The Royal School for the Blind
13.16 - 25,662 per year
Drayton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Full-time

💥 Why Join Us as a Support Worker?
We don’t just offer jobs — we build careers and celebrate people.

🌱 Your Development & Appreciation

• 🏆 Annual Excellence Awards – we celebrate your impact
• 🎉 Long Service Awards – recognition every 5 years
• 💬 Development Discussions – your growth matters
• 🚀 Leadership Development Academy – take your next step

🧘 Your Work-Life Balance

• 🌴 28 days holiday (incl. bank holidays), rising to 36 days with long service
• 🕊️ Life events leave – time off when it matters most
• 🤒 Organisational Sick Pay – 2 weeks after 6 months, up to 12 weeks over 3 years
• 🔄 Buy or sell annual leave
• 👶 Enhanced Family-Friendly Pay + Paid Fertility Leave
• 🧑‍🍼 Carers Leave

💸 Your Money Goes Further

• 💷 £500 monthly bonus draw – two lucky winners every month
• 💳 Blue Light Card + retail discounts & cashback
• 🎟️ Access to Tickets for Good
• 📈 Pay reviews + competitive rates
• 🏦 Pension scheme with tools to plan your future
• 🛂 Paid DBS & renewals
• 🚆 Season ticket loans
• 📲 Advance Pay & Savings via Wagestream

💚 Your Wellbeing Counts

• 🚴 Cycle to Work scheme
• 🛡️ Life assurance – 2x annual salary
• 📞 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• 👁️ Free eye tests
• 🏋️ Discounted gym membership
• 🌈 In-house Wellbeing Coach

🔐 Safer Recruitment

We’re committed to safeguarding the people we support. As part of our recruitment process, you’ll need to complete:

  • ✅ Enhanced DBS check (where applicable)
  • ✅ Proof of ID, address & right to work in the UK
  • ✅ Health declaration
  • ✅ References from relevant care-related roles

All checks are completed at our expense before your start date.


🌍 Diversity & Inclusion

At SeeAbility, everyone is welcome. We celebrate diversity and value the unique perspectives of every individual — including those from underrepresented groups and people with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions.

We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process.

In exceptional cases, a genuine occupational requirement may apply under the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1).

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