At Hightown, we`re a housing charity that builds homes and supports people. In Aylesbury we provide high-quality care and support to adults with learning disabilities.

We are looking for a Live-In Support worker in Aylesbury to provide one to one support for an individual living with learning disabilities and on the autism spectrum.

Who we are looking for

We`re keen to recruit an individual who cares 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

Sector experience is desirable however we will give you all the training and support you need to do the role including a qualification in health and social care if you don`t already have one. You must have experience of working with individuals on the autism spectrum.

Candidates must have a clean manual driving licence and be willing to drive Motability vehicles.

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

When you care, some days are challenging but every day is special

Whilst you`ll work as part of a small dedicated team, you will be we lone working and supporting an individual in their own home to lead the life they want. You will not only be providing personal care and administering medication to the individual, but also supporting him to take part in a range of activities including going out for a meal, visiting the cinema, meeting up with his friends or just taking him out for a drive in his car which he really enjoys.

Hours

You`ll be living with the service user as part of a rota and will be with them 24/7.The expectancy is thatbetween January and August 2021 the successful applicant will work one full week on. Thisis from a Monday to Monday as you will be working alongside the other staff who will be working one full week on.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you or you want to have an informal chat, please contact us on 01442 292291or recruitment@hightownha.org.uk

The benefits

In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer a considerable benefits package which includes:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days per year, plus statutory bank holidays, rising with service
• Annual bonuses based on satisfactory performance
• Live-in accommodation
• Regular reviews of salary and cost of living to ensure you receive above the market salary for the role
• An organisational commitment to employee health and wellbeing
• Life assurance of three times your annual salary and a workplace pension scheme.
• Ongoing training and support to deliver outstanding support

If you are interested in joining our friendly team, please apply below.

In accordance with CQC regulations, appointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory DBS, reference and medical checks.

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