Support Worker

Discovery; Taunton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay uplift

Flexible shift patterns

Annual Leave 30 days

Career progression

Learn to Drive scheme

Salary advance scheme

High Street Discounts

Life Assurance and Company Pension

Industry leading training

Enhanced DBS paid for by us

Job summary

Discovery in Taunton is hiring a full-time Support Worker for a warm home in Ruishton, Taunton. You’ll support seven adults with varying needs, providing compassionate care while promoting independence and daily activities in a busy, person-centred environment.

No prior experience is required; your attitude, patience and willingness to learn will be valued. This role offers comprehensive training and opportunities for career progression within Discovery.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; attitude matters most.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate personal care to adults.
• Support independence and daily activities.
• Use digital systems for record-keeping and training.

Job description

Support Worker
Ruishton, Taunton
Full time 37.5 hours

About Discovery

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 Newholme, you’ll join a warm, close-knit home in a friendly village where the people we support are at the heart of everything. You’ll be part of a passionate team supporting seven adults aged from their 30s to their 80s, each with their own personalities, routines and interests. The role is wonderfully varied: one moment you might be helping someone enjoy a pamper session or popping out for coffee and cake, and the next you could be supporting someone to swim, attend hydro, or joining in with sensory activities or accompanying Ryan on a visit home or to his favourite pub for a drink.

You’ll provide compassionate, dignified personal care, and support several people who use wheelchairs and hoists. You’ll be trained to confidently support people with complex needs such as PMLD, autism, epilepsy and dysphagia, and two individuals with PEG feeds. You’ll also use digital systems for record-keeping and training.

Shifts: Be prepared to work flexibly. (7am - 2:30pm, 2:30pm - 10pm, 8:30am - 3:30pm and 7am - 10pm, plus alternate weekends.)

About you

You don’t need previous experience to become a great Support Worker — what matters most is your attitude. We’re looking for people who are patient, positive, kind and genuinely motivated to help others live well. If you’re someone who listens, encourages independence, enjoys being part of an active team and isn’t afraid of getting stuck in, we’d love to hear from you.

You’ll be someone who values dignity, choice and inclusion, and who brings calmness, resilience and creativity to your work — whether that’s helping with personal care, supporting communication, joining someone for a favourite activity, or enabling someone to feel safe and confident throughout your day.

Training, Development and Career Opportunities

Working for Discovery is rewarding, meaningful and offers genuine career progression. Within your first 12 weeks, we’ll fund and support you to complete the Care Certificate, which is essential for anyone working in health and social care.

You’ll have access to a wide range of online and face-to-face training, including specialist courses tailored to the needs of the people you support. Through our City & Guilds accredited qualification centre, you can work towards diplomas and recognised qualifications — and in some cases earn a financial bonus on completion.

Our Learning Connect online platform gives you access to extensive training pathways so you can continue developing your skills throughout your career with us.

Rewards that make a difference

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

We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.

Discovery
The Exchange, Bridgwater, Somerset
TA6 4RR