Blind Veterans UK – Wellbeing Support Worker

Home Based (Regional post with travel across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire areas)

About Us

We’re Blind Veterans UK, a charity that helps vision-impaired ex-service people from every generation rebuild their lives after their sight has been affected. Founded in 1915, by Sir Arthur Pearson, to help the many veterans losing their sight after the First World War, we have over a century of experience providing the best care to our veterans. Since then, we’ve provided support to tens of thousands of vision-impaired veterans, helping them to regain their independence. By providing our members with the tools and skills they need to lead a fulfilling and active life, we ensure they remain valued members of society. We’re one transformational team that believes every vision-impaired veteran should be able to lead the life they choose.

We are now looking for a Wellbeing Support Worker to join our team on a full-time basis for a fixed term contract until 31st March 2026, covering days and occasional weekends and evenings.

The Benefits

• Salary of £31,205.94 per annum
• Generous annual leave with the option to buy additional days
• Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Healthcare cash plan
• Life Assurance
• Access to legal services and mental health support
• Employee assistance programme
• Paid professional subscriptions and discounts
• Professional and personal development
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption pay

This is a rewarding opportunity for a compassionate and motivated individual with experience in health promotion or wellbeing support to join our life-changing organisation. You’ll have the chance to form meaningful relationships with our members, helping them access tailored rehabilitation and wellbeing activities that improve their daily lives and foster genuine connection and purpose. In return, you’ll benefit from an excellent package that supports your personal wellbeing and professional growth, as well as variety and plenty of chances to develop your skills and expertise.

The Role

As a Wellbeing Support Worker, you will deliver tailored, holistic support that promotes safety, independence, and wellbeing for veterans living with sight loss. You will plan and deliver therapeutic, wellbeing and rehabilitation activities, working both one-to-one and in groups. Acting as a point of contact for members, you will help them navigate support options, connect with other local services, and feel empowered in their journey. This will also involve supporting rehabilitation programmes, co-ordinating welcome events, and collaborating closely with local organisations and the wider Blind Veterans team.

Additionally, you will:

• Respond to member enquiries with empathy and professionalism
• Promote safeguarding, wellbeing and inclusion in every interaction
• Support data gathering and impact reporting to demonstrate outcomes
• Engage with and support volunteers
• Ensure compliance with health and safety and risk assessment procedures

About You

To be considered as a Wellbeing Support Worker, you will need:

• Demonstrable experience of health promotion and/or activity
• Experience working with vulnerable people to maximise their wellbeing
• Experience working in an environment where it has been necessary to inspire and motivate people
• Knowledge of relevant and appropriate rehabilitative activities for diverse groups
• An understanding of the risk assessment process
• Nationally recognised qualifications in fields such as health and social care, sports, exercise, recreation, IT, art or similar at Level 3 or equivalent, and/or relevant experience

The current closing date is 27th May 2025, however, we reserve the right to close applications and/or appoint early. If you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Checks.

Other organisations may call this role Rehabilitation Support Worker, Rehabilitation Co-ordinator, Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Outreach Worker, Wellbeing Practitioner, or Recovery Worker.

Webrecruit and Blind Veterans UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking a meaningful opportunity as a Wellbeing Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.