Specialist Support Worker

5 days ago

London, United Kingdom Look Ahead Care, Support and Housing Full time

**Recruiting for a Specialist Support Worker x5 at Stratford Road, Learning Disabilities.**

£23,019 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

**Job Overview**:
Specialist Behaviour Support Workers are responsible for supporting people with learning disabilities and behavioural needs to live full lives, develop skills, and maintain their wellbeing.

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

We’re looking for a Specialist Support Worker to join our Learning Disability service.

**Shift pattern**:
Early Shift 7- 3pm

Late 2- 10pm

Waking Night -9:30pm - 7:30am

**Skills, Knowledge and Experience**

**Essential**:

- Minimum NVQ Level 2
- Experience in working in supported living services

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Supporting the customer to undertake a full timetable of preferred activities including art, visiting galleries, attending community groups, visiting local amenities, and introducing them to new activities to expand their horizons and networks.
- Developing the customer’s independent living skills and involving them in all aspects of maintaining and developing their home, including cooking, shopping, cleaning, and decorating.
- Enabling the customer to keep up with the important people in their life and to meet new people with shared interests.
- Supporting the customer to communicate their wants and needs and communicating with them in a person-centred way.
- Supporting the customer to manage their anxieties and frustrations, using Positive Behaviour Support and Autism-specific approaches.
- Collating a range of behavioural data and essential paperwork to be analysed within our local management structure.
- Driving the customer to activities using the customer’s vehicle, in rotation with the wider team.
- Communicating with family members and a range of other key stakeholders including social work, psychology, and commissioning teams.

**Person Specification**:

- Maintaining records as required at the project.
- Participating in team meetings/reviews, support planning, risk management and the general development of the service.
- Undertaking any other duties as requested by management
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate, and sensitive in style of communication
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can-do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour.
- We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date._
- This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £23,019.00 per year

Shift:

- Day shift
- Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- London, E13 0JN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: REQ004342

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