Position: Assistant Support Worker
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: £10,491 per annum (£13.45 per hour)
Hours: Part-time (15 hours per week)
Join our caring team at St Barnabas Court, supporting adults with learning disabilities to live more independently across eight supported living homes and community outreach services. You will help create a respectful, inclusive environment where individuals feel empowered to develop life skills and achieve their goals.
The Role
You will provide person-centred support by:
Assisting with personal care in a dignified way
Encouraging daily living skills to build independence and confidence
Supporting individuals to achieve their goals
Following support plans and risk assessments
Building positive relationships through a collaborative approach
Shifts include – 8am-4pm, 10am-6pm and 9:30am-5:30pm
About You
You are caring, reliable and motivated, with a compassionate approach, treating others with respect, working collaboratively and empowering people to live fulfilling lives.
Holds a care certificate or willingness to undertake a care qualification
A full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential.
Hightown Benefits
£10,491 per annum (15 hours per week)/£13.45 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.
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.
