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Make a Real Impact - Join Our Team at The Elms!

Position: Assistant Support Worker
Location: Aylesbury
Salary: £20,406 per annum
Hours: Part-time (30 hours per week)

Fixed Term Contract until 28/02/2027

We are recruiting a part-time Assistant Support Worker to join our team at The Elms, a supported living service for people aged 55+ with physical health needs, mental health conditions and learning disabilities.

At The Elms, we work together to create a warm, inclusive environment where people feel respected, supported and empowered to live as independently as possible.

The Role

You will provide person-centred support that makes a real difference, including:

• Supporting with medication and personal care in a dignified, compassionate way
• Encouraging daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning, shopping and budgeting
• Supporting residents to achieve personal goals and maintain independence
• Organising local activities and community outings
• Following individual support plans and risk assessments
• Building positive, trusting relationships through collaborative working

Working Pattern:
This role is offered on a 4-day-per-week basis, with a rota that includes a mix of early, late and sleep-in shifts. Sleep-in shifts are paid at an enhanced flat rate of £52.78 per shift.

Hightown Benefits

• £20,406 per annum (30 hours per week)/£13.08 per hour
• 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service (pro rata)
• Blue Light Card, access to discounts for national and local retailers
• Workplace pension and life assurance (three times annual salary)
• Annual performance bonus and monthly attendance bonus
• Long Service Awards
• Annual salary and cost of living review
• Ongoing training and development
• Employee assistance helpline

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

Appointments are subject to satisfactory right to work, enhanced DBS, reference, and medical checks.

We are an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer.