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About Us

Hightown is a charitable housing association operating principally in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. We believe everyone should have a home and the support they need, so our aim is to build new homes and to provide excellent housing and support.

We currently manage over 9,000 homes and employ over 1,000 full and part time staff from our head office in Hemel Hempstead. We have an annual turnover of £120 million and a development programme that will deliver over 400 new affordable homes each year.

About the Role

We currently have an opportunity for a full time Senior Support Worker at our service, St Barnabas Court, in Hemel Hempstead. 

St Barnabas provides supported living homes for people with learning disabilities. We have 8 supported living homes for people with 24-hour support on site provided. We also provide outreach support for people with learning disabilities in the community.

Working as part of a dedicated team, your role as a Senior Support Worker is to support and assist the manager to promote high standards of practice and appropriate support to service users with their day to day needs. You will provide leadership, direct line management supervision and support to a number of care & support staff and provide frontline support delivery to service users, whilst covering shifts on a rota basis

About You

If you have previously worked in a care setting or health and social care field and have experience of providing support to vulnerable people then this role could be perfect for you. We are looking for passionate people who are driven by the desire to make a difference and create a person-centred environment.

You will need to be able to work shifts as part of a rota system which will include weekend and bank holiday working. You must be able to work as part of a team to deliver an excellent service to the people we support and be flexible in your approach to work. You will have a commitment to equality and diversity and take a positive approach to supporting people with learning disabilities.

It is essential that you are able to work to a rota, have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

The Benefits

In return for your hard work and commitment as a Learning Disability Support Worker, we offer a considerable benefits package which includes:

Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year including bank holidays, rising with service (pro rata for part time)

£27,282 per annum 

Monthly attendance bonus of 1.25% on top of your salary

Annual bonuses based on satisfactory performance

Regular reviews of salary and cost of living to ensure you receive the market salary for the role. 

An organisational commitment to employee health and wellbeing

Life assurance of three times your annual salary and a workplace pension scheme.

Fully paid DBS

A structured rota so you know your work pattern in advance

Mileage paid for car use

How to apply

If you are interested in joining our friendly team, please click on the link below to apply.

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We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We are a Disability Confident Employer