Assistant Support Worker

Hightown; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Blue Light Card

Workplace pension and life assurance

Annual performance bonus and monthly

Long Service Awards

Salary and cost of living review

Ongoing training and development

Employee assistance helpline

Job summary

Hightown is recruiting a Female Assistant Support Worker for The Elms in Aylesbury. The role supports adults 55+ with health needs in a warm, inclusive environment and offers a full-time 37.5-hour week.

Salary is £26,229 per annum with benefits including a pension and ongoing training. Candidates should be flexible to varied shifts including early, late and sleep-ins.

Qualifications

• Experience is not essential, but we ask that you hold a care certificate or are willing to undertake a care qualification.
• Sleep-in shifts are paid at an enhanced flat rate of £52.78 per shift.

Responsibilities

• Supporting with medication and personal care in a dignified, compassionate way
• Encouraging daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning, shopping and budgeting
• Supporting residents to achieve personal goals and maintain independence
• Organising local activities and community outings
• Following individual support plans and risk assessments
• Sleep-in shifts are paid at an enhanced flat rate of £52.78 per shift.

Skills

Medication assistance

Personal care

Daily living skills

Budgeting

Cooking

Cleaning

Community outings

Risk assessments

Education

Care certificate

Job description

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Position: Female Assistant Support Worker

Location: Aylesbury

Salary: £26,229 per annum

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

We are recruiting a Female Assistant Support Worker to join our team at The Elms, a supported living service for people aged 55+ with physical health needs, mental health conditions and learning disabilities.

At The Elms, we work together to create a warm, inclusive environment where people feel respected, supported and empowered to live as independently as possible.

The Role

• Supporting with medication and personal care in a dignified, compassionate way
• Encouraging daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning, shopping and budgeting
• Supporting residents to achieve personal goals and maintain independence
• Organising local activities and community outings
• Following individual support plans and risk assessments

Building Positive, Trusting Relationships Through Collaborative WorkingWorking Pattern

This role operates on a 4-week rolling rota, with a combination of:

• Early shifts: 8:00am to 4:00pm
• Late shifts: 2:00pm to 10:00pm
• Sleep-in shifts - Sleep-in shifts are paid at an enhanced flat rate of £52.78 per shift.

Candidates should be flexible and able to work a varied shift pattern, including sleep-ins, as part of the rota.

Experience is not essential, but we ask that you hold a care certificate or are willing to undertake a care qualification.

Hightown Benefits

• £26,229 per annum (30 hours per week)
• 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service
• Blue Light Card, access to discounts for national and local retailers
• Workplace pension and life assurance (three times annual salary)
• Annual performance bonus and monthly attendance bonus
• Long Service Awards
• Annual salary and cost of living review
• Ongoing training and development
• Employee assistance helpline

The successful candidate must always maintain appropriate professional boundaries and understand their responsibilities in relation to positions of trust.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory right to work, enhanced DBS, reference and medical clearances.

We will be shortlisting and interviewing on an ongoing basis so may close the vacancy early.

We are an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer