Care Assistant – Litslade Farm

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Full timePart timePer hour
Location: London
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About Us

At Hightown, we are a housing charity that

builds homes and supports people . In Newton Longville, near Bletchley, Milton Keynes, we provide

high-quality care

and support to adults with learning and physical disabilities.

We are looking for great new Care Assistants to join our team who have the right values, behaviours, and attitudes to make a difference.

Who We Are Looking For

We are keen to recruit individuals who care, 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

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.

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

We have full and part-time roles available (22.5 hours, 30 hours & 37.5 hours per week).

Typical shift rotas are 0700 to 1500 / 1400 to 2200, including some weekend working.

About the Role

You’ll be empowering our service users to

lead the life they want , supporting them to get involved with the community and maintain relationships with their friends and families. They enjoy visiting the local cinema, attending church, and taking part in activities at the local leisure centre.

You’ll join

a strong, supportive team

who are great communicators and able to engage with our residents, who are mainly nonverbal or have limited verbal communication skills. As part of the role, you will be required to provide personal care and support with eating and drinking. It is a challenging but rewarding role where you can really

make a difference

in someone’s life.

To be considered for this role, you will need to have the right to work in the UK, a valid UK driving licence, and access to a car for work purposes. Additionally, you will be comfortable providing personal care for our residents (toilet/dressing, etc.).

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

£12 per hour / £23,400 per annum (for full-time / pro-rata part-time)

Mileage paid for car usage

Fully paid DBS

Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance

Monthly attendance bonus on top of your basic salary

Regular support from your line manager and colleagues

Commitment to health and wellbeing with the Five Ways to Wellbeing

Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding care

Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary

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 Employer and a Disability Confident Employer.

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