Considering we spend a considerable amount of time at our jobs, we should certainly ensure that such time is spent in a meaningful and creative way. If one is looking for a career that offers many challenges, a career in the disability field is an ideal choice.

Employees working in this field have a profound impact on a person’s life, making a career in the disability sector unique. A career in disability has many opportunities for one to be part of something better.

Being the national service provider in the field of disability services, Aġenzija Sapport offers a wide array of careers in the disability sector, all of which have an impact on the lives of others, no matter how small.

Aġenzija Sapport currently employs over 500 people as part of its operations, most of whom are support workers who provide direct support and care for people with a disability in the agency’s main services, being day, residential and community.

This role, which is offered both on part-time and full-time basis, is well suited for those with a genuine desire to promote inclusion and independence of people with a disability in the community, as well as to make a difference to another person’s quality of life by ensuring that service users achieve their maximum potential according to their abilities.

Aġenzija Sapport also offers a good range of career opportunities at a professional level. Such roles include social workers, sign language interpreters, executives and senior executives, both within its services and back-office departments. These include HR, finance, marketing and administration, procurement and EU projects departments and other administrative roles, all supported by administrative and clerical posts. All of these professions require employees to work together around the needs of people with a disability as well as their families.

When one opts to work with the agency, one has an opportunity not only to develop professional skills in supporting people with a disability, but one can make a real difference in that person’s life.

Visit the agency’s website, www.sapport.gov.mt, vacancies section, for regular updates on job opportunities. Follow the agency on Facebook and LinkedIn pages.