Support Worker

Leonard Cheshire; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A role as a Support Worker in Hitchin, offering full-time hours with flexibility required. Duties include assisting with daily living tasks for individuals with learning disabilities and maintaining care records. The position requires good communication skills and a UK driving license. Leonard Cheshire provides comprehensive training and an array of employee perks.

Benefits

Wagestream option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before payday

Free Blue Light Card

Contributory company pension scheme

Access to a Cash Health Plan

Development opportunities through apprenticeship schemes

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Free DBS check

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Ideally have personal care experience, but not essential.
• Ability to work under pressure and as part of a team.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assistance with daily life tasks including personal care, medication and mealtimes.
• Escort and assist in and around the service, at external events and appointments.
• Support our Person Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Ability to Communicate Effectively

Flexibility

Job description

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Full time, 37.5 hours per week, working every other weekend.

*A night enhancement of £1.00 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday – Thursday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend enhancement of £1.00 per hour will be paid from 8pm Friday to 7am Monday (this does not apply to sleep-ins).

In our Supported Living home in Hitchin we support people with learning disabilities to live a full and independent life. Our customers each have their own self contained flats within the building. Free car park on-site.

You must have a UK manual driving licence so that you can drive our customers cars when the need arises.

Are you an experienced care worker or would love to start a career in care?

If so, we would love to hear from you! Apply now, helping us to continue our great work making a positive impact every day on the lives of people with a disability.

Care Assistant, Support Worker or similar experience is desirable but not essential. We offer an excellent training and induction programme for everyone!

As a Support Worker with Leonard Cheshire you will become part of a fantastic team. Every day is different, but here are just some of the duties you will do:

• Assistance with daily life tasks including personal care, medication and mealtimes.
• Escort and assist in and around the service, at external events and appointments.
• Supporting our Person Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers and helping to achieve individual aspirations.
• Maintain up to date and accurate records.

Please see the job description (link below) for more details.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
• Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
• Ideally have personal care experience (not essential).
• Be able to work under pressure and as a team.
• Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.

We offer a wide range of employee rewards to include:

• Wagestream, option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day (click here for more details).
• Free Blue Light Card.
• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
• Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.
• Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.
• Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!

We are amongst the highest rated providers of care and supported living services in the UK, with 87% of our services rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by regulators.

If you have any questions or further enquiries, please contact [emailprotected] or call 07925 302 565.

*We are currently under consultation proposing a change to the enhancement rates paid. If the proposal is accepted, from 1 December 2025 new enhancement rates of £1.00 per hour will only apply to night working (8pm Monday to 7am Friday) and weekend working (8pm Friday – 7am Monday). This does not apply to Sleep-ins.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please *