Role Description

Supported Employment Coach- Bristol and South Gloucestershire

Location:Home-based with travel across Bristol & South Gloucestershire

Salary:£27,000 per annum plus benefits

-33 days annual holiday pro rata (incl. bank holidays)

Hours:Full-time, 37.5 hours (flexible working)

Contract:Ongoing contract with excellent job security

Are you passionate about transforming lives through meaningful employment opportunities?

We are seeking an exceptional Supported Employment Coach to join our Ready, Willing & Able team and make a real difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities and autism across Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

The Opportunity

Join SeeAbility’s Ready, Willing & Able team and help transform lives through employment.

We’re looking for a passionate and creative Supported Employment Coach to support people with learning disabilities and autism to achieve their career ambitions. You’ll work closely with individuals and employers to break down barriers and create inclusive workplaces. Since launching in 2021, Ready, Willing & Able has been breaking down employment barriers and proving that with the right support, everyone can achieve their professional ambitions.

What makes this role special:

Lead our exciting expansion into a new region

Work directly with inspiring individuals to achieve life-changing career goals

Join a creative, boundary-pushing team that thinks outside the box

Make a tangible impact on workplace inclusion across Oxfordshire The ideal candidate will:

Share our unwavering belief that paid work is positive and possible for everyone

Have proven experience supporting people with learning disabilities and autism to achieve their goals

Be passionate about workplace inclusion and breaking down employment barriers

Demonstrate creativity and innovation in their approach to coaching

Have experience with the five-stage Supported Employment model (desirable but not essential)You will thrive in this role if you:

Have high expectations for yourself and the people you support into work

Enjoy building meaningful relationships and tailored support plans

Are comfortable working independently from home while travelling across Bristol and South Gloucestershire

Can identify opportunities and deliver personalised coaching that leads to sustainable employmentProfessional Growth:

Join a recognised leader in disability support services

Work with an innovative team that's reshaping supported employment

Opportunity to shape and grow our Oxfordshire presence

Continuous professional development and trainingAbout SeeAbility

For decades, SeeAbility has been providing extraordinary support and championing better eye care and supported living support, for people with learning disabilities and autism. We don't just support people – we empower them to challenge expectations and achieve extraordinary things every day.

Our Ready, Willing & Able programme represents our commitment to employment equality. We believe that everyone deserves the dignity, purpose, and financial independence that comes with meaningful work. Our team doesn't just find jobs – we create career pathways that align with individual ambitions and strengths.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're ready to join a team that's genuinely changing lives and transforming communities, we want to hear from you. This isn't just a job – it's an opportunity to be part of something revolutionary in supported employment.

To find out more about the role please read “Life as a supported Employment Coach” (url removed)

As inclusion is at the heart of the work that we do, we will accept alternative applications and are more than willing to make reasonable adjustments throughout the application and recruitment process. If you would like to have an informal chat about the role please get in touch with the coach team, Harley (url removed) or Rhian (url removed) or you can call (phone number removed).

If you would require support throughout the application process, require reasonable adjustments, or would like to apply for the role using alternative methods or to have an informal chat about the role please feel free to get in touch please get in touch with someone from the RWA team. (url removed).

Our Benefits

Why join us?

Your development and appreciation

Annual excellence awards

Long service awards every 5 years and recognition

Development Discussions: Opportunity to discuss your progress and your future

Leadership development academy for the next steps in your career Your work-life balance

33 days holiday (incl. bank holidays), increasing to 41 days with long service (1 extra day for each year of service)

Life events: Time off when you need it most

2 weeks Organisational Sick Pay after 6 months service, increasing to 12 weeks over your first 3 years

Buy or sell annual leave scheme

Enhanced Family-Friendly Pay

Paid Fertility Leave

Carers Leave available Your money goes further

£500 monthly bonus scheme for two lucky colleagues

Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts

Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants and activities

Access to Tickets for Good

Pay reviews and commitment to pay competitive rates

Employer contributory pension scheme: Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future

Paid DBS and renewals

Season ticket loans

Advance Pay/Savings scheme using WageStream appYour wellbeing counts

Cycle to Work scheme

Life assurance of 2x annual salary

Free 24/7 employee assistance programme for advice and support

Free eye test

Discounted Gym Membership

Dedicated in house Wellbeing Coach for your team Safeguarding and Promoting Welfare

SeeAbility is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. We expect all staff to uphold this commitment and have a strong understanding of their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding.

Safer Recruitment

As part of our safer recruitment procedures, we require the following checks for all successful applicants:

A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).

Documentary evidence to confirm your identity, current address, and the right to work in the UK.

Health Declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered.

References will be obtained to ensure satisfactory evidence of conduct in current or previous employment concerned with the provision of services relating to (a) health or social care, or (b) children or vulnerable adults. These checks will be carried out and completed prior offering a date to start employment at SeeAbility’ s expense.

Diversity

SeeAbility is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those who have a disability or neurodivergent condition. We are please to confirm that we are a Disability Confident Employer.

We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyone’s unique experiences and views are appreciated, and their opinion valued. We are happy to offer any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role itself to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates.

In exceptional circumstances, the exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement

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