Support Worker

Hightown Housing Association Ltd; Little Chalfont; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£26,853 per annum

33 days annual leave

Blue Light Card discounts

Mileage paid

Pension and life assurance

Annual performance bonus

Attendance bonus

Long service awards

Salary and cost of living review

Ongoing training and development

Employee assistance helpline

Job summary

Hightown Housing Association Ltd. seeks a dedicated Support Worker for White Lion Road in Amersham. The role focuses on person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities, promoting independence and community access. You will assist with daily living tasks, personal care, medications and contribute to individual support plans.

The role requires clear communication, teamwork, and flexibility to cover weekends and bank holidays. A full UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Care experience in support or care work.
• Clear communication and collaboration with colleagues and residents.
• Willingness to undertake a care qualification or hold a care certificate.
• Flexibility to cover shifts including weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one, person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities.
• Assist with daily living tasks: cooking, cleaning and budgeting.
• Deliver personal care with sensitivity and respect.
• Support with medication and contribute to support plans.
• Organise activities and encourage community involvement.

Skills

Care experience

Clear communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Care certificate or willingness to undertake a care qualification

Job description

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Position: Support Worker
Location: Amersham
Salary: £26,853pa
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Join our caring team at White Lion Road, a supported living service where six adults with learning disabilities live independently in their own self-contained flats. We work together to create a respectful, inclusive environment where each person feels supported, understood and empowered to live confidently.

The Role

You will provide one-to-one, person-centred support that helps individuals build independence and achieve their goals. Your responsibilities include:

• Supporting daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning and budgeting
• Delivering personal care sensitively and respectfully
• Assisting with medication and contributing to support plans
• Organising activities and encouraging community involvement
• Helping new team members through induction and mentoring

About You

You are caring, proactive and experienced in support or care work. You communicate clearly, adapt to individual needs and value collaboration and inclusion. You work well independently and as part of a team, and you’re flexible to cover shifts including weekends and bank holidays. Holds a care certificate or willingness to undertake a care qualification.

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Please note: A minimum of one sleep-in per week is required as part of the role, with an additional allowance of £52.78 per sleep-in.

Hightown Benefits

• £26,853 per annum (37.5 hours per week)/£13.77 per hour
• 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.