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Working for Designability

A career at Designability means working as part of a diverse team of product designers, engineers and technicians, fundraisers, occupational therapists, marketeers and administrative staff. We all work closely together with the shared goal to make a difference.

Looking after its employees is important to Designability – supporting everyone to be happy, healthy and enjoy a good work/life balance means that we live our values of being creative, practical and inclusive and in turn meet our mission to create equality of opportunity for disabled people by removing barriers to independence.

Why our team love working for Designability?

Disability Confident Employer

Designability is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for individual roles; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to making reasonable adjustments.

What can you expect working for Designability?

The benefits that come with working for Designability:

  • We are a Real Living Wage and Disability Confident Employer.
  • Flexible working: we offer a wide range of flexible working options including flexible hours, part time working, home working, annualised hours and flexible start and finish times so that you can achieve a better work/life balance.
  • Holidays: staff receive 27 days holiday pro rata per year plus public holidays. This increases by 2 days after 5 years and by a further 4 days after 10 years’ continuous service.
  • Season ticket and motorcycle/bicycle loans: providing interest-free loans to assist with the costs of commuting.
  • Cycle to work scheme: make savings on the cost of bicycles via a salary exchange scheme.
  • Employee Assistance Programme: a confidential support service available to staff and their families.
  • Winter flu vaccinations: provided through the Royal United Hospital (RUH).
  • Generous pension scheme: all employees are eligible to join our generous pension scheme as soon as they join Designability.

Current Vacancies

Trustee (Clinical)

Hybrid (Online/Bath)
Unpaid
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Business Development Lead

Bath (Hybrid)
£45,000 to £50,000 FTE, dependent on skills and experience
30 or 37.5 hrs per week (open to flexible working)

Philanthropy Manager (Major Gifts)

Bath (Hybrid)
£45,000 - £50,000 FTE, dependent on skills and experience
30 - 37.5hrs per week (open to flexible working)