Could you help autistic people and people with learning disabilities across Somerset to find employment and follow their dreams? As a member of our supported employment team, that’s Gina’s job: And today we’ll tell you about Claire, a young lady she’s supported since leaving college a few months ago. Gina has supported Claire to go […]
Could you help autistic people and people with learning disabilities across Somerset to find employment and follow their dreams? Today we talk to Gina, who has been supporting Bryony’s dream to earn enough to take her daughter to Disneyland! Thanks to Bryony’s support from Discovery’s supported Employment team and Home Bargains, it’s fast becoming a […]
Meet Joe, a lively, friendly, autistic male with a great gift of the gab and sense of humour who plays on words with any chance he gets! Joe who was in “Dire Straits” with his fitness, but with great support from his support worker Josh, Joe walked up Glastonbury Tor! Somerset’s landmark icon stands proudly […]
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and we couldn’t let it pass without giving a shout out to some of our colleagues that are talking openly about their mental health. After all, we all bring our whole self to work. We dedicate today to all our colleagues dealing with mental health and those who […]
This Dying Matters Awareness Week we’d like to acknowledge colleagues in Taunton for the support they provided to a person at the end of his life. An extract from an email received from Somerset CCG reads: ‘I can only congratulate you all on the way that [name] received his end of life care….It is so […]
Are you: An adult who identifies as having a learning difficulty or learning disability? A parent or carer of adults with a learning difficulty or learning disability? A Parent or carer of children with a learning difficulty, learning disability, or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD)? An ally of people with a learning difficulty or […]
You and I can only imagine what a challenge it must be to run a home during a Covid outbreak, but what if you are the only one left standing- and new too? Although Jenni isn’t strictly new to care, or even support work, or Discovery, she had only been in her current post for […]
Today, let’s meet the lady who sent a letter to the families of the people she supports, asking them if they’d like to have input into recruiting the people that support their loved ones. Hi Sandra, let’s start with a bit about your background please? Sure, I started as a support worker for Somerset County […]
Meet Amber, a young lady who, due to an accident at 18 months of age, is blind in one eye and lives with an acquired brain injury. Amber’s social worker referred her to Discovery’s supported employment team after she left college because, well, let her tell you herself: “I was at college studying childcare, I […]
At Discovery, we’re proud of the inspiring people in our Somerset-based team, it happens because we recruit people for their values first and experience second. Your values are more important to us than your skills because we can train you, but we can’t change you. If your values don’t fit with ours, it’s not going […]