdd2ky

Families we support across Fermanagh and Omagh were delighted to receive Movienight boxes, containing goodies and a Disn...
22/12/2025

Families we support across Fermanagh and Omagh were delighted to receive Movienight boxes, containing goodies and a Disney+ voucher, courtesy of our partners Outform Consulting. Happy faces all round!

The young people in our Arches Family Support Service in Bangor were delighted to receive a Movienight box from our char...
19/12/2025

The young people in our Arches Family Support Service in Bangor were delighted to receive a Movienight box from our charity partners Outform Consulting. The boxes contain goodies like popcorn, and a Disney+ voucher. Pictured are Avery and Fraser. Avery's Support Worker is Jenny.

18/12/2025

We’re hiring a Specialist Senior Support Worker at our Ormiston Supported Living Service in Belfast.

This is a leadership role with hands-on impact. You’ll support individuals with learning disabilities, autism or brain injuries, and help shape the support around them.

As a senior team member, you’ll guide others, contribute to support planning, and bring a steady presence to more complex situations when they arise.

We’re looking for someone who’s confident, grounded, and ready to lead by example. If that sounds like you, send us your application today.

Apply here: https://pulse.ly/lkckb457hn

🌍 Building Knowledge. Driving Action. 🌱As part of our Positive Green sustainability strategy, members of the Positive Fu...
17/12/2025

🌍 Building Knowledge. Driving Action. 🌱

As part of our Positive Green sustainability strategy, members of the Positive Futures NI and ROI Board and senior leadership team took part in a Climate Education Workshop yesterday.

The workshop was expertly organised and delivered by our trustee Dr Amanda Slevin, Lecturer in Climate Policy, Politics and Sustainability at Queen’s University Belfast and Co-Director of the Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action. We were also delighted to hear from Karl Vidamour, PhD candidate, who shared valuable insights throughout the session.

The workshop proved highly informative, equipping attendees with practical actions they can take at an individual level to reduce environmental impact. For Positive Futures, it has also prompted a review of our current sustainability approach, helping us break our objectives into more bite-sized, achievable actions as we continue to progress towards our sustainability goals.

A big thank you to ARC NI for providing the space to facilitate the workshop, and to everyone involved for their commitment to learning and positive change.

The families and children at our Lakeland Family Support Service had a lovely Christmas party, complete with bouncy cast...
17/12/2025

The families and children at our Lakeland Family Support Service had a lovely Christmas party, complete with bouncy castles, face painting, sensory play, refreshments and, of course, Santa himself.

16/12/2025

We’re hiring a Senior Support Worker in Fermanagh for our Lakeland Supported Living Service.

This is a leadership role for someone with the right experience, and the right values.

To apply, you’ll need:

✓ 6+ months’ experience in a support, health or community role
✓ Experience leading shifts or mentoring others
✓ Confidence with digital records and day-to-day paperwork
✓ A working knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support (or a willingness to learn)
✓ A Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, or a commitment to working towards it

We also welcome experience supporting people with complex needs, including those with forensic mental health backgrounds or where trauma-informed approaches are essential.

This role is about connection, leadership, and showing up with steadiness when it matters most.

Sound like you? Apply here: https://pulse.ly/p4kmz3g2mq

🎄✨ Our Families Matter Shared Lives Service had a truly merry time celebrating Christmas together recently.Once again, T...
16/12/2025

🎄✨ Our Families Matter Shared Lives Service had a truly merry time celebrating Christmas together recently.

Once again, The MAC showed exactly why they are one of our Welcome Award holders, offering warm, thoughtful, and inclusive service that made everyone feel at home.

While the festivities were full of joy, laughter, and festive cheer, the importance of this event went far beyond Christmas. It provided a rare and meaningful opportunity for families of the people we support to come together with our Families Matter Shared Lives carers — meeting as a group, sharing experiences, learning from one another, and strengthening the sense of community that sits at the heart of our service.

💚 A special event filled with connection, celebration, and togetherness.

15/12/2025

We’re looking for someone to bring their organisation and focus to our Belfast team.

As a Service Administrator, your work sits at the heart of our work, in keeping systems organised, communication clear, and day-to-day operations running as they should.

We’re looking for someone dependable, detail-focused and comfortable working with people as well as processes.

If you value purpose, consistency and being part of something that matters, this could be the right fit.

Apply now: https://pulse.ly/cw9gwh0j4u

Graeme, from our Ards Peninsula Supported Living Service, looks forward to the pantomime every year. So he was delighted...
15/12/2025

Graeme, from our Ards Peninsula Supported Living Service, looks forward to the pantomime every year. So he was delighted to take his seat at the Grand Opera House for Pinocchio.

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Established in 1995, Positive Futures works across Northern Ireland to achieve dreams and transform lives. We support and empower people and their families to have choice and control. We support people with a learning disability, acquired brain injury and autistic spectrum conditions to be fully included, accepted and valued in their local communities and to live the lives they want.

In 2017/18 we supported over 400 people (children and adults) and their families through a range of services and projects including our Supported Living Services (and peripatetic housing support services) – enabling the person we support to live in the home of their choice, Residential Short Break Service, Shared Lives Service – enabling an adult with a learning disability to be supported by a volunteer family for agreed periods of time, Family Support Services and Autism Outreach Service – delivering practical support to families with a child with a learning disability, Brighter Futures Project – support for families with a child (0-12) with a disability and the Better Together Project – matching ‘hard to reach’ people with a learning disability with volunteer mentors to help the person supported to achieve a goal and reconnect with the community.

We support people with a range of needs, from moderate learning disability to complex needs and challenging behaviours.

We have an extensive track record of successful project work, working with all five NI Health and Social Care Trusts (HSCTs) and a range of funders (e.g. large national funders such as The Big Lottery and Children In Need, Local District Councils and NI Ministries such as the Department for Communities and regional Northern Ireland funders such as Ulster Garden Villages) to deliver innovative, community based support and sustainable outcomes.