Hightown Housing Association
Position: Support Worker
Location: Buckingham
Salary: £16,110 per annum
Hours: Part-time (22.5 hours per week)
This is an exciting opportunity to join our supportive team at Old Barn, a registered care home for four adults with learning disabilities, autism and physical disabilities.
As a Support Worker, you will provide compassionate, person-centred support, helping people feel respected, included and empowered to develop independence and achieve their personal goals. You will work closely with colleagues, families and professionals, valuing collaboration to create a safe and positive home environment.
About the role
You will:
- Support people with daily living skills, activities and personal care
- Promote independence, choice and dignity
- Help individuals work towards their goals and aspirations
- Support medication, health, safety and wellbeing
- Contribute to care plans, risk assessments and mentoring new staff
About you
- You will bring experience in care or support, a positive attitude, and a genuine desire to help others thrive. You will communicate well, work flexibly across shifts, and share our commitment to respect, inclusion and empowerment.
- Holds a care certificate or willingness to undertake a care qualification
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are required.
Hightown Benefits
- 33-35 days annual leave (pro rata)
- Mileage paid
- Blue Light Card – access to thousands of retailer discounts
- Ongoing training and development
- Pension & life assurance (3× salary)
- Long Service Awards
- Monthly Attendance Bonus
- Annual salary and cost-of-living review
- 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.
Advertised on behalf of: Hightown Housing Association, a charitable housing association, operating in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, aiming to help people who need support and care or who cannot afford to buy or rent a home at market values. We do this by building hundreds of much needed new homes and providing care and supported housing services for a wide range of people.
