Support Worker
| Posting date: | 23 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £14.44 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 February 2026 |
| Location: | Castle Cary, BA7 7HP |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Discovery |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | DS04640 |
Summary
Support Worker Vacancy
Full Time And Part Time Vacancies Available
Castle Cary
Pay Rate: £14.44 per hour
About Discovery
Discovery exists to help each person we support to live a fulfilling life, to be equal in society and to be active in his or her local community. That's a big deal. It means being able to have choice and control in life. It means choosing to go out or to stay in, making friends and having relationships, finding and developing skills and interests. It also means managing a home, voting, staying healthy and being able to pursue employment or volunteering opportunities. If you think you can help the people we support get more from life, we want to hear from you.
Your efforts are recognised and rewarded with benefits and recognition programs that matter - supporting your wellbeing, financial security, and work-life balance.
Discovery is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme in 2025 - now 5 years in a row!
About the role
At this home the people we support enjoy active lifestyles including things such as visiting Longleat, gardening club, exercise club, swimming, theatre, going out for lunch, going to the pub, meeting up with friends and family and any other fun activities you think they may enjoy!
Person A has regular hydrotherapy sessions with prescribed movements which they would love you to come and support them with.
Person B is a reading buddy at the local school and enjoys going out for meals and would love you to join them!
About you
?We are looking for people with a fun positive outlook willing to encourage people we support to try new things, with a reasonable level of fitness to help the people we support go out and about in their wheelchairs.
Drivers needed due to the people we supporting wanting to go out and about!
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
Apply now
- 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
- If a driving licence is required for this role you will need to produce a copy of the driving licence at the onboarding stage.
- 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.