Community Connector

Discovery; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay uplift

30 days annual leave

Career progression

Salary advance

Discounts: high street

Job summary

Discovery in Yeovil is seeking a Community Connector to support individuals with learning disabilities and autism to live independently and engage with their local community. You will help people discover interests, connect with opportunities, and become active, valued members of their communities.

The role involves building relationships with families, employers and local groups, coordinating activities from visits to fitness sessions, volunteering and work placements.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and access to a car.
• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities or autism is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support around 10–11 people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live the lives they choose.
• Help people access meaningful activities, employment, volunteering and social groups within the community.
• Build strong relationships with individuals, families, employers and community groups to create opportunities.

Skills

Driver

Job description

Full UK drivers licence and car required

As a Community Connector based from our Yeovil Hub, you'll support around 10-11 people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live the lives they choose, helping them build confidence, develop independence, and achieve the goals that matter most to them. You'll work alongside people to discover their interests, ambitions and talents, connecting them with opportunities within their local community and supporting them to become active, valued members of the community.

This is a highly rewarding outreach role where you'll spend your time helping people access meaningful activities, employment opportunities, volunteering, social groups, fitness sessions and community organisations. One day you could be supporting someone at a local singing group, the next accompanying them to the gym, helping them volunteer in a charity shop, or supporting them to develop skills in a workplace setting.

You'll build strong relationships with the people you support, their families, employers, local businesses and community groups, helping to create opportunities that align with each person's dreams and aspirations.

Shifts

As every individual has different goals and lifestyles, flexibility is key. While your usual hours will be between 8:30am and 4:30pm, you'll occasionally need to work evenings or weekends to support people with the activities and experiences they choose. You'll also provide personalised support with medication, moving and assisting, and some personal care, when required.

This is a lone-working role, so you'll need to be confident working independently, using your initiative and adapting your support to meet individual needs. You'll also need to be a driver with access to your own vehicle, willing to use it for work purposes and hold appropriate business insurance.

Rewards that make a difference

• A competitive payrate with uplift for overtime you chose to work
• 30 days paid Annual Leave (including public holidays - pro rata)
• Opportunities for career progression
• We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
• High Street Discounts - Retail and Entertainment (supermarkets, hospitality, pubs, cinema etc.)
• Life Assurance and Company Pension
• Industry leading training
• Enhanced DBS paid for by us

• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Discovery.
• We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce
• As Disability Confident Leaders , we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy - Discovery has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees
• As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on 03003039150.
• We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.

Use of AI in the recruitment process

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If you use assistive technology or require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we are committed to supporting you where we can. Please let us know in advance so we can ensure appropriate arrangements are in place.