Support Worker - Westminster, United Kingdom - Look Ahead Housing and Care

Look Ahead Housing and Care
Look Ahead Housing and Care
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Westminster, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Job profile:


  • The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
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Job details:
Job details:

Job reference

  • REQ00472
  • Date posted
  • 04/05/202 Application closing date
  • 04/06/202 Location
  • Westminster
  • Salary
- £24,856.00 per annum

  • Package
  • Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
  • Contractual hours
  • 40
  • Basis
  • Full time
  • Job category/type
  • Full Time, Permanent
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Support worker x 2:

Job description

  • We're looking for
    2x kind, compassionate and resilient Support Workers to join our
    Homelessness service in Westminster.

_ £24,856.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week.__ Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, _staff discounts, healthcare and career progression._

Want to feel in control of your career? 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.

  • This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation._

What you'll do:


There are 5 hostels in the cluster ranging from high, medium to low support which are all based in the borough of RBKC.

The Heaney Cluster an intensively supported housing scheme for the most challenging customers in the borough.

The majority of the customers come with a history of entrenched rough sleeping; often coupled with enduring mental health difficulties.

The aim is to offer a home to those who would have difficulty finding accommodation because of their lifestyle choices involving extreme drug and alcohol misuse.

The high support hostel caters for eleven service users with complex needs and is staffed 24 hours a day with the minimum of three staff on duty.

The medium support services are staffed from 9am to 9pm where the customers present with varying degrees of mental health issues.

The hostels are in close proximity to each other and staff will be expected to work across the units. Two of the hostel supports both male and female customers and three are males only.


Support Workers will devise person centered support plans with customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet their needs and goals.

This will include sign posting them to the local drug and alcohol services to address substance misuse issues.

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.


About you:


  • 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.
  • Support customers to maintain their tenancies.
  • Support to budget and prevent rent arrears.
  • Assess their practical and emotional needs to incorporate in their support plan.
  • To develop support plans and risk management plans.
  • Carry out weekly health and safety checks.
  • Carry out security duties / welfare checks to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
  • Monitor the CCTV throughout the shift
  • 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 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

What you'll bring:


  • 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
  • Flexible
  • Open to feedback and self development
  • 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 selfesteem
  • Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
  • Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
  • Enjoys social
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