Support Worker

Full time and Part time vacancies Available
Location: Shepton Mallet
Pay Rate: £13 per hour

At Charlton Road, We are a small friendly team always looking to enhance the lives of the people we support. We take every opportunity to support people to live the lives they want through active engagement and meaningful lives. Drivers are preferred.

“Our manager is always thanking us for doing a great job and I do feel valued. He comes around to say hello to us and the people we support to see if everything is ok. He is so approachable and he always has time for you. You feel like you could tell him anything even if you had a personal problem."

Charlton Road is just 10 minute walk, with a lovely route through Collect Park if you wish, to Shepton Mallet town centre which has cafes, pubs, a library and various other amenities including a large Tesco, Boots and Argos. The famous Whitstone Fish and Chip restaurant and take away is just around the corner along with the local Coop shop with ATM. The bus stop to and from Frome is across the road and Buses to and from Wells and Glastonbury is from the main station next to Tesco.
Grove Court is on the other side of town but has equal access to all the facilities just 10 mins walk again with the main bus station by Tesco.

We don’t wear uniforms (it's friendlier that way)

Benefits for Support Workers working with Discovery include:

• 30 days paid Annual Leave (including public holidays – pro rata)
• Opportunities for career progression
• High Street Discounts – Retail and Entertainment (supermarkets, hospitality, pubs, cinema etc.)
• Supported ‘Learn to Drive’ scheme (up to 30 driving lessons, 1 theory/practical test - all paid for by us)
• Life Assurance and Company Pension
• Industry leading training
• Enhanced DBS 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

Apply now:

We want the people we support to have fulfilling lives and we want our colleagues to have great careers with us. If you would like to be a part of our team and feel that your values match ours, please apply by clicking the button below, or contact the Internal Resourcing Consutlant team 0300 303 9150 or drop us an email at applynow@discovery-uk.org for an informal conversation about the role. Before you know it you could be making a positive difference every day.