Assistant Support Worker

Hightown Housing Association; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent care organization in Hoddesdon is seeking Assistant Support Workers to provide support for adults with learning disabilities. The role involves personal care and encouraging life skills. Successful candidates will receive comprehensive training and ongoing support, along with generous benefits including a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and professional development. Candidates are expected to work on shifts.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days

Workplace pension scheme

Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance

Ongoing professional development

Qualifications

• Must be comfortable working with shift work.
• Genuine care for others and a common-sense, can-do attitude.
• Ability to use various communication methods tailored to needs.

Responsibilities

• Support personal care in a respectful way.
• Aid daily administration of medication.
• Encourage life skills such as cooking and budgeting.
• Organize trips to local amenities.
• Promote independence and help achieve personal goals.
• Follow tailored support plans and risk assessments.

Skills

Compassion

Proactivity

Communication skills

Ability to understand vulnerable adults

Job description

Assistant Support Worker

We currently have Full Time (37.5 hours) and Part Time (30 hours) and (22.5 hours) Assistant Support Worker positions at our registered care home in Hoddesdon.

Haselwood Avenue is a supported living service for adults with learning disabilities, offering day to day support including personal care, hoisting, meal preparation and assistance with medication.

What You will Do

• Supporting with personal care in a dignified and respectful way
• Aid with the daily administration of medication
• Encouraging life skills such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, and budgeting
• Organise trips to local amenities
• Promoting independence and helping residents achieve their personal goals
• Follow tailored support plans and risk assessments to ensure safety and wellbeing
• Provide appropriate support to individuals who are living in their own homes or in a supported housing setting to enable them to support their aspirations and maximise their independence
• Provide personal care but also promote life skills such as shopping, managing budgets and supporting with domestic tasks such as cooking and cleaning
• Build long lasting support relationships with people who will benefit from you being the difference
• Follow agreed support plans and risk assessments to ensure that we are providing a service that meets each individual’s needs

Please note you must be comfortable working with shift work to be considered for this role.

We offer a structured induction, comprehensive training, and ongoing on-the-job support to help you succeed and grow in your role. You’ll also have the chance to gain an accredited vocational qualification, opening doors to further opportunities within Hightown’s wider care and support network.

We are looking for compassionate, proactive individuals who genuinely care about others and bring a common-sense, can-do attitude to everything they do. If you're driven by the desire to make a real difference in people’s lives, we want to hear from you. You will need to be able to understand and respond to the needs and wishes of vulnerable adults, using a variety of communication methods tailored to everyone.

Hightown Benefits

• Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service
• £24,570 pa for a 37.5 hour a week contract (£12.60 per hour)
• Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary
• Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance
• Monthly attendance bonus and annual salary and cost of living review
• Ongoing professional development and training to help you deliver outstanding support

Appointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory right to work, enhanced DBS, reference and medical checks.

We are an Equal Opportunities & Disability Confident Employer