Who you will be supporting?

CB’s Support Role – Make a Real Difference

Join me in living a full and joyful life! I’m a young woman with learning disabilities and complex health needs, including epilepsy, so experience in these areas is essential. I’m looking for someone calm, upbeat, and trustworthy to support me in doing the things I love.

You’ll help me communicate using Makaton and picture cards, and support me with personal care. I enjoy music (especially Bob Marley!), laughter, and good company—but I also value quiet time at home. If you’re reliable, caring, and ready to be part of a supportive team, I’d love to meet you.

AH is a lively individual with limited communication who thrives with a consistent, patient team. He uses some Makaton and benefits from calm, clear communication and gentle redirection.

This is a hands-on, active role—perfect for someone physically fit and confident behind the wheel. You’ll support AH through a busy weekly schedule including farm work, arts and crafts, hydrotherapy, and gardening. Experience with learning disabilities is essential, as is a positive, can-do attitude.

Essential Criteria

To be considered for this position, you will demonstrate exposure to the following areas of expertise:

• Hold a level 4 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake.
• Statutory guidance & CQC regulations exposure.
• Complex health needs, learning disabilities, autism and sight loss.
• Managing, assessing new people to support and mentoring experience.
• Resilient, calm and able to work under pressure.
• Effective verbal and written communication and able to produce written reports.
• Hold a full UK driving license.

About you

Are you someone who truly enjoys making a difference in others' lives? Do you have a calm, caring, and resilient nature that helps you thrive in challenging situations? Are you ambitious, and looking to work towards progression in your career?

We're looking for a Deputy Manager to join our team who can stay calm under pressure. You will be enthusiastic and take a proactive approach. You will need to have strong administration skills, be able to work and make decisions autonomously, in the absence of the home manager.

What will you be doing?

• Management Responsibilities: As a Deputy Manager, you will assist the service manager to ensure that everyone receives high quality support, the people we support and the team supporting them. These will include rota management, staff supervisions, training new team members, leading, and supporting the team to complete support plans and risk assessments.
• Partnership Working: Primarily with the people you support, their families and our specialist support teams as well as external agencies, you will champion skilful interactions, person-centred planning and partnership working.
• Creativity and Planning: Planning and implementing professionally designed support plans that genuinely improve the quality of everyday life. You will demonstrate sound judgment and creative solutions.
• Daily Care & Support: Helping with personal care, meal preparation, medication, and other daily tasks.
• Building Relationships: Getting to know the people you support, understanding their needs, and helping them live life on their own terms.
• Empowering Independence: Assisting with personal goals, from daily activities to long-term aspirations, and encouraging creative exploration.
• Social Engagement: Supporting activities like holiday’s, social events, and hobbies, ensuring everyone could enjoy what they love doing.
• Respect & Dignity: Ensuring that the individuals and their families are treated with the utmost respect, dignity, and equality.

For further details about the Deputy Manager job profile, please click the link provided below:

Why work for us?

At SeeAbility, we value your growth and well-being just as much as the support you provide, we can offer you:

• Comprehensive Training: Start with an extensive induction and continue developing your skills with face-to-face training, e-learning, and ongoing support.
• Career Progression: We support your ambitions, offering opportunities to achieve professional qualifications (Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5).
• Recognition & Rewards: From excellence awards to long service recognition, your hard work won’t go unnoticed.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy up to 36 days of holiday with long service, flexible working options, and time off for life events.
• Financial Benefits: Discounts, cashback, pension schemes, and more, to help your money go further.
• Wellbeing Support: Access to a 24/7 employee assistance program, life assurance and sick pay.
• Refer a Friend: Receive £600 (Support Workers to Senior Support Worker only).

Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK. This year we are celebrating our 225th anniversary, having pioneered specialist support across multiple generations since 1799!

We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss. Our support ranges from providing person-centred support across our many supported-living and residential care provisions. Furthermore, we provide specialist eye-care services to children and adults alike and assists people with a disability to find paid employment for the very first time.

SeeAbility provides the resources and expertise that make this possible, we support people to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible.

Safer Recruitment

SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices, safeguarding, and protecting those who we support. It is a condition of employment that perspective employees will be subject to the following:

• 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