If you're on the hunt for work that doesn't require wrestling with motorway traffic, you're in luck. We've found a handful of fresh vacancies this week, all close enough that you can still get home before the kettle boils.

Starting in Wells, Mars Petcare is advertising a Maintenance Planner role, a permanent post with a salary in the mid-40s, gym membership, Lavazza coffee and the noble duty of keeping a major pet-food hub running without chaos.

Local schools are looking for reliable hands too, with Flexible Teaching Assistants and Supply Teachers needed across the area — ideal if you don't mind early-morning calls and can hold a class together with a smile and a whiteboard pen.

There's also an Admin Assistant vacancy at a Wells care home, perfect for organised types who like a steady flow of varied tasks and being the go-to person who knows where everything is.

Hospitality is offering an Assistant Restaurant Manager post just outside town, while Chartwells in Bruton needs a Catering Assistant. In the care sector, a Care Support Worker role has opened, and tech-minded applicants can consider the Maintenance Technician job worth around £55,000. Drivers can look at HGV Class 2 Drivers positions, and creatives may be drawn to the Marketing and Communications Officer role in town.

And from Glastonbury and Street, there's a night-shift option as a Night Care Assistant and a daytime opening as a Care Assistant. St John's Infants' School is recruiting a Nursery Practitioner (Maternity Cover), and festive shifts are available with The Loft in Street as a Seasonal Kitchen Assistant.

Coffee-friendly candidates can look to the Barista post, while experienced administrators may be interested in the Head of Finance and Company Secretary vacancy.

If you're weighing up a new routine, a shorter commute or simply a fresh challenge close to home, this week's listings offer plenty to consider.