Specialist Support Worker

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Posted 10 August 2025
LOCATION
Highbridge
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Healthcare
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

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Learning Disabilities Support Personal Care Driving License Communication Empathy Teamwork

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Summary

Join the Realise Team, part of the [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Group, in Somerset. This role provides support to individuals within their homes and in the community, assisting with personal care, hobbies, and companionship. No experience is required, and full training will be provided. The ideal candidate will need a valid driving license and their own vehicle and have knowledge of Highbridge.

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

  • Providing high-quality, person-centered care tailored to the individual's needs.
  • Supporting with day-to-day living tasks such as personal care and housekeeping.
  • Offering emotional support, social interactions, and accompanying individuals to appointments.

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills:

  • A full valid driving licence and your own vehicle
  • Knowledge of the Highbridge area and able to commute around Highbridge from your home location.
  • Right to work in the UK.
  • Available to work alternate weekends

WORK WITH US

Specialist Support Worker REALISE – Highbridge

Location: Highbridge

Highbridge

Role type: Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities

Salary: £12.39 - £13.44

£12.39 – £13.44 per hour

Location: Highbridge

Highbridge

Role type: Specialist Learning Disabilities

Specialist Learning Disabilities

Salary: £12.39 – £13.44 per hour

£12.39 – £13.44 per hour

Hours: 30 hrs per week

30 hrs per week

Do you like to connect with people, make a difference and do the right thing?

Do you like to connect with people, make a difference and do the right thing?

[Employer hidden] is an award-winning not-for-profit care provider across the South West. When people think about care, they think of the [Employer hidden] Group.

[Employer hidden] is an award-winning not-for-profit care provider across the South West. When people think about care, they think of the [Employer hidden] Group.

Realise is [Employer hidden] Group’s specialist learning disabilities service who have been recognised for the work we do, including silver winners in the Outstanding Care Awards, and finalists in the Laing Buisson awards.

Realise is [Employer hidden] Group’s specialist learning disabilities service who have been recognised for the work we do, including silver winners in the Outstanding Care Awards, and finalists in the Laing Buisson awards.

We are also only one of four providers in the country to achieve national recognition for our work with people that are part of the Transforming Care agenda.

We are also only one of four providers in the country to achieve national recognition for our work with people that are part of the Transforming Care agenda.

Realise provides tailored support for people who may be living with their family, living in their own accommodation or to those who wish to progress to more independent living.

Realise provides tailored support for people who may be living with their family, living in their own accommodation or to those who wish to progress to more independent living.

We are proud to state that we are a disability confident employer.

We are proud to state that we are a disability confident employer.

Here at Realise, we recruit based on values so no experience is required for this role and full training will be given.

Here at Realise, we recruit based on values so no experience is required for this role and full training will be given.

Everything we do at [Employer hidden] is underpinned by our four core values:

Everything we do at [Employer hidden] is underpinned by our four core values:

- Connecting with people - Making a difference - Doing the right thing - Embracing change

By living these values, we ensure that we keep our commitment to delivering high-quality, tailored care to support and enrich the lives of our customers.

By living these values, we ensure that we keep our commitment to delivering high-quality, tailored care to support and enrich the lives of our customers.

Join our Realise Team, part of the [Employer hidden] Group, in Somerset. Our tailored service provides support to people within their own homes, out and about, with personal care, hobbies, or companionship.

Join our Realise Team, part of the [Employer hidden] Group, in Somerset. Our tailored service provides support to people within their own homes, out and about, with personal care, hobbies, or companionship.

To apply for this role, you will need to ensure you have:

To apply for this role, you will need to ensure you have:

- A full valid driving licence and your own vehicle - Knowledge of the Highbridge area and able to commute around Highbridge from your home location. - Right to work in the UK (unfortunately we are not able to offer sponsorship). - Available to work alternate weekends

So, if you tick these boxes and are looking for a secure part-time or full-time job, you’ve got everything you need to start training as a Specialist Support Worker and continue your social care career.

So, if you tick these boxes and are looking for a secure part-time or full-time job, you’ve got everything you need to start training as a Specialist Support Worker and continue your social care career.

A Specialist Support Worker is our most essential role and involves:

A Specialist Support Worker is our most essential role and involves:

- As a valued member of our Realise team, Specialist Support Workers are key to helping us provide the support and care our clients deserve. - Specialist Support Workers do more than a job, they change a life. You would be part of a team that provides high quality, person-centred care, tailored to the needs of each individual. - You’ll be working from care plans, supporting with day to day living tasks such as personal care, housekeeping, to emotional support, social interactions or accompanying those we support attend their appointments. - By joining us as a Specialist Support Worker, you will help support the values of making a difference and doing the right thing, which makes this so much more than a just a job.

As a valued employee, you’ll have access to a range of benefits:

As a valued employee, you’ll have access to a range of benefits:

- Full company induction, ongoing training to gain Nationally recognised Health and Social Care qualifications plus the opportunity to start an Apprenticeship - Full and part-time opportunities - Pay rate of £12.39 per hour - Enhanced pay for nights, weekends and bank holidays - Mileage rate of 47p, plus MOT scheme & free breakdown cover 24/7 - Free DBS check - Blue Light Card – provides access to more than 15,000 discounts from large national retailers to local businesses! - Access to your earnings before payday via Wagestream - Full provision of all necessary PPE - Wellbeing support available, covering a wide range of support services and events. - Reward and recognition – Bright Sparks, [Employer hidden] Group Awards, Long Service Awards - Refer a Friend Bonus – £350 per person you refer (Uncapped and paid on successful appointment)

[Employer hidden] Limited is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and welcome applications from all individuals. As this position involves “regulated activity” (as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) an Enhanced DBS check will be undertaken.

[Employer hidden] Limited is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and welcome applications from all individuals. As this position involves “regulated activity” (as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) an Enhanced DBS check will be undertaken.

It’s a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. [Employer hidden] is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and children at risk.

It’s a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. [Employer hidden] is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and children at risk.

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