Join Our Team as a Support Worker
Location: Horley, Surrey
Salary: £13.09 per hour (£25,525.50 pro‑rate) plus benefits. Sleep‑ins are paid at £50 each.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, shifts vary between 7:00 am and 10:00 pm, Monday to Sunday (shift rota). A sleep‑in is required once a week.
Contract: Full‑time, Permanent.
Driving Requirement: A valid full UK manual driving licence is desirable but not essential.
Right to Work: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer any skilled worker visas.
Essential Criteria
- Visual Impairments
- Autism
- Learning Disabilities
- Manual Handling
About You
Do you enjoy making a difference in others’ lives? Are you calm, caring and resilient? Do you thrive in challenging situations? If so, we want to hear from you.
We look for individuals who can stay calm under pressure, are enthusiastic, proactive and can handle behaviours that may be challenging. If you have a UK driving licence and can drive alternative vehicles, you are exactly who we’re looking for.
What will you be doing?
- 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 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 such as holidays, social events and hobbies, ensuring everyone can enjoy what they love doing.
- Respect & Dignity: Ensuring that individuals and their families are treated with the utmost respect, dignity and equality.
Who you will be supporting?
Woodlands is a supported living service offering purpose‑built, accessible accommodation for adults with learning disabilities or autism. We seek dedicated and ambitious individuals who can give full commitment to supporting our adults to fulfil their potential. This is a challenging role with huge rewards.
Why work for us?
- Comprehensive Training: Extensive induction with ongoing face‑to‑face, e‑learning and support.
- Career Progression: Opportunities to achieve professional qualifications such as the Care Certificate and QCF levels 2‑5.
- Recognition & Rewards: Excellence awards, long‑service recognition and more.
- Work‑Life Balance: Up to 36 days of holiday, flexible working options and time off for life events.
- Financial Benefits: Discounts, cashback, pension schemes and more.
- Wellbeing Support: 24/7 employee assistance program, life assurance and sick pay.
- Refer a Friend: Receive £600 (for Support Workers to Senior Support Workers only).
Safer Recruitment
SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices, safeguarding and protecting those we support. It is a condition of employment that prospective employees will be subject to the following:
- A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).
- Documentary evidence to confirm identity, current address and the right to work in the UK.
- Health declaration to ensure medical suitability for the role.
- References to ensure satisfactory evidence of conduct in current or previous employment related to health or social care, or children or vulnerable adults.
These checks will be carried out and completed prior to offering a start date, at SeeAbility’s expense.
Diversity
We actively seek to attract and retain talent from diverse backgrounds. In exceptional circumstances, the role is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for a genuine occupational requirement.
We encourage applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those with a disability. We particularly welcome applications from those with a disability.
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