Day Service Support Worker

Hertfordshire County Council; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire County Council is seeking a Day Service Support Worker to help adults with disabilities live more independently in their community. You will assist with daily living activities, encourage community connections and support the individual to exercise choice, independence and citizenship through person-centred care.

No formal qualifications are required as comprehensive training, including the Care Certificate and RQF award, will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Support people in day-to-day activities.
• Provide opportunities by enabling them to connect within their communities.
• Put choice, independence, enablement, and citizenship at the heart of everything we do.
• Provide emotional and physical support to people from different care groups.
• Assist with personal care including use of mobility aids and dietary needs as trained.

Job description

Day Service Support Worker

Company: Hertfordshire County Council Salary: £25,185 to £26,403 a year Hours: Part-time Location: Hertfordshire, SG1 2FQ Job type: Permanent Posting date: 27 Oct 2026 Closing date: 25 Nov 2026

Starting Salary: £26,016 progressing to £27,274 per annum

Hours:37 hours per week

Location:Hertfordshire

Contract Type: Permanent

Directorate:Adult Care Services

About the role

People with disabilities in Hertfordshire need people like you!

Do you want to support someone to live their best life and build a great career at the same time?

You will be supporting people in their day-to-day activities. This can include providing opportunities for people by enabling them to connect within their communities, putting choice, independence, enablement, and citizenship at the heart of everything we do.

We provide support both emotionally and physically to people from different care groups including, older people with age associated needs, younger or older adults with complex physical and/or learning disabilities.

About you

You don’t have to have experience or qualifications for this role – we will support you with all the training you need, including the Care Certificate and RQF award.

You just need the right values and a willingness to learn.

Please demonstrate on your supporting statement why you are applying for the role and why you would be suitable.

Our services require supporting individuals with personal care including bathroom support, mobility aids, and dietary needs (training provided). This includes the use of moving and handling equipment, so it's important that you're physically capable of performing these tasks safely and effectively.

Currently recruiting at:

Baldock Day Centre- Hitchin - 37 hours

Leyden House - Stevenage - 37 hours

Welwyn & Hatfield Day Service - Welwyn Garden City - 30 hours

The Jarman Centre - Hemel Hempstead - 37 hours

Greenhills - Hemel Hempstead - 37 hours

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation.

We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within theHealth and Social Care, level 5job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Health and social care

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Interview Date: This is an ongoing advert and applications will be considered as and when received. Interviews will then be arranged

Additional information

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employerand guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding

This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

English Fluency

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).

Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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