Support Worker

Hightown Housing Association; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Blue Light Card

Mileage paid for car usage

Workplace pension

Annual performance bonus

Monthly attendance bonus

Long Service Awards

Annual salary review

Ongoing training and development

Employee assistance helpline

Job summary

Hightown Housing Association is seeking a part-time Homelessness Support Worker to join our compassionate team in Hemel Hempstead. The role involves assessing needs, creating personalised support plans and helping residents build independent living skills in Move-on accommodation.

You will work with others to promote safety, dignity and positive outcomes for adults aged 18+, with some lone working and a requirement for a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Qualifications

• Experience in care or support is required.
• Ability to work independently and with occasional lone working.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Assess needs and create personalised support plans.
• Promote independent living skills (cooking, cleaning, budgeting).
• Contribute to risk assessments and ongoing support plans.
• Support individuals to achieve goals and access opportunities with colleagues and external partners.

Skills

Care experience

Communication skills

Lone working

Team collaboration

Job description

We are excited you have visited our Careers page. We are seeking talented individuals that are excellent in their field of expertise and are posed with all potential and skills necessary to help us meet future business challenges.

Position:Homelessness Support Worker
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: £16,110 per annum / £13.77 per hour
Hours: Part-time (22.5 hours per week)
Fixed Term Contract until 31/05/2028

Join our compassionate team at Alexandra Road, supporting individuals experiencing homelessness or rough sleeping. Based in Hemel Hempstead, the scheme provides move-on accommodation within a safe, welcoming environment for adults aged 18+, where inclusion and respect are at the heart of everything we do.

We take a person-centred approach, empowering people to rebuild their confidence, secure long-term housing, and move towards independent living.

The Role

• Assess needs and create personalised support plans
• Promote independent living skills such as cooking, cleaning and budgeting
• Contribute to risk assessments and ongoing support plans
• Support individuals to achieve personal goals and access opportunities, working collaboratively with colleagues and external partners

Shifts

Monday - Friday

About You

You will have experience in care or support, communicate well with people from diverse backgrounds, and feel confident working both independently and alone, as the role involves some lone working.

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are required.

Hightown Benefits

• £16,110 per annum (22.5 hours per week)/£13.77 per hour
• 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service (pro rata)
• Blue Light Card, access to discounts for national and local retailers
• Mileage paid for car usage
• 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.