Supported Employment Coach

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

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.

Join See Ability’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

• 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)

• 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 employment

• 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 training

For decades, See Ability 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.

To find out more about the role please read “Life as a supported Employment Coach”.

As inclusion is at the heart of the work we do, we will accept alternative applications and are more than willing to make reasonable adjustments throughout the application and recruitment process.

For informal chat or to apply, please contact H. Teagle (H.Teagle) or R. Airey (R.Airey) or call .

If you require support throughout the application process, require reasonable adjustments, or would like to apply using alternative methods, please contact rwa.

• 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
• 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
• Organisational sick pay: 2 weeks 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…