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Discovery; South Somerset; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rate (OT uplift)

Flexible shifts

Annual leave

Job summary

Discovery is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist a gentleman in his 60s in Rhydderch House Flat, Somerset. You’ll help with daily activities, provide personal care and build trust to support his independence and wellbeing.

No experience is required; we value kindness, reliability and the willingness to learn specialist skills in a compassionate team environment.

Qualifications

• No prior care experience required; compassion, reliability and willingness to learn specialist skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide full personal care and lone-working support.
• Use digital systems to update daily records, support plans and medication notes.

Job description

At Discovery, we support people across Somerset and Cornwall to live the lives they choose. Join a friendly, dedicated team where people are at the heart of everything we do, and enjoy excellent training, development and benefits.

There's no typical Support Worker here—our teams come from all backgrounds, united by a shared desire to help people live well, learn new skills and gain independence. You'll make a real difference every day, creating meaningful moments and supporting choice.

Thanks to our amazing teams, Dimensions Group has been accredited as a Great Place to Work for 2026 — our eighth consecutive year of recognition.

About the role

At Rhydderch House Flat, you'll be supporting a wonderful gentleman in his 60s who lives life in his own unique way. You'll play an important part in understanding his cues, building trust, and making sure he always feels safe, respected and listened to. With learning disabilities, autism, sensory processing differences, he needs patient, compassionate people around him who can offer reassurance and support through every part of his day.

You might be enjoying music together and having a little dance around the house, heading out for a walk along the beach followed by fish and chips, or relaxing in the garden while he spends time on his swing or in his lazy spa. He loves being out and about—whether that's a stroll around Ninesprings with a hot chocolate in the café, or simply sitting in the kitchen watching you cook a home-cooked meal.

This role includes full personal care and lone working, so confidence, resilience and kindness are essential.

Driving license: A full UK drivers license is essential to drive his mobility vehicle.

If you're someone who leads with empathy and enjoys making every day meaningful, we'd love to hear from you.

About you

We're looking for someone warm, patient and genuinely enthusiastic about making a positive difference every day. You'll be caring, flexible, supportive and comfortable working with people who have a range of communication and physical support needs. You don't need experience — just compassion, reliability and the willingness to learn specialist skills.

You’ll also need basic IT skills, as you’ll be using digital systems to update daily records, support plans and medication notes.

If you're someone who brings kindness, energy, humour and heart into everything you do — we'd love to meet you.

Rewards that make a difference

• A competitive payrate with uplift for overtime you chose to work
• Flexible shift patterns to suit your needs
• Annual Leave (including public holidays - pro rata)

career progression

• Supported 'Learn to Drive' scheme (up to 30 driving lessons, 1 theory/practical test - all paid for by us)
• 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

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:

AI can help you research and refine your application, but everything you submit should reflect your genuine skills and experience. Please ensure your application represents your own voice and abilities.

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.