Support Worker
| Posting date: | 18 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,117 to £29,830 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 September 2025 |
| Location: | Hoddesdon |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Hertfordshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HCC24308 |
Summary
About the team
People with disabilities in Hertfordshire need people like you!
Do you want to support someone to live their best life and build a great career at the same time?
Come and work for a trusted employer who will value you and support your development
Who we are
Our supported living and short breaks services support adults with various disabilities. Some have learning or physical disabilities and need high levels of physical care, others can meet their own day to day needs but may have behaviours of concern, mental ill-health or just a need for support to get through their everyday lives.
About the role
Working in peoples’ own homes on our sites, to support them with:
Meeting their basic daily needs and achieve their goals
Personal hygiene, eating and drinking
Keeping their homes clean
Managing their money
Taking their medication
Attending health appointments
Joining in with social and leisure activities at home and in their local community
In short breaks, people rely on you to support them to enjoy their time away from home while their carers have a well-deserved break.
What you need
Most of our services need you to support people with personal care, in some this involves using moving and handling equipment and in those services, you would need to be physically able to manage this type of work.
Our roles involve shift work on either days or nights, including weekends and bank holidays. Some roles require you to sleep in.
About you
Essential duties
Provide direct support and review support plans
Hold or working towards Level 2 HSC award (NVQ/RQF/apprenticeship)
Lead and coordinate shifts on a regular basis
Formally supervise junior staff
Lead on a group home or one part of a service
People with disabilities in Hertfordshire need people like you!
Do you want to support someone to live their best life and build a great career at the same time?
Come and work for a trusted employer who will value you and support your development
Who we are
Our supported living and short breaks services support adults with various disabilities. Some have learning or physical disabilities and need high levels of physical care, others can meet their own day to day needs but may have behaviours of concern, mental ill-health or just a need for support to get through their everyday lives.
About the role
Working in peoples’ own homes on our sites, to support them with:
Meeting their basic daily needs and achieve their goals
Personal hygiene, eating and drinking
Keeping their homes clean
Managing their money
Taking their medication
Attending health appointments
Joining in with social and leisure activities at home and in their local community
In short breaks, people rely on you to support them to enjoy their time away from home while their carers have a well-deserved break.
What you need
Most of our services need you to support people with personal care, in some this involves using moving and handling equipment and in those services, you would need to be physically able to manage this type of work.
Our roles involve shift work on either days or nights, including weekends and bank holidays. Some roles require you to sleep in.
About you
Essential duties
Provide direct support and review support plans
Hold or working towards Level 2 HSC award (NVQ/RQF/apprenticeship)
Lead and coordinate shifts on a regular basis
Formally supervise junior staff
Lead on a group home or one part of a service
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.