SeeAbility provides extraordinary support and champions better eye care for people with learning disabilities and autism, many of whom have sight loss. We encourage people with disabilities to challenge what they expect from life, from themselves and from wider society. The people we support overcome huge barriers to achieve exciting new things every day: some big, some small, all extraordinary.
At SeeAbility we don't underestimate people and we won't underestimate you. Find out what it's like to work here and how we'll support, develop and reward you below.
SeeAbility is a well established and diverse charity with a rich heritage of innovation and specialist services. Our dedicated and passionate team support over 250 people with learning disabilities and autism, many of whom have sight loss, to live extraordinary lives.
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We're proud of what we've achieved and want to continue to encourage people with disabilities to challenge what they expect from life, from themselves and from wider society.
We also challenge and encourage our staff. We want to see you develop and grow, so we offer real opportunities – which are fulfilling, challenging and fun – to reach your full potential.
The amount of training given is fantastic, and the support for personal growth cannot be faulted
We want you to be yourself and bring your own personality and strengths so that you can contribute your ideas, enthusiasm and passion to our vision and goals and, most importantly, improve the lives of the people we support.
It's a small organisation with a close-knit, family feeling to it, which I really like
We're a team. Some might even say a family! And like all families sometimes we disagree but at the end of the day we have each others back. We support and listen to each other and together we change lives everyday.
We have a great team who work well together and support each other
We offer a range of benefits aimed to support you in your role and life outside of work.
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You’re Extraordinary
- A brand new leadership development academy and talent programme for anyone who wants to take the next steps in their career
- Fully paid mandatory/statutory training
- Further support for the professional qualifications and study leave, to open up your career options at SeeAbility.
- Annual excellence awards to celebrate the outstanding work of our colleagues.
- Long service awards to recognise loyalty and commitment, including 1/5/10/20/30 years.
Your Worklife
- 20 days basic leave entitlement, increasing by 1 day/year, up to 8 years.
- Life events: Leave for when you need it most (bereavement, maternity, paternity, time off for dependants, compassionate leave)
- Company sick pay scheme from six months employment
Your Money
- Save 10% on monthly bus travel
- Rolling pay reviews and commitment to pay competitive rates
- A competitive pension scheme
- Refer a friend and receive a generous £600
- Online discount portal of up to 30% off your favourite shops, restaurants and activities, which we call The Hive
- DBS paid and renewal
- Season ticket loans to help manage your travel costs
Your Wellbeing
- Life assurance of twice your annual salary
- Discount gym membership
- Employee assistance programme to support you during times of need
- The national Bereavement service free support
- Eye care vouchers
- Free access to HITT workouts, Toyga, meditation and 200 healthy recipes.
Recruitment is really important to us! It's vital you share the same vision and values as we do because it's our values that shape the way we work together, how we think and behave and what we expect of ourselves and each other.
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Respect is our starting point
A colleague that puts themselves in others' shoes, recognises difference but treats people equally. They show kindness, respect diverse views, abilities and contributions so everyone is valued.
We spark imagination
A colleague that constantly exceeds expectations, pushes boundaries and is ambitious for what we can achieve, and then makes it happen.
We learn together to be our best
We are enablers. We create solutions by thinking and acting differently. We break down barriers. We don't see rules as boxing us in, but as the norms that evolve with us on our way to being the best.
We believe in each other
A colleague that draws on the strength of their team and others. They listen to and learn from to be our best the experiences of people to continually improve the way we do things.