Care Assistant

Care Assistant
Location:Newton Longville
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Salary: £19,656
Driving Licence Required

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? Do you have a caring nature and a positive, can-do attitude? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

At Litslade Farm, our registered care home in Newton Longville, we support adults with learning disabilities to live independently, - and we are looking for a dedicated Care Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team.

What You Will Be Doing:

As a Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in helping our residents with their day-to-day needs, including:

• Personal care and hygiene
• Mealtimes and social activities
• Attending appointments and supporting health and wellbeing
• Encouraging independence through shopping, cooking, and household tasks
• Promoting confidence and life skills in a safe, respectful environment

You will follow personalised support plans and work closely with each individual to help them achieve their goals and live life to the fullest.

What We are Looking For:

We are looking for someone who is:

• Compassionate, enthusiastic, and ready to make a difference
• A great communicator, able to adapt to different needs and situations
• A team player who values inclusion, equality, and respect
• Flexible and reliable, with the ability to work shifts including weekends and bank holidays
• Experienced in a similar role

Benefits

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

• Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service
• £19,656 per annum
• 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
• Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary
• Employee assistance helpline
• Mileage paid for car usage

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

About Us

Hightown is a charitable housing association operating principally in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We believe everyone should have a home and the support they need, so our aim is to build new homes and to provide excellent housing and support.

We currently manage over 9,300 homes and employ over 1,000 full and part time staff from our head office in Hemel Hempstead. We have an annual turnover of £120 million and a development programme that will deliver over 400 new affordable homes each year.

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.