Bank Support Workers - Stratford

We're looking for a motivated, compassionate and resilient Bank Support Workers to join our Learning Disabilities Social Care Service in Stratford. £14.80 per hour, Zero hour contract. Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here. Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.

Our benefits include:

• Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
• Fully paid induction programme
• Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
• Online wellbeing resources

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.

What you'll do:

• Observe and monitor the customer's behaviours, the duration, the intensity, and the damage, as well as factors that may alleviate or trigger the behaviour.
• Plan appropriate intervention to modify and resolve the behaviour.
• Exhibit superb interpersonal and relationship skills and handle psychologically behavioural changes.
• Collaborate with different support organizations accessible in the community.
• Present and provide feedback to other professionals in a formal setting.
• Report possible cases of abuse, neglect, or endangerment appropriately.
• Participate in reviewing and designing behavioural interventions plans.
• Implement behaviour support plans.
• Measure goals and objectives of behaviour support plans to ensure they are being met.
• Communicate with parents and care managers regarding customer's progress in the absence of management.
• Analyse the behavioural interventions to determine their success.
• Assist customers in identifying inappropriate behaviours and develop better behaviour alternatives.
• Assist newly recruited staff in facilitating behavioural interventions.
• Maintain up to date accurate records of customer's service being provided and behavioural data.

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:

• Enjoy social interaction and the company of others, joining in local activities to encourage customer involvement.
• Exude a warm friendly presence and open behaviour.
• Prefer working as part of a group or team.
• Be fundamentally calm and resilient, not letting emotion adversely affect judgement.
• Have a practical and logical mind and be naturally well organised.
• Thrive on change and enjoy dynamic diverse environments.
• Be confident with high levels of self-esteem.
• Be respectful, articulate, and sensitive in style of communication.
• Be motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can-do attitude.
• Have the 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

About us:

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation, we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:

• We focus on Excellence and innovation.
• We are Caring and Compassionate.
• We are Inclusive and Trusted.
• We work in Partnership and are One-Team.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects 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 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.