Support Worker – Hightown Housing Association, Stevenage

Make a Real Impact - Join Our Team at Oxleys Road!

Position: Support Worker
Location: Stevenage
Salary: £26,853 per annum
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? Do you have a caring nature and a desire to support others in achieving independence? If so, we would love to hear from you!

At Oxleys Road, we support adults living with mental health challenges to build confidence, develop life skills, and achieve their goals. Through a compassionate and person-centred approach, we treat each individual with respect, empower them to make choices about their own lives, promote inclusion within the local community, and work collaboratively with colleagues, families, and professionals to provide the best possible support.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting with medication
• Encouraging independence through cooking, cleaning, and budgeting
• Contributing to support plans and risk assessments
• Promoting participation in social and community activities

What We Are Looking For

• Full UK driving licence and access to a car
• Experience in a similar role
• Flexibility to work weekends and undertake sleep-ins (minimum one per week)

Shifts include:

• 3pm-11pm + sleep-in (11pm-8am) + 8am-4pm
• 8am - 4pm
• 9am - 5pm
• 1pm - 9pm

Hightown Benefits

• £26,853 per annum (37.5 hours per week)
• 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service
• 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

The successful candidate must always maintain appropriate professional boundaries and understand their responsibilities in relation to positions of trust.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory right to work, enhanced DBS, reference and medical clearances.

We will be shortlisting and interviewing on an ongoing basis so may close the vacancy early.

We are an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer.