Job Detail

At Hightown, we`re a housing charity that builds homes and supports people. In Hemel Hempstead we provide high-quality care and support to adults with learning disabilities and are looking for some great new Assistant Support Workers on a full time basis, to join our team who have the right values, behaviours and attitudes to be the difference.

• Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service
• 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
• Refer-a-friend scheme: Earn a £130 bonus for each friend you refer to work for us
• Access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for use at work
• Access to COVID-19 vaccinations
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Employee assistance helpline
• Mileage paid for car usage

You`ll be working as part of a team to empower the people we support to lead independent and fulfilling lives with the support of a network of staff, social workers and local authority partners. Each day is different and will stretch your skills so you will continue to learn and develop. It`s a busy and fun role so you`ll never be checking how long you have until your shift end.

The people we support are already on their way to being independent and therefore do not require support in personal care. 

The role requires you:

• To use a positive approach to support them to continue to develop their independent living skills such as cooking, cleaning and budgeting as well as helping them to access the community and taking part in communal activities such as movie and games nights, Knit and Natter afternoons and walking groups.
• Support the service Users in deciding how they are supported and we love hearing their ideas as it helps them to have more independence and choice.

We`re keen to recruit individuals who care regardless of qualifications or experience. We care more about you sharing and demonstrating our values, which are:

• Putting our residents and service users first
• Treating people with respect, promoting independence and choice
• Developing passionate and committed teams
• Being cost effective without compromising standards or safety

If you share our values, we`d love you to work for us.