Support Worker

Hightown Housing Association; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£26,853 per annum

33 days annual leave, including bank/1

Blue Light Card, access to discounts

Mileage paid for car usage

Workplace pension and life assurance (

Annual performance bonus and monthly *

Long Service Awards

Annual salary and cost of living, etc.

Ongoing training and development

Employee assistance helpline

Job summary

Hightown Housing Association in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for Lord Alexander House to help residents with mental health needs live independently in their own homes.

You will provide personalised support, encourage daily living skills, follow support plans and risk assessments, and build compassionate relationships while working with colleagues to maintain professional boundaries.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is required.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
• Sleep-ins required weekly (enhanced pay).

Responsibilities

• Provide personalised support in residents’ homes
• Encourage daily living skills: budgeting, shopping, cooking and cleaning
• Follow support plans and risk assessments
• Build positive, compassionate relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Make a Real Impact - Join Our Team at Lord Alexander House!

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: Support Worker
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: £26,853 per annum
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Join our caring team at Lord Alexander House, supporting people with mental health needs to live independently in their own purpose-built homes. You will help create an inclusive environment where individuals feel empowered to build confidence, develop life skills and achieve their goals.

The Role

• Provide personalised support in residents’ homes


• Encourage daily living skills: budgeting, shopping, cooking and cleaning


• Follow support plans and risk assessments


• Build positive, compassionate relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues

About You

You are respectful, reliable and confident communicating with people with diverse needs. You work well independently and as part of a team, and you bring a person-centred, inclusive approach to your work. Experience in a similar role is required.

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential, along with completing at least one sleep-in per week. Shifts include weekends and bank holidays.

For sleep-ins you will receive an enhanced flat rate payment of £52.78.

Hightown Benefits

• £26,853 per annum (37.5 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


• 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.