Support Worker

Ahead Care Support And Housing; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave up to 30 days

Pension up to 8%

Life assurance

Discounts via Reward Gateway

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Look Ahead's Learning Disabilities Social Care Service in Kent is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to help customers with autism and learning disabilities live more independently. You will support daily activities, skill development, and community involvement, while ensuring safety and wellbeing.

You'll work flexibly across mornings, afternoons/evenings and weekends, with shifts 7.30am-3pm, 2.30pm-10pm, or 7.30am-10pm, and a salary of £26,228 per annum for 37.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience with autism and challenging behaviour.
• Driving licence and willingness to drive as part of duties.

Responsibilities

• Support customers with a full timetable of activities, including sport and leisure, community groups, and developing social networks.
• Develop independent living skills: cooking, shopping, cleaning, decorating, and home maintenance.
• Help customers communicate their wants and needs in a person-centred way and support their wellbeing.
• Use Positive Behaviour Support approaches to help manage anxieties and frustrations.
• Collate behavioural data and essential paperwork for local management review.
• Drive the customer to activities using the customer’s vehicle as part of the team rotation.
• Communicate with families and a range of stakeholders including social work, psychology and commissioning teams.

Education

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Job description

Support Workers are responsible for supporting people with autism, learning disabilities and behavioural needs to live full lives, develop skills and maintain their wellbeing. The Pelham road Service will be 5 new self-contained flats, for customers with learning disabilities, Autism and Complex needs, and we are looking to build a staff team with an excellent value base to support the customer to build their new life and develop their skills as an independent person. Support Workers will need to be flexible and shifts will require some mornings, afternoons/Evenings and weekends. The working pattern for this role is: - 7.30am-3pm, 2.30pm-10pm, 7.30am-10pm What you'll do:

• Supporting the customer to undertake a full timetable of preferred activities including sport and leisure activities, 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;

• 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

What you'll bring:

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with customers with Autism/Challenging Behaviour/learning disabilities and supporting them in line with a PBS framework

Desirable

• Has some experience in Trauma Informed care
• Has some experience in working with people with Mental health
• Driving licence and a willingness to drive as part of support duties

We're looking for a passionate, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities Social Care Service in Kent

£26,228.00 per annum, working 37.5 hours per week.

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

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.