Multi-Disciplinary Support Worker

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 28,433 - 34,752; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave up to 30 days

Pension & life assurance

Discounts & Blue Light Card

Induction & training program

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff awards

Job summary

Look Ahead Care, Support and Housing Ltd seeks a kind, compassionate and resilient Multi-Disciplinary Support Worker for its Homelessness Social Care Service in Westminster. The role offers £31,593 per annum, 40 hours per week, and a permanent contract with generous benefits.

You'll join a team dedicated to transforming lives, with learning and development opportunities and a supportive culture. Weekly hours are Monday–Friday with a Sunday rotation and some on-call coverage.

Qualifications

• Experience in social care or homelessness services.
• Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to work flexible shifts as described.

Responsibilities

• Build supportive relationships with customers and partners.
• Perform holistic assessments with relevant referrals.
• Lead regular key-work sessions to achieve plans.
• Develop support plans based on ongoing assessments.
• Assess and manage risks with a positive risk-taking approach.
• Support access to services and empower self-management of medications.

Skills

Case management

Partnership building

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Job description

Look Ahead Care, Support and Housing Ltd

Location:

Westminster, London, SW1P 2BT

Pay:

£31,593 to £31,593 per year, Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave etc.

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

27/08/2026

About this job

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Multi-Disciplinary Support Worker to join our Homelessness Social Care Service in Westminster. £31,593.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week.

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.

• 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:

• Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
• 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
• 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.

Edward Alsop Court provides support and accommodation for up to 79 men over 35 with mental health conditions complex needs.

These needs may be around physical and mental health, alcohol and drug use, housing, benefits and finances, life skills development, and much more.

The working pattern for this role consist of: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, one Sunday per month (Friday off on this week), and occasional 12pm-8pm shifts.

What you'll do:

• Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and external partners, creating a positive atmosphere
• Carrying out holistic assessments of new customers which incorporate relevant statutory referral information
• Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support plan goals
• Create support plans for providing appropriate services based on on-going assessment and reflecting the services and resources available to enable customer to progress in their recovery
• Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
• Provide support and access to relevant services to enable customers to continue their recovery and empower customers to self-manage their medication regimes through individual re-enablement programmes and informed decision making 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 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 Facilitates case conferences for all customers Supports a caseload of customers Builds and develop strong professional partnerships with external providers Provides necessary shift cover in line with rota requirements 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.

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