Support worker - Waltham Forest in Buckhurst Hill

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities Service in Waltham Forest. £30,784.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week.

Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.

Our benefits include:

• Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
• A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x Pensionable Salary (T&Cs apply)
• Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
• Fully paid induction programme and further training
• ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
• Online wellbeing resources
• Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
• Free DBS

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

Support Workers are responsible for the customer's emotional, psychological wellbeing as well as providing support to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs. This will include providing physical, domestic, emotional and social care. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.

The working pattern for this role consists of: Monday to Sunday, Early, late shifts and long shifts including evening and weekends.

What you'll do:

Behaviour Analysis:

• You are liable to observing and monitoring the customer's behaviours, the duration, the intensity, and the damage, as well as factors that may alleviate or trigger the behaviour
• You understand and collaborate with the different support organizations accessible in the community
• You will have ability and skill to present and feedback to other professionals in a formal setting
• Reports possible cases of abuse, neglect or endangerment appropriately
• Actively participates in the reviewing and the designing behavioural interventions plans.
• Implements behaviour support plans
• Measures goals and objectives of behaviour support plans to ensure they are being met
• Communicates with parents and care managers in regard to customer's progress in the absence of management
• Assists customers in identifying inappropriate behaviours and develop better behaviour alternatives.
• Maintains up to date accurate records of customer's, service being provided and behavioural data

Other Responsibilities:

• If a need arises, deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. In some services, this will include delivering personal and physical care as appropriate
• Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
• Participate in the support planning and risk management, as facilitated by the lead Support Worker.
• Carry out security duties to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
• Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed
• Carry out support duties to enable customers to integrate into the community including e.g. accompanying the customer to attend benefit agency appointments and meetings, go shopping, to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities
• Report any observations relating to customers welfare
• Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements
• Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times.
• Maintain records as required at the project under the direction of the support workers / management
• Participate in team meetings/reviews and the general development of the service.
• Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

About you:

• 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

What you'll bring:

Essential:

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with customers with Autism/Behaviour that challenges and Diabetics
• Good IT skills

Desirable:

• Experience with PBS approach
• Driver

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