Weekend Support Worker

Role Description

Location: Exeter, Devon

Hours: 16 hours per week, permanent

Salary: £13.09 per hour, plus benefits

Visa Sponsor ships: Not available

Driving licence: Full UK manual licence required

• Paid training & career development – grow with us
• Supportive team vibes – we’ve got your back
• Wagestream – access your earnings instantly, stay in control

• Strong English communication skills (spoken & written)
• Previous experience in a care/support setting
• The legal right to live and work in the UK

• Supporting daily routines – from morning support to bedtime
• Planning fun, person-centred activities that boost wellbeing
• Contributing to tailored support plans
• Building therapeutic relationships that truly make a difference
• Keeping accurate support notes – every detail matters

Exeter Support Service is a supported living service for adults with learning and other disabilities, many of whom have sight loss. Our care is individually tailored and person-centred, and follows a thorough assessment of need and be familiar with each individual's aspirations.

This is more than a job — it’s a chance to empower someone to live life boldly and independently. As part of a close-knit team.

If you’re compassionate, resilient, and ready to learn
, this is your moment. It’s hands‑on, it’s heart‑led, and yes — it’s brilliant.

At See Ability, 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 28 days of holiday, flexible working options, and time off for life events.
• Financial Benefits: Access to the Wage stream App to be able to advance wages before payday, save money with competitive interest rate and support your financial knowledge and wellbeing. 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 Workers only).

Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, See Ability is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK. We recently celebrated 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.

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

See Ability 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.

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…