Support Worker - Lane End Road (£10,344pa)
Make a Real Difference Every Day - Join Our Team at Lane End Road!
We’re looking for acompassionate and enthusiastic Support Worker to join our friendly team at Lane End Road, a supported living service in High Wycombe. This is a part time role (15 hours per week), where you will be helping individuals with enduring mental health needs live independently in their own purpose-built accommodation.
As part of a supportive team, you will:
Provide tailored support to individuals in their own homes
Provide personal care with sensitivity and respect
Encourage life skills such as budgeting, shopping, cooking, and cleaning
Draft personalised support plans and risk assessments
Empower people to achieve their goals and live fulfilling livesAbout You
We’re looking for people who are:
Caring, reliable, and proactive, with a genuine desire to help others
Able to communicate effectively and adapt to different needs
Comfortable working shifts, including weekends and bank holidays
Committed to equality, diversity, and person-centred support
Experienced in a similar roleAdditionally, you will also be able to:
Work shifts as part of a rota system which will include weekend and bank holiday working
Perform at least one sleep in per week as part of your shift (allowance of £52.78 paid)
Work as part of a team to deliver an excellent service to the people we support
Be flexible in your approach to work and demonstrate resilience in a challenging, but rewarding environment
Have a commitment to equality and diversity and take a positive approach to supporting people with mental disabilitiesIt is essential that you are happy to do sleep-ins (minimum one per week).
Hightown Benefits:
Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year (pro rata), including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service
£10,344pa for a 15-hour contract
We make sleep in payments of at least £52.78 (in addition to your basic pay)
Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary
Fully paid DBS
Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance
Monthly attendance bonus and annual salary and cost of living review
Ongoing professional development and training to help you deliver outstanding support
Employee assistance helplinePlease note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on an ongoing basis and therefore we may close the vacancy early. Interested applicants are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure they are considered
Appointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory right to work, enhanced DBS, reference and medical checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities & Disability Confident Employer