Support Worker

Company: Hightown Housing Association
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Location: Hitchin
Job Description:

Make a Real Impact – Join Our Team at Napier Close!

Position: Support WorkerLocation: HitchinSalary: £16,110 per annumHours: Part-time (22.5 hours per week)

Join our caring and collaborative team at Napier Close, a vibrant supported living service for adults with learning disabilities. With 15 modern, self-contained flats and shared communal spaces, Napier Close offers an inclusive environment where residents feel respected, supported and empowered to thrive.

About the Role

You will provide respectful, person-centred care that promotes dignity and inclusion, working collaboratively to help individuals build life skills, manage daily routines, and achieve their goals. Responsibilities include:

  • Supporting with medication
  • Supporting with personal care
  • Encouraging independence through cooking, cleaning, and budgeting
  • Contributing to personalised plans and risk assessments

Shifts include

3x 7.5-hour shifts per week with one sleep in (for sleep-ins you will receive an enhanced flat rate payment of £52.78).

What We are Looking For

  • Experience in care and support
  • Full UK Driving Licence + access to a car
  • Flexibility for sleep-ins (minimum one per week)
  • Reliability and a passion for making a difference

Hightown Benefits

  • £16,110 per annum (22.5 hours per week)/£13.77 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
  • Annual salary and cost of living review
  • Ongoing training and development
  • Employee assistance helpline

Appointments are subject to satisfactory right to work, enhanced DBS, reference, and medical checks.

We are an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer.

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Posted: July 6th, 2026