Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Slough, Slough, United Kingdom Look Ahead Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Support Worker to join our team in Slough. As a Support Worker, you will play a vital role in enabling and supporting vulnerable individuals with complex needs to achieve their goals and live independently.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work collaboratively with the Slough Hostel team to handle the service caseload and support an effective team approach to meeting each customer's identified needs.
  • Motivate the team and champion a positive local culture within the service.
  • Contribute to a positive service environment, ensuring the service is supportive and a place of safety and stability for customers.
  • Deliver all aspects of support to enable customers to develop independent living skills, including practical tasks and facilitating group activities.
  • Support customers to undertake domestic tasks, ensuring a high-quality living environment that promotes customers' dignity and respect.
  • Participate in support planning, risk management, and assessment of needs in line with support planning.
  • Work with customers to promote social inclusion and encourage them to maximize their skills and choices.
  • Involve customers in the design, development, and delivery of the service through co-production.
  • Report and react to any observations relating to customers' welfare.
  • Proactively develop links with local statutory and voluntary organizations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers.
  • Maintain a good standard of records as required at the project under the direction of the Managers.
  • Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills.
  • Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times, to ensure the safety of customers and premises.
  • Attend and participate in team meetings and managers meetings.
  • Competent use of relevant systems, company policies, and frameworks.
  • Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care & Support plus those specific to the project, including any statutory requirements.
  • Carry out other duties commensurate with the designated role level, as may be deemed reasonable by Look Ahead.
About You
  • You will be a highly motivated and compassionate individual with a passion for supporting vulnerable adults.
  • You will have relevant sector work experience and a NVQ Level in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
  • You will be able to work proactively with the team to handle the service caseload and support an effective team approach to meeting each customer's identified needs.
  • You will be able to motivate the team and champion a positive local culture within the service.
  • You will be able to contribute to a positive service environment, ensuring the service is supportive and a place of safety and stability for customers.
  • You will be able to deliver all aspects of support to enable customers to develop independent living skills, including practical tasks and facilitating group activities.
  • You will be able to support customers to undertake domestic tasks, ensuring a high-quality living environment that promotes customers' dignity and respect.
  • You will be able to participate in support planning, risk management, and assessment of needs in line with support planning.
  • You will be able to work with customers to promote social inclusion and encourage them to maximize their skills and choices.
  • You will be able to involve customers in the design, development, and delivery of the service through co-production.
  • You will be able to report and react to any observations relating to customers' welfare.
  • You will be able to proactively develop links with local statutory and voluntary organizations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers.
  • You will be able to maintain a good standard of records as required at the project under the direction of the Managers.
  • You will be able to engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills.
  • You will be able to ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times, to ensure the safety of customers and premises.
  • You will be able to attend and participate in team meetings and managers meetings.
  • You will be able to use relevant systems, company policies, and frameworks competently.
  • You will be able to adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care & Support plus those specific to the project, including any statutory requirements.
  • You will be able to carry out other duties commensurate with the designated role level, as may be deemed reasonable by Look Ahead.
About Us

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. We deliver over services, providing support to around 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 are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expect all employees, workers, and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs, you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

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