Support Worker

Look Ahead Care Support and Housing; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave up to 30 days

Pension up to 8%

Life assurance cover up to 3x Pension?

Job summary

Look Ahead Care Support and Housing is seeking two resilient Support Workers for its Learning Disabilities service in Hertfordshire. The role involves providing person-centered support, helping customers develop independent living skills and maintain a safe, clean living environment.

No personal care experience required, values-based recruitment. Salary £28,808 per annum for a 40-hour week with benefits including generous annual leave, a pension contribution and life assurance.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or experience within charity/social care sector
• Experience in working with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism

Responsibilities

• Deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills
• Assist with domestic tasks to support independence and high quality accommodation
• Contribute to support planning and risk management for customers
• Carry out security duties to ensure safety of customers and premises

Education

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Experience in charity/social care sector

Job description

The service offers specialist support to homeless men across a range of areas including re-offending behaviour, mental health issues, physical health needs and substance misuse. Edward Alsop Court implements and promotes the Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) model. We also have external support from Turning Point and CGL to support our customers with their substance misuse. 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 .

• 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
  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

What you’ll bring: Essential:

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or experience within charity/social care sector

Desirable:

• Experience in working with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism

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.

We’re looking for 2 hardworking and resilient Support Work’er to join our Learning Disabilities service located in Hertfordshire. No experience or personal care required, just the right values.

£ 28,808.00 per annum, working 40 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)

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.

Oakview is a supported living project for 10 customers with mild to moderate learning disabilities. It provides a 24/7 support service, with an emphasis on choice and control for customers, enabling them to achieve greater independence, improved quality of life and integration into the wider community.