Senior Support Worker

Senior Support Worker

Lord Alexander House

Make a Real Difference Every Day - Join Our Team at Lord Alexander House!

We are looking for acompassionate and enthusiastic Senior Support Worker to join our friendly team at Lord Alexander House, a supported living service in the heart of Hemel Hempstead.

This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week), where you will be supporting individuals living with mental health needs, to live independently in their own purpose-built flats.

About you:

We are looking for someone with experience in the care or support sector, specifically in supporting people living with mental health illnesses.

You will also need to:

• Demonstrate a trauma-informed approach in all aspects of service delivery, ensuring sensitivity to the impact of trauma on individuals and promoting safety, empowerment, and collaborative care.
• Provide operational oversight including rota management, ensuring adequate staffing levels and continuity of care across the scheme.

• Communicate effectively and adapt to different needs and preferences
• Possess strong IT skills
• Work well as part of a team and independently
• Be committed to equality, diversity, and person-centred care
• Be flexible and reliable, able to work shifts including weekends and bank holidays (this role also includes one shift per week of completing a sleep in - an allowance for £52.78 per sleep in is paid).

It is essential that hold a Full UK Driving Licence and have access to a car.

Hightown Benefits:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service
• £27,828 pa for a 37.5 hour a week contract
• 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 helpline

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.