Senior Support Worker

2 weeks ago


Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Hightown Housing Association Ltd Full time

Senior Support Worker - Fletcher Way

About the Role


We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Support Worker at an adapted home providing supported living for residents with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour in Hemel Hempstead.


We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic person who enjoys helping others and seeing the difference their support can make to enable individuals to lead independent and fulfilling lives.

Your role as a Senior Support Worker will be to:

  • Support the manager to provide a quality service and to promote high standards of practice.
  • Be central to service delivery by providing leadership, direct line management supervision and support to a number of care and support staff.
  • Take a hands on approach to care and support management.

About You
You will be
passionate and
drivenwith the desire to provide high quality, person centred services.

You
will have experience in the delivery of care and/or support services to vulnerable adults and of designing and reviewing personalised support plans and risk assessments.


We are looking for people who with a
'can-do' attitude who are driven by the desire to make a difference and who have the ability to recognise the wishes and needs of vulnerable adults and communicate effectively using different methods according to peoples needs.


You will need to be able to:

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

All applicants must hold a valid UK driving licence.

The Benefits

We offer a range of benefits which include:

  • Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service
- £24,492 per year for a 37.5 hr a week contract

  • Regular support from your line manager and colleagues
  • Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance
  • Monthly attendance bonus on top of your basic salary
  • Annual salary and cost of living review
  • Commitment to health and wellbeing with the Five Ways to Wellbeing
  • Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding support
  • Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary
  • Referafriend scheme: Earn a £130 bonus for each friend you refer to work for us
  • Friendly and supportive team environment
  • Employee assistance helpline
  • Mileage paid for car usage
  • Fully paid DBS

About Us
Hightown is a charitable housing association operating principally in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

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 8,000 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 around 400 new affordable homes each year.


How to Apply
Please click below for a copy of the Senior Support Worker job description.

Closing date:
Wednesday 4th January 2023


Interview date: 16th & 17th January 2023
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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